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2009 Annual Bull Sale
Many repeat buyers and new clients purchased X3X bulls at Charters Towers Santa Gertrudis Sale.
) Paddy & Wendy Cannon |
) Michael and June Hood |
) Dan and Bobbi with Len Knuth |
) Dan and Bobbi with Joe Stagg |
) Jack, Bev, Gav & Glen Spurdle |
) Harry Bode with Louise Joyce |
) Dan and Bobbi with Brett and Yvette Candy |
Louise and Burnett’s eldest daughter, Nikki Mahony, Peter and 4 young children are living in France for 2 years, enjoying the cultural experience. The children are attending a Steiner School.
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Louise and Burnett’s daughter Hayley and Jason Webster, along with baby daughter Jessica (born September’09) have moved from Darwin to Townsville.
) Hayley and Jessica |
Gyranda Bull Sale, on Thursday 17th September, was very successful, with strong bidding throughout. The Joyce Family wish to thank all the buyers and underbidders for the confidence shown in their cattle.
The 94 classified bulls averaged $4,739.
The top priced bull, a poll bull with outstanding figures and eye appeal, attracted spirited bidding, sold to Andrew and Lesley Cowper, Merino Downs, Aramac for $13,000.
Some of the bulk buyers were John and Kate McLoughlan, the Arcadia Valley (10 bulls), Jeff and Sarah Cook, Clermont (8 bulls), Donald and Margie Joyce, Taroom (5 bulls), and Jan White and Cameron Roundtree, (Walgett), Mick Reddan and Family (Roma), Eskdale Station (Esk), and John and Sharon Cruikshank (Theodore) taking home 4 each.
) Jan White and Cameron Roundtree |
) Karl and Wilf Edwards Shelley Nash, |
) Lindsay, Angus Richard Moffatt |
) Michael and Kim Bradshaw, Darcy & Cara Knudsen |
) Mick Reddan and Family |
) Ryan Watson, Ben Fogg, Max and Bronwyn Hoffmeister, Dale and Trevor Watson, |
) Sarah and Jeff Cook |
) Steve Hurndell Robyn Perrett Tom Sanderson |
) The Gyranda Crew, Burnett & Louise Trent, Kate Sheffey, Dan, Michael, Chloe, Sarah Bobbi |
) Top price bull-Andy and Lesley Cowper, Burnett and Louise Joyce |
2009 Field Days
Gyranda attended field days at both Richmond and Aggrow (Emerald) in 2009
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In May 2009 Burnett Joyce judged at the 25th Anniversary of the Pau D’Alho heifer show (Tiete) – Brazil
) Antonio Roberto Correa's heifer |
) Burnett & Louise, Rance Hesketh & Lone Blichert |
) Burnett and Louise, Izabel & Estrella Pereira |
) Burnett at the show |
) Burnett judging |
) Champion heifer owners, Henricus & Cori Beckers |
) Champion parader, Carlito with Louise Joyce |
) Dijalma Amaral and grandson Julio |
) Eloise and Ricardo Steinbroch |
) Faz Santa Angelica heifer |
) Louise & Burnett with Carson & Ellen Geld |
) Louise & Carson Geld |
) Luis & Murillo Doneux, Ellen Geld and Burnett |
) Wladamir de Mello with Burnett |
) At the auction |
) Arlindo from Faz Malagetta |
Burnett and Louise visited Chile, the Falkland Islands, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Some of the highlights of the trip were:
The Falkland Islands, wild life on Sea Lion Island
) Burnett and Mac MacArthur on the battlefield |
) Burnett going fly fishing |
) Elevated grid |
) Felty MacArthur at Port Howard |
) Fly fishing |
) Louise and Felty MacArthur |
) Near Stanley |
) Penguins |
) Port Howard |
) Stanley |
) The stark, rugged terrain |
) Wreck at Stanley |
) Sea Lion |
) Seal |
) Seal Pup |
) Seal Pup |
) Seals |
) Rock Hopper Penguin |
) Penguins coming ashore |
) Elephant Seal |
) Elephant Seal |
) Elephant Seals |
) Striated Caracaras |
) Greater Upland Geese |
) Eagle |
) The Elephpant Seals |
) Spectacular coastline |
) Sea Lion Island |
Argentina- the sports day at Estancia Aguay, and El Tigre
) Estancia Aguay |
) Louise and Burnett with Emory Hamilton and Christian Pears at Aguay |
) Louise and Burnett with a long time worker at Aguay |
) Gaucho |
) Barrell race finale |
) Barrell race |
) Flag race final |
) Burnett with Raul Roldan & Ricardo Sibilla |
) Rodrigo,Miriam & Raul Roldan with Burnett and Louise |
) Louise with Silvina and Miriam |
) Santas on Aguay |
) Saddling his horse |
Meeting young people in Argentina who have worked at Gyranda
) Esteban and Bernardo Brugnoli with Sara Juliano (grandmother) |
) Javier Iriate worked at Gyranda |
) Paula, Florencia, Natalia & Esteban worked at Gyranda |
Brazil - Fazendas, Friends & seeing the outstanding progeny from Gyranda genetics (export semen)
) Eduardo, Marcio, Rosalie, Heather and Burnett |
) Inspecting cattle at the Maganos |
) The entrance at the Maganos |
) The yard at the Maganos |
) Burnett, Carlina, Odillo and Anderson at Faz. Santa Angelica |
) Cattle on Fazenda Santa Angelica |
) Burnett, Ziza and Arnaldo |
) Ziza and Flaviana Ayres |
) Guizarat on Faz. Fenix |
) Arnaldo, Burnett, Luiz |
) Cows at Faz Jatoba |
) Cattle on Fazenda Jatoba |
) Luis & Graziela, Nicholas, Erica & Murillo Doneux |
) Santa cross calves - Luis Banwaart |
) Henricus Beckers |
) Cattle at the Becker's fazenda |
) Harvesting |
) Dijalma and Julio |
) Louise & Burnett with Antonio Roberto & Ana MAria Correa |
) Pau D'Alho Billabong, by Gyranda Crackerjack |
Fishing on the Pantanal (Brazil)
) Boating on the Rio Negro |
) Caiman |
) Caiman eating Parana |
) Carpincho on the Pantanal |
) Marcio lassoos a hooked caiman |
) Rio Negro |
) Sunset on the Pantanal |
) Fazenda Barranco Alto |
The Paraguayan experience
The friendship, generosity and good times experienced with old friends and new.
) Gaucho |
) Mel and David welcoming Louise and Burnett |
) Mel, Dani and Arami Benitez welcome Louise and Burnett |
) Mel,Cecelia, Dani with Louise and Burnett |
) Inspecting cattle at Charka experimental co-operative |
) Burnett & Louise with Dr Ernest Frose & Egon Neufeld |
) Avenue of bottle trees |
) Thorny trunk |
) Bruno & Mario Boff |
) Mario Boff & David Morandini |
) Manteco, Burnett, Mel and David at an asado |
) Gauchos at Americana |
) The group |
) Manfred Peters. David Morandini and Burnett |
) The fancy dress party |
) In Asuncion |
The bird’s eye view of spectacular scenery over Patagonia and South Pole
) Flight home |
) Flight over Patagonia |
) Flight home |
In May 2009, Gyranda entered Prime Cattle Classes at their local shows
Successes included
- Eidsvold Show. Champion pen of Bulls (Interbreed)
- Taroom Show: Champion Grass Fed Exhibit
- Theodore Show: Most Successful Exhibitor
) Eidsvold Champion Pen of 3 bulls |
) Theodore, Dan, Louise Burnett |
) Taroom, Sarah Gelhaar |
) Most Successful Exhibitor, Dan, Louise,Burnett |
In May 2009 bus groups visited Gyranda
Thirty-five cattle producers from New Caledonia toured Gyranda prior to Beef Australia 2009, and another group from southern Australia visited the following week. They were impressed by the quality and production being achieved from yearling joined heifers, under natural conditions.
They saw 150 thirty month old females weighing an average of 516 kg , weaning 8 month old progeny (bulls and heifers), weighing an average of 280kg.
) Demonstration |
) Jean Jacque, Daniel and Jean Michel |
) New Caledonians |
) New Caledonians |
) New Caledonians |
) New Caledonians watching demonstration |
) New Caledonians with Burgh |
) Henry Milliard, Burnett, Jean Jacque & Jean Michel |
Watching branding demonstration |
) Weaners |
1st calf heifer with weaner |
) Southern Australian tour group |
) Burnett talking to tour group |
) First calf heifers with heifer weaner |
) First calf heifers with weaner bull |
) Glenice & Graham Douglas |
) Inspecting pastures and cattle |
) Weaner bull |
) Lunch at the homestead |
) At the Homestead |
Trade Mission to New Caledonia
"Louise and Burnett Joyce took part in a cattle industry Trade Mission to New Caledonia in October 2008.It involved a Beef Expo, various Field Days (where Burnett was a speaker, demonstrating modern equipment and methods), and numerous farm visits. They were thrilled to see progeny from some of their sires. These were some of the most efficient cattle they saw."
) Phillipe Guichard and Burnett Joyce in Noumea |
) Daniel Clemens property |
) Christophe Verkimpe, Daniel Clemen, Henry-Jacques Milliard |
) On Daniel Clemens property |
) Santa Gertrudis herd (Daniel Clemens) |
) Santa Gertrudis herd (Daniel Clemens) |
) Santa X Charolais steer (Daniel Clemens) |
) Phillipe & Aurele Rolland |
) Limousins (Phillipe Rolland) |
) Jean Jacques & Jean Michel Delathiere |
) Burnett demonstrating dehorning with "The Knife" |
) Burnett demonstrating dehorning with "The Knife" |
) A quiet bullock |
) Ghyslain Santacroce with Louise Joyce |
) The Trade Mission group |
) Agathe Binois & Burnett Joyce |
) Traditional dress |
) Crowd of 12,000 at Fete Boeffe, Paita |
) Bread shapes |
) Talking to brahman breeder Gaiton Persan |
) Eric Babin's brahmans |
) Station D'Elevage |
) Burnett Gordon Stunzer and Phillipe Cogulet |
) Locals try "tipping" horns |
) Burnett, Laurant Fabre & Terry Ayres |
) Attentive audience |
) Attentive audience |
) Alf Collins Jnr relaxing |
) Steve Bloom and Christophe Verkimpe |
) At a field day |
) Progeny of Gyranda sire |
) Jeanne-Pierre, Peggy, Robert & Coline Drain-Martin and Phillipe Guichard |
) View from hotel room, Noumea |
) Eric Johnston, Burnett and Louise Joyce |
) John Bertram, Henry Milliard, Burnett Joyce |
) Tijibaou Cultural Centre |
) Official farewell |
) Eric and Sylvana Johnston, Burnett & Louise Joyce |
) Tijibaou Cultural Centre |
) Henry Milliard |
) Baie de St Vincent |
) Alain Tual with his catch |
) Burnett & Phillipr Rolland |
) Les Meandres |
) Henry Milliard & Burnett Joyce |
) Burnett and Louise Joyce, Phillipe & Aurele Rolland |
) Bull calf by Gyranda Sire (Henry Milliard's property) |
2008 Annual Bull Sale
At the Annual Bull Sale, on Thursday 18th September, Gyranda sold 99 bulls. The average was $4,253, with a top of $19,000 for lot 1, a polled Gyranda Crackerjack son, with a good balance of EBVs, and outstanding Eye Muscle Area EBVs placing him in the top 5% of the breed. He was purchased by Tim Patterson (Broadleaf Santa Gertrudis Stud))
Bulk Buyers were Cam and Terry Russell (Swan Hill), Geoff Murphy, Ray Leikefett and Mark Gelhaar, Donald Joyce Gordon and Alan Sloss (Crystal Vale) and Merv and Liz Zahl.
Second top price was $15,000, paid for lot 81, purchased by David Greenup (Rosevale Stud).
The last lot of the day was bought after spirited bidding by Dawn and Glenn Cox, for $14,000.
) Margie Joyce & Tig Speer |
) Tony & Tig Speer, Dawn & Glen Cox |
) Tim Patterson |
) Terry Russell |
) Ray Leikefett & Mark Gelhaar |
) Gyranda Staff - Warwick Wixon, Michael & Kate Read, Sarah Gelhaar, Jo Joyce (with Dominic) Coline Drain |
TRADE MISSION TO USA & CANADA 2008
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When the Santa Gertrudis Tour of USA and Canada departed in April, Gyranda sent Michael and Kate Read (overseer and secretary) to represent them. They came home saying there is a lot of interest in Gyranda genetics, as the push for sires with Performance Figures gathers momentum in these countries.
Tim Stott writes from Canada "Our genetics are pretty slim up here and after seeing your bulls (website) and hearing about your breeding program I would like to get some semen to diversify our herd and strengthen the genetic make up of it . You have some exceptional cattle."
Burnett and Louise have hosted many overseas students and welcome visitors. Work experience and permanent positions are often available.
X3X CATTLE PERFORMING IN ALL PARTS OF AUSTRALIA
Gyranda cattle are doing well in all parts of Australia. This year two sires (sold privately) have headed south to take up stud duties for Joe Falls and Derek Williams in NSW. John Riley commented on how well the Gyranda heifers he purchased privately are performing, in spite having come to coastal country, with their weaners showing great muscle expression and weight for age. "They're exactly what I'm looking for. The adaptability and temperament are outstanding."
 Trevor and Ryan Watson |
 Burnett with Mark Gelhaar and Ray Liekefett |
Trevor Watson (manager of Eskdale South for Max Hoffmeister) is so pleased with the Gyranda cattle, that when neighbour Mark Gellhaar (manages Eskdale for Ray Liekefett) needed bulls, he told him to go nowhere else. "I can recommend them for their temperament, constitution and adaptability as they do so well down here in coastal speargrass forest country and their fertility is tops. We had a pregnance rate of 95% from 96 females joined to three X3X bulls, and you can't do better than that"
Ray and Mark bought 17 bulls. They were so impressed by the quality of bulls on offer that they rang 2 nights later to buy another 5.
GYRANDA SUCCESS WITH PRIME CATTLE
In their quest to provide cattle that are optimum for the commercial industry, Burnett and Louise have made some hard decisions. In future they will be watching the stud judging with some nostalgia, as they will no longer be parading cattle themselves. In future they will be concentrating on supporting the development of young people in the cattle industry, participating in Field Days and exhibiting Prime Cattle.
 Louise and Burnett Joyce |
 Grand Champion Female of Show |
"After an extended absence from Prime Cattle Competitions, Gyranda Pastoral Company has returned in triumph". (QCL)
Both Eidsvold and Theodore have very strong Prime Cattle Sections in their show, and under stiff competition Gyranda was awarded many prizes, including Champion Female of each Show, with two different females. These classes are highly regarded by commercial cattlemen, as carcase value and market suitability are taken into consideration.
Eskdale South was awarded Grand Champion Exhibit in the Prime Cattle Section at Esk Show with a 4 tooth bullock weighing 778Kgs. He was sired by a Gyranda bull. Congratulations to Trevor Watson and Max Hoffmeister.
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BULLS ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR SALE
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