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00:12Yorel has been in the family for 40, 50 years.
00:17We also own Pearl Creek, our other property which has been in the family for 100 years.
00:22So we operate both places.
00:24Well we've been married 25 years.
00:26I stood on his foot at the races.
00:31He actually played cricket in the Duringa cricket side.
00:35And my dad had the practice pitch and a bowling machine.
00:39So the whole team used to turn up at home and practice.
00:44But it wasn't until years later that we actually met at the races.
00:48There wasn't a lot here.
00:49When we first came we built all the gardens and extended the house and had two boys.
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01:09We've been probably breeding them for, well we have been breeding them for nearly 60 years.
01:13We were right at the start. Not the pioneers but we were.
01:16Our family was breeding them.
01:19I think Dad bought his first bull in 1962.
01:23We've had them at Pearl Creek at our breeding place at Duringa.
01:26That's where we breed all our cows and calves and we transport everything up to Yorella.
01:33So this is sort of the stud place where we have all the bulls and sell from here for sales.
01:45In all the events that I've competed in, Beef Week is the Bradman of all events.
01:53There's other good events but the thing with beef is you've got generally about 1,800 head of cattle and
02:01you've got to get a pen of 10.
02:03So they've got to be 10 identical.
02:06I think it makes beef more interesting actually if you're in a competition you've got something to follow and it's
02:12been a lot of fun.
02:14There's a bit of pressure involved I guess.
02:17But I think that you don't go in it to win it but you go in to have a go
02:22and measure yourself up against everybody else and if you get a place it's a bonus.
02:28Essentially though you like to see your cattle look good and they're fed down at mum and dad's feedlot in
02:34the grain section.
02:35We've got grasses as well.
02:38I think my biggest thrill though was last beef when our heifers won.
02:43First time the heifers have done that well.
02:47So you know it's good for the girls sort of thing because that's half the product.
02:52Yeah it was a good moment that one.
02:56It's a combination of a lot of things to get there.
02:59I think hard work, family all in it, good staff and yeah buying good bulls, quality bulls consistently.
03:14Yeah that's sort of basically it.
03:17It's not easy.
03:18Like Kerry said we go in it to, we honestly go in it to win it.
03:22I mean everyone does but I think the biggest thrill is when you get to the event and you look
03:28at your cattle and they can compete.
03:31You know they're equal.
03:32I think that is a big thrill.
03:34Like Kerry just said, I've always said it you know it's fantastic to turn up to bull sales with good
03:40line of bulls or competitions with good steers or ox.
03:46But I think the drought master female is second to none.
03:52The drought master cow is just a versatile cow like she can adapt to our environment which is a tough
03:59environment.
04:00She's been, she was adapted in the north, bred in the north for the northern conditions but now she's spread
04:07everywhere.
04:08Like she's a powerhouse in central Queensland where the powerhouse numbers are in Australia, CQ.
04:16However you know the drought master cow in Western Australia is extremely popular even in the west and even now
04:25they're venturing in the south.
04:27So look I'd have to say the drought master cow has been said before but she's just a perfect all
04:35rounder.
04:36Just can adapt and produce an article that can fit any market.
04:45It's all about the drought.
04:47It's all about the drought.
04:49It's all about the drought.
04:49It's all about the drought.
04:50It's all about the drought.
04:51It's all about the drought.
