Growing finest quality beef

Humans have debated for thousands of years whether we should eat animals. There are good arguments for and against. We need the iron, and we need the energy that beef gives so easily. And we now understand that the western diet is flooded with sugars, carbohydrates, new man-made grains that are genetically engineered, and other foods, which are associated with disease in humans such as the metabolic diseases of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

At Kilcowera, our aim is to grow fine beef, when you chose to include beef in your diet.

We think Kilcowera is an ideal place to grow cattle. Kilcowera is the "fresh food supermarket" for cows - they are free to graze on the thousands of species of plants available, which varies through the seasons. We are the "fresh food people" for cows. Our animals are free to roam through paddocks of 20 000 to 60 000 acres. They can eat whatever they wish. We often look at the "mono-pastures" of some farms. Can you imagine only eating one type of food day in and day out?

Kilcowera pastures are a huge supermarket for animals, with so much healthy eating choice for our herd. This is as close to "organic" as you can possibly get. No pasture modifications. No pesticides or herbicides. No worries.

We keep track of our animals with CERES tags. https://cerestag.com/

CERES are the world leading company using satellite tracking of livestock.

We can show where our animals are, and where they have been.

We own three herds.

Our first is of Wagyu bulls. Australians are learning that the Japanese breed of Wagyu cattle produces high quality marbled beef. We cross these bulls with Black Angus cows, bought from the green pastures of Victoria and the New England highlands. This blend produces what the industry calls "F1 cross" calves. These are highly prized for their soft marbled meat. Our second herd crosses Black Angus bulls with black Angus cows. And our third herd, and perhaps our favourite, is our mixed breed cows with Charbray bulls. Often mixed genetics produces stronger animals with less genetic disease.