gallery.mailchimp.com 2018 will be remembered as a year of challenging times.
It will be remembered for a year of achieving outstanding milestones, while at the same time proving health and well being a struggle for some.
We acknowledge and pay tribute to those no longer with us,and those whose personal circumstances have made the year memorable for the wrong reasons.
It is such experiences that unite the dedicated and loyal team Yulgilbar is privileged to have.
Coming to terms with accepting that sometimes the cards dealt don’t always appear fair nor favourable has been a sobering revelation for me in 2018.
Life’s journey has proven to me that “People and relationships between people make businesses what they are “ and..... harnessed, are the absolute strength and success of any enterprise.
No matter how good the “ bones” of a business may be ,unless the right people are part of the equation, success is not guaranteed, nor likely!
Experience is often found through finding the difference between right and wrong; what works and what doesn’t.
This isn’t a given nor likely.
It is earned over the passage of time!
Sustainability and Provenance are traits Yulgilbar can be proud of.
For a business to endure and record 178 years of Pastoral business means something’s have been done right.
Yulgilbar Pastoral Company have a wonderful team of the “right” people who live breath and are custodians of Yulgilbar .
I thank these loyal people and their families for going over and beyond what their job descriptions reflect , as required to make the business run.
For the team,it is also their home and their life!
Seasonal conditions have again had a significant influence on the business ,and whilst Yulgilbar has not endured the extent of drought seen west of the range this past 12 months , challenging times ,non the less have been experienced.
As we pen these Christmas greetings it seems uncanny that Tooloonki division has not had significant enough rainfall to plant summer crop ,while the Southern end of Yulgilbar, great rain has seen favourable planting conditions.
What is even more remarkable is that downriver closer to GRAFTON has had extreme rain events creating flooding!
At Tooloonki we are very much looking forward to installation of centre pivot irrigation in the New Year to somewhat insulate the business from these extremes in seasonal conditions going forward .
The year saw over 60 km of fencing destroyed in fire. We thank our fencing contractors for their efforts in replacing nearly 12 km of this fencing going into Christmas, with much yet to be done. We are taking the opportunity to realign some of this fencing to provide practical access and management benefits including improved roadways and firebreaks as part of our fence restoration program.
Possibly the most humbling and satisfying result for the year was the outstanding support the business received from both new and repeat clients of our Seedstock and Commercial Cattle business.
In a year that defied why people replaced Seedstock at all, due to drought and fluctuations in the cattle market, we are honoured that not only did we get support but every record for the business was broken at the Annual Yulgilbar Production Sale in September.
Following a highly successful year in our return to the stud cattle show ring and coupled with our 11th win of the Annual Santa Gertrudis National Steer trophy,Yulgilbar saw a new top price of $41,000 for Yulgilbar Lieutenant and $26,000 for Yulgilbar Lucinda at auction with a further outstanding female sale of Yulgilbar Mississippi for $30,000.
Classified bulls averaged $9048 with an overall average of $8220.
Commercial support followed with 140 PTIC Sangus females averaging $1748 to top at $2200.
For those looking for top up bulls now , Yulgilbar has a great line of bulls for private sale priced from $3500. Contact Rob or Brett here if we can be of assistance.
We are further excited by the prospects for 2019 with Yulgilbar “NEXT GEN” Sale Cattle.New exciting outcross genetics ,will I believe take our business to new levels and we look forward to showcasing these “Commercially Relevant Industry Focussed Cattle in 2019.
Also a “Watch this Space” for developments for YULGILBAR BEEF in 2019 as exciting new initiatives take shape .
2019 promises many new developments/ improvements that will be full of exciting Challenges.
On behalf of the Yulgilbar team ,Lorraine and myself wish all those friends, clients and associates of Yulgilbar a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Rob Sinnamon
General Manager
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