ONE FOR THE PRICE OF TWO; UNJOINED HEIFERS BRINGING THE BIG BUCKS
17nd December 2020
When Robert Mackenzie’s non station mated heifers brought a jaw-dropping price of $2130, a local agent commented, “for heifers to make that sort of money you would usually expect them to be tested in calf.” Because that’s usually where the money is: heifers in calf. Nonetheless, unjoined heifers are the newest business strategy for the highly successful and historic Mackas Pastoral company who have spent the last few years making their mark on Chinese supermarket shelves.