It was a really dry start to the year 2020 here at BOOGAL CATTLE. The dry conditions carried on from a dry Spring and Summer in 2019. A  fall of 20 mms on Christmas Day 2019 gave us some breathing space and since that time we have received ‘adequate’  falls of rain to see us through for a while.

Although we have not been lucky enough to be under any really big rain clouds, the 98mms we have received to mid March, through an accumulation of small falls, has seen the country respond reasonably well.  We were extremely thankful to see much bigger totals over at our ‘Glenleigh Bull Depot ‘( just 10 minutes over the range !!) ….and so our ‘up and coming’ grass- reared bulls are looking in great form and will be ready for inspection in a few months.

A short series of photos below touching briefly on our happenings at ‘Boogalgopal’ over the past few months.

 

Dusty end to a day’s mustering at the home yards.

Still dusty at the Main Yards as we yard a paddock of stud breeders.

Dry paddocks in a commercial paddock early January

Stud paddocks mustered in with the grandkids

Still dry up in the commercial paddocks in mid January

 

Paddocks may have been a bit challenged but calves at branding were still pretty impressive

 

Lance Janelle  with Max and Prue at the branding yards

             Tex rides out with Madison and Greer to muster another paddock

 

Branding

Bull testing and vaccination underway over at the Glenleigh Bull Depot

 

A welcome drop of rain in  mid February

A few wet days saw some construction  down in the shed …. extra dog pens

New water schemes have been undertaken with the laying of 4 more kilometres of poly pipe to new troughs and tanks .

Ongoing chores such as fencing and  mustering continue

Drafting steers at the Windy Waters Steer yards

Meanwhile, the grass has bulked up and greened up …. bulls at Glenleigh

 

Breeder paddocks beneath the hills

Late afternoon light

Stunning skies in the uncertain showery weather

and the young bull calves are in full bloom early March

We may not have managed the big rainfall totals but ‘hope springs eternal’ for the remaining few months before winter. Run-off inducing rain would be great to fill a few dams but with good underground water, things are still looking good. The colourful sunsets have been something to see!

We look forward to weaning in April and also to welcoming clients to inspect this years bulls.

  For further information and updates on our grass-reared Brahman  and Charbray sale bulls

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Cheers for now