The 'Dinninup Dames' have landed at Coolup.
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Farm Weekly's 'Win 10 Angus Heifers and Nutrien Ag Solutions fertiliser package' competition winners Miles and Lynette Hewett, took ownership of their 10 'Dinninup Dames' Angus heifers recently which have settled in well at their new home.
The 10 unjoined 2024-drop Angus heifers bred by Rhodes Pastoral Pty Ltd, Dinninup, formed part of a $29,600 total prize pool which included $12,000 worth of granular or liquid fertiliser from Nutrien Ag Solutions.
The Hewetts will source their fertiliser prize from their local Nutrien store, Waroona Rural Services agency, the business the couple owned and operated from 1995 to 2012.
In its 18th year, the Angus heifer competition is as popular as ever with Farm Weekly readers, with this year's competition receiving a record 21,800 entries, eclipsing the previous record of 17,290 entries from last year's competition.
The Hewett's Angus heifers are the first beef breeders for the couple who run dry steers at the property on South West Highway, 13km south of Pinjarra, buying in Angus and other British Breed steers at about 300kg liveweight and turning them off at about 550kg to processors and lotfeeders through their local Nutrien Livestock, Waroona agent Richard Pollock.
The Hewetts plan to AI the heifers to an Angus bull in June for a March-April calving and are in consultation with a local commercial breeder who undertakes AI programs, regarding a heifer suitable AI sire and back-up bull to use.
The Hewetts travelled to Dinninup a few days before the heifers were delivered to meet some of the Rhodes Pastoral Pty Ltd team and see where their new heifers were bred.
Mr Hewett said they were very happy with the Angus heifers and excited to add a breeder element to their beef enterprise.
"The heifers haven't looked back since they arrived here," Mr Hewitt said.
"We are really looking forward to watching them grow out and calve and will look at retaining heifers and expand the breeder numbers.
"Angus are a popular breed, the cattle are easy to sell and good to handle and you can always get even, quality lines of cattle."
