Simmental sales were among the early sales out of the blocks in May 2026, and came out swinging – with strong sales, high or complete clearances and averages up between $2,000-$4,000 on the 2025 season, signalling a strong demand for the bulls. The Knauf family of the Kerrah Stud at Wairoa sold Lot 1 of … Read more
By Tracey Neal March 10th We assembled in Dunedin. A lack of accommodation at St Clair meant we were scattered all over Dunedin. March 11th Everyone managed to meet up in time for the bus, a 15 seater with our friendly ex-farmer driver Russell who we naturally challenged to keep his bus in one piece. … Read more
Marton contractor Craig Pilet is sold on Simmentals and has a few initiatives going to farm them. Craig runs a small mob of 25 Simmental cows on their 240ha Rangitikei drystock block and uses Simmental bulls over them. Simmental bulls also go over Friesian cows as a terminal sire on their dairy farm … Read more
The recent complete dispersal of Garry and Julene McCorkindale’s Glenside Simmental stud at Lawrence was a cracker of a sale, and the end of an era for the McCorkindales, but not the final act. After 42 years breeding Simmentals, their farm has been sold with an end of March exit, so it was pleasing that … Read more
Supplied by Beef + Lamb New Zealand Simmental breeders have long recognised the value their cattle bring to commercial farming, and results from Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s across-breed Beef Progeny Test reinforce that strength once again. The across-breed Beef Progeny Test (BPT) is a cornerstone of the Informing NZ Beef (INZB) programme and … Read more