Written by Barbara Camp – Kalyeeda Station. Look at these two photos. They were taken nine months apart from about the same spot. I say ‘about’ because the dry, desiccated mud flat where I took the first shot last year is now under a considerable amount of water and, knowing the size of the salt […]
Host: De Grey Station Written by Mark Bettini, Owner – De Grey Station Mustering pilots get to see many funny things – bike riders are always good for a laugh. When they stack it they quickly look around to see if anyone saw them. Once you have determined if the rider is ok I think […]
Host: Mulyie Homestead (De Grey Station) Written by Duggie Brownlie, Overseer It had been a long day, mustering in a mob of cattle that didn’t really want to be mustered that day. It was mostly through river country and while the horse crew had done their best, us fools on motorbikes had spent a lot […]
Host: Meda Station Written by Troy Haslet, Manager – Meda Station (This is part 1 of a 3-part series – click on the link above to find more stories from Meda Station). I have been racking my brain on what to write about and I have heard from a few people that when they search […]
Host: Barrygowan Station Written by Tannas Godfrey, co-manager. I want to start this article by saying that I will put up my hand and say that I am not a person with a natural sense of direction. When I went away to the Royal Military College in Duntroon, it became apparent very early on I […]
Host: Mudgeacca Station Written by Claire Britton, Station Manager We generally do two ‘rounds’ of mustering a year at Mudgeacca with our breeders. The first round always falls around Easter, just when the summer heat has had the edge knocked off of it – this makes it a bit more pleasant for both the cattle […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Martha Lindstad – Stationhand, Yarrie Station. For the second time The Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen’s Association and Yarrie Station had the privilege to host Pilbara Livestock Handling Cup here at Yarrie. It’s a competition that my boss Annabelle and her friend and livestock handling consultant, Boyd Holden, started last year. It […]
Host: Lake Nash Station Written by Lilly Marks – Station Hand, Argadargada Station. My name is Lilly Marks, I originally come from central Queensland but work in the Northern Territory on Lake Nash Station which is situated on the Barkly Tablelands. Our beloved plant horses after a long day’s work. I began my season at Argadargada […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Peter (Jed) O’Brien – Station Manager, Liveringa Station. Peter (Jed) O’Brien. A couple of years ago I had a coffee with a friend and beef industry leader in the south east. He made a jovial comment about cattle management in northern Australia, suggesting that northern cattle producers have adopted a […]
Host: Wooroona Grazing Co. Written by Claire Dunne – Owner, Wooroona Grazing Co. Naturally, cattle operations are run differently across the country depending on size of land, stocking rates, environmental factors, and the nature of the manager and owner. Here is the quickest overview for how we generally run things across the breeding and fattening […]
Host: Fortescue Helicopters Written by Weldon Percy – Owner and Chief Pilot, Fortescue Helicopters. G’Day and welcome back to Fortescue Helicopters for our first post as hosts for 2015. A lake system at Mulga Downs Station which is near the dry stretch of the Fortescue River. Photo: Weldon Percy. Thank you to all our loyal […]
Host: Abingdon Downs Station Written by Barry Keough – Owner, Abingdon Downs. Our staff are currently at one of our mustering camps (Harry’s) which is approximately 20km from the homestead. The duration at Harry’s Camp lasts about four to five weeks, most times without a break in between. Harry’s Camp sits on the bank of […]
Host: Riveren Station Written by Georgia Underwood – Manager, Riveren Station. Another day, another muster, another bore to pull. Noses to the grind stone, another paddock mustered, early to start, early to bed, too hot and dry to do much else. We are half way through the round now after four weeks, Inverway finished and […]
Host: Riveren Station Written by Georgia Underwood – Manager, Riveren Station. Middle of the week – the end is in sight! Another early start to the day, and another paddock mustered. This one took all day with the paddock being mustered to both ends at once. The cattle are all stacked at the yards ready […]
Host: Riveren Station Written by Georgia Underwood – Manager, Riveren Station. 5am breakfast, a long drive out to Champagne to muster. It was a long hot day and with little calves everywhere Mick wanted the cattle in the yards early. The muster went well and all the cattle were drafted before it got too hot […]
Host: Noreena Downs Station Written by Kate Paull – Owner, Noreena Downs Station. In the video below I explain and view a bit of our mustering equipment, and it is all run on oil and petrol. As much as I appreciate horses and horses working with cattle, I also understand they would do it hard […]
Host: Noreena Downs Station Written by Kate Paull – Owner, Noreena Downs Station. So yesterday you saw some videos of us moving cattle along, well in today’s blog we are gonna catch up with them again for the last bit of the walk. In the videos I talk about the young heifer emulating the older […]
Host: Noreena Downs Station Written by Kate Paull – Owner, Noreena Downs Station. First blog off the rank for Noreena this year is a series of videos of us moving a mob of cattle along, in the video I will explain what is going on, unfortunately it will be in four parts so I could […]
Host: Lochon Contracting Written by Tini O’Loughlin – Owner, Lochon Contracting. It was bitter cold, windy and it rained rained rained. Last year Lochon went mustering and bull catching in the desert behind Hall’s Creek. Winter had fully set in and the weather was not on our side. Winter jackets and big camp fires were […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Stevie Murray – Station Hand/Horse Trainer, Yarrie Station. We are grateful to have Stevie join our team from the States this year. Even though you will hear that her experience with cattle is new, she has an amazing background with horses including completing the Mongolian Derby in 2014. She is […]
