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“After a career in the Navy, we knew we wanted to be involved in agriculture,” Rob Letts said as he proudly looked over a draft of his young Angus cows with their first calves.
“We had come to Bombala for Farmstay holidays and decided this was where we would like to breed cattle if we got the opportunity.”
Mr Letts admitted he knew very little about raising livestock or managing a farm on the Monaro, but he has been given good advice which has always been appreciated.
“We were advised to breed Angus as they were the breed best suited to our country, and to ourselves,” he said.
“”We like the breed, they are calm, produce great calves and are polled.”
The last trait is important, according to Mr Letts, for someone working with cattle with little experience.
“There is less chance of injury,” he said.
The Bombala weaner sales are their target market and this year Mr and Mrs Letts sold 29 Angus steers for $870 and 16 Angus heifers for $800.
The calves were weaned “onto the truck” and prices were up almost $200 on last year, according to Mr Letts.
“It was a very good result, courtesy of good rain and a good season,” he said.
