Sally Murfet - the new owner of Cattle Country.
Her passion for the rural industry, in particular beef cattle, started out strong and has only increased as she has become older. Her clients around Australia benefit from the fresh, positive perspective this young rural leader brings to the table. This is Sally Murfet, a young Tasmanian business woman and Angus studbreeder who is the new owner of Cattle Country Magazine.
Looking forward, looking back.
For fifty years, the sight of a bright yellow cattle truck rolling up at the front gate has brought calls of “Martins are here, are we right to go?”
Today, Martin’s Stock Haulage is one of the largest livestock transport companies in Australia.
It seems incredible that its founder, Gordon Martin, built the company from just one truck. Relaxing over a cuppa on the back verandah at ‘Glen Moan’, Blackville, he reflected on his years in the industry and the future for his company.
Charbrays showing their true colour.
There’s been a subtle change in breed dynamics in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales since the introduction of cattle more common to Central Queensland.
Don’s changing of the guard
For sixty-two years Don Steele has been a stalwart of the agency sector. His career has seen a revolution in the Australian livestock industry and has spanned the era of the horse and cart, the mighty pastoral houses and the computer age.
Now, at the age of eighty, he is closing the book on his career. Read about the remarkable changes he has witnessed.
Experience wins out for Andrew McCallum
Andrew McCallum’s journey to becoming an award-winning stock and station agent was a little different to most.
He didn’t enter the agency sector until his late twenties after more than a decade in the pastoral industry. Now, at age thirty-eight, he has been named the winner of the 2008 Mike Nixon Award.
A Fortunate Life
John Pilcher describes himself as a fortunate man - he grew up in a loving family environment, enjoying lifelong friendships and good health. Having spent a lifetime working around the rural district of Bothwell, this sentimental Tasmanian farmer remains passionate about the industry and, in particular, the next generation of young farmers.
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