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Business View Australia - July 2015 129

harolais

Beef Breeders

The DSK Charolais stud was

started on the farm in 1995

with the purchase of two young

heifers. Today it is an extremely

successful operation and Chris

Knox is the current president of the

Charolais Society of Australia. He

is very optimistic about the breed’s

prospects.

In his report to the members of

the society he says, “I personally

believe that the Charolais breed

has a big role to play in the future of

the beef industry in Australia. Beef

producers in Australia are set to

have a big increase in profitability

with world demand at an all-time

high. With this demand, favourable

weather conditions and the low

dollar, we will see a considerable

increase in prices for all grades of

beef.”

Chris Knox is clear about the way

he wants to raise cattle and his

decades of experience in the field

has led to the creation of one of

the most successful operations in

the country. He says, “We have our

own idea about what we like to see

in our cattle and we like a larger

frame which in turn gives you a

good high performance.

“We thought that there is a

big place in the industry for the

thought Angus was the way to go

in the future and we established

ourselves in 1988, 27 years ago.

“The farm was family operated and

we made a beginning with three

calves and built up from there.

When we started off with Angus

they were not really popular. Today

we have about 300 Angus females.”

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