One minute into a conversation with Scott Carter of Amrabul Park, Nuriootpa, South Australia, and it is clear he is brimming with passion for the Highland cattle breed.
Scott, along with his fiance Luke Godly and mother Leanne Carter, run a small operation which focuses more on quality than quantity.
Scott and mum Leanne began Amrabul Park 12 years ago while Luke has been involved for the past six years.
Amrabul Park is a small fold featuring three cows, three heifers, one bull and a steer.
It is their focus on quality which is why the Amrabul Park team are very pleased their bull, Caleb of Amrabul Park, was named Champion Senior Bull, Grand Champion Bull and Supreme Exhibitor of the Australian Highland Cattle Association (AHCA) National Show at Junee.
Caleb, sired by Lauriston Angelo and out of Charlotte of Amrabul Park, weighs in at between 700-750 kilograms and has already been sold.
“We have three more shows with Caleb before he goes to the buyers,” Scott said.
“He is a superb animal and I am very pleased that we have sold him to a budding beef operation.
“It is great to see that interest is growing in using Highlands in the beef industry.
“When we are breeding, we are looking at our animals being true to type.
“Not only do we need to breed beautiful animals, we need to breed functional animals for use in the beef industry.
“At Amrabul Park, we now have a Belted Galloway cow to breed with as we look towards more stock suited for use in a beef operation.”
It is no surprise that Scott is so passionate about Highlands as he is on the AHCA committee and plays a major role when the Nationals are held in SA.
“The Nationals are shared between studs in three states – NSW, VIC and SA – and I have been the show convener for the past three SA hosted shows,” Scott said.
“While it was a big trip, I was happy to go to this year’s show in Junee to support it and as appreciation to the NSW studs who supported the show when it was in SA.
“We are making good steps forward, having been off the rare breed list for nearly 12 months, and hopefully we will continue to move forwards.”
