Rachael Wheeler as soon as bought one among her bulls for nearly $40,000, however it wasn’t the payday some may think about.
Whereas Angus bulls can ring up huge cash on the sale lot, a lot of the revenue goes straight again into the farm.
“Simply the day-to-day basic operating of a farm, animal well being remedies, all of it provides into it. Agriculture is dear,” Ms Wheeler informed AAP.
The Dubbo farmer is one among 1000’s of exhibitors who’ve travelled to Sydney for the Royal Easter Present, the place she is showcasing her top-earning Angus cattle’s genetics.
The fifth-generation farmer stated agriculture was in her blood.
“I’ve all the time been obsessed with agriculture and dealing with cattle,” she stated.
However breeding was unchartered territory for the cattle farmer till a decade in the past. That was when she travelled to Canada and fell in love along with her extremely specialised line of labor.
After shopping for her first lot of cattle Ms Wheeler started utilizing synthetic insemination to develop the herd.
“Due to that one bull, that is the place we received our breeding program from and we have been creating that since,” she stated.
“All the things on our farm goes straight again to Canadian genetics, all of it has been imported over right here, which fits into our breeding program after which onto sale.”
In what’s been historically thought of a male-dominated business, Ms Wheeler wish to see extra females working in cattle.
“Should you work onerous and do what you do and also you like it, there’s nothing stopping you whether or not you are male or feminine,” she stated.
And issues are already altering in keeping with Cattle Australia boss Chris Parker, who stated latest information confirmed ladies made up a 3rd of the meat sector workforce.
“We imagine this range ought to be represented in any respect ranges within the grass-fed beef provide chain, ladies deliver a wealth of data and expertise,” Dr Parker stated.
The Royal Easter Present runs till Tuesday.
