Get your bidding cards ready for the annual Binara Poll Hereford online bull sale commencing on Thursday 12 September.
The two-day sale, concluding on Friday, 13 September, offers 24 lots of Binara’s polled Hereford bulls that have been vaccinated and semen tested.
The scanning results for the sale bulls averaged 824kg in weight, P8 fat depth, rib 8.8, 130 EMA, 5.9 IMF and 40.3cm scrotal.
On-property inspections and the catalogue are allowed upon request.
Running the stud along with a farming operation, Ivan and Amanda Burcher said they strive to produce bulls that have a commercially acceptable phenotype.
“Our bulls have the genetics to boost anyone’s herd in profitability and pigmentation while maintaining their sleek hair and soft skin type,” Amanda said.
“This draft of bulls has sires to suit differing markets.”
Return buyers Darren and Alice Marks of Winvic Pastoral have had numerous breeding successes thanks to Binara bloodlines.
“Darren and Alice have been our clients for a very long time,” Amanda said.
“These are the first ‘B’ classified bulls to sell in Australia at the national sale.”
Where it all began
The family stud back then called Kalem Poll Herefords was established in 1973 by Trevor and Pearl Saal.
At 96-years young, Trevor remains very interested in the Poll Hereford breed and, according to Amanda and Ivan, is always keen to hear what they are up to.
In 2012, Ivan and Amanda established Binara Poll Herefords and forged it with Kalem Herefords.
During the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020, Ivan and Amanda decided to discontinue selling their bulls at the Roma sale and began selling them at their annual online sale.
For numerous years, Kalem and Binara Poll Herefords have had great success at the Ekka, state and national shows while supporting Hereford Youth.
This year marks the stud’s 20th year with supporting Downlands College.
Now residing on Binara, Goondiwindi, the stud and commercial herds are run with the same conditions.
Currently, Ivan and Amanda run 150 stud females with 45 heifers to be joined at the end of this year. They run 110 females in their commercial herd.
“Like any stud business, we believe profitability is front and centre, along with high fertility, soundness and do-ability is a must for all females in our herd,” Amanda said.
