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Josie contributed this article titled ‘Don’t throw the Brahmans out with the bath water’, to Beef Central exploring the role and relevancy of Brahmans in northern beef production. Read the full article below.
The team was excited to have Neave from QCL visit Salty and discuss production, management and selection behind the herd that works. We discussed our historic data collection, use of Breedplan and how EBV data guides and informs our decision making. Check out the full article below.
The Copley Pastoral team is excited to present the full catalogue of our 2025 Bull Sale. This catalogue provides comprehensive EBV data on each bull, maternal data, sire information, GBV averages and explanation on the management systems behind the herd that works. We are looking forward to discussing this data with you more and connecting with profit focused producers. Please reach out with any questions or to a arrange a time to view the bulls prior to the sale. The 2025 sale is on-farm at ‘Salty’ and online via AuctionsPlus.
We’re proud to present the 2025 Sale Team. We are offering 11 x 2023 mature bulls and 50 x 2024 bulls. You can now download our mini catalogue, this preliminary overview outlines each bull’s EBVs, with percentile shading to highlight key traits. Click the tag numbers to view pedigree details via the ABRI Breedplan site. Please reach out if you have any questions or would like to access the Excel version. We are looking forward to hearing from you.
The Copley Family are very excited to welcome you to Salty for our Bull Sale on Saturday 9th August 2025. We are currently busily selecting and finalising our Bull Sale Team for 2025. Our bulls are a direct reflection of our management system, decades of intensive selection, as well as placing purposeful pressure on the breeding herd. The sale catalogue will be made available soon, including EBVs, pedigrees and thorough generational data. We welcome the the viewing of bulls prior to the day, please reach out with questions and to arrange a visit to Salty.
A sincere thank you to all attendees, speakers and sponsors of our first, sold-out Field Day. We hosted over 130 curious and eager guests for a packed day of learning and connecting. From Herd Nerds to Profit Pros and the Curious World of Family Beef Businesses, the event covered a wide range of topics including bull selection, genetic analysis and tick resistance. Speakers included Professor Ben Hayes and Ian McLean. We are looking forward to hosting our Field Day in 2026 and welcoming you again to Salty.
Josie had the opportunity to speak with Dave Marchese from the ABC on Triple J’s Hack about Trump’s blanket tariffs and how they might affect the Australian beef industry. While there were no clear-cut answers on the impact, with many factors influencing markets and price, we were glad to offer a producer’s perspective to the story.
Following the Cattle Australia Update and BIN Project Field Day near Wandoan, Marie, Tom and Josie sat down with Neave Duff from the Queensland Country Life. The day provided a valuable opportunity for producers to hear key updates on essential projects that utilise data for informed decision making. We spoke to Neave about what we do at Copley Pastoral—breeding profitable, functional cattle backed by data. Check out the full article below.
Tom was excitingly selected to be part of the Advancing Beef Leaders program for 2024-25. With tours and learning sessions, this program provides a valuable opportunity to enhance leadership, professional and personal development. As part of the program Tom participated in a group project, Tom’s team produced a webinar on identifying and managing pasture dieback. Check out the webinar below.
The Copley Bull Team 2024 has been selected. Bred here at ‘Salty’ in the ticks and the trees from selected CBV and Copley Sires under commercial conditions, our bull team average in top 5% Brahman Indexes. Discover more about our bulls and their data below.
James has recently submitted his thesis which examined potential genotype by environment interaction for fertility traits in tropical beef cattle. This paper is the first chapter and investigates the effect of different environmental descriptors on fertility performance of breeding females in the Northern Genomics dataset.
What does Olympic 1500m swimming, Shakespeare’s Hamlet and the Yellowstone TV series have in common? Well Marie’s article featured in Beef Central draws similarities between these themes, in the context of implementing genetic change in your herd. Marie reflects on how sustainable change is incremental overtime, with no silver bullets, but this change is worth making to provide a profitable future, particularly in family beef enterprises.
It’s time for commercial beef business in Northern Australia to get curious about herd fertility to improve profitability in their operations. Breeding Brilliance was a forum that did just that! In conjunction with CBV, LCL, GEG and IVV Polls the event offered an opportunity for producers to engage with industry leading reproductive scientists, geneticists and agribusiness professionals. Josie’s article, featured in FarmOnline highlights the key themes and messages from the day.
Copley Pastoral is a seedstock and commercial beef enterprise focused on fertility and profitability achieved through consistent management.
We have developed a fertile, adapted herd which produces bulls that perform in harsh environments across Northern Australia.
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