The Marlborough Man's Travels

London Trip

2012-03-03T12:16:00.001-08:00

I will never forget the experience I have had in London. I have meet some amazing people and seen some unbelievable places. In our time in London, we visited Parliament House and saw some scenic countryside.

Flower markets in Rotterdam

2012-02-28T12:46:00.001-08:00

We visited the flower markets in Rotterdam and the colour and quality of the flowers are world class. Today we visited a pig farm and there where some of the biggest pigs I have ever seen.

Rotterdam farm tour near Amsterdam

2012-02-26T03:58:00.007-08:00

Netherlands is such a productive country and their people have a lot of pride in their work. We visited a dairy farm in Rotterdam, where they produced their own power by using the methane from the dairy cows and by wind farms.

Earthquake site in Christchurch

2012-02-22T21:30:00.001-08:00

The clean up begins in Christchurch we drove around the red zone today and saw the destruction that people went through. It is something that you would have to experience, but for the people it would never leave their memory.

The Crew

2012-02-21T00:52:00.001-08:00

These are the people I am travelling with on my Nuffield Scholarship from left to right Dave Reilly, Crosby Devitt, myself, Rhys Arangio, Natalie Williams, Damian Murphy, Bryan Granshaw and Ryan Smart - what a great punch of people!!

New Zealand GFP

2012-02-18T21:09:00.000-08:00

Our first day of our GFP tour at New Zealand on the South Island everywhere you look is picture perfect and we also visited Synlait Milk Company and Robotic Dairy Farm to see the latest technology.

Day 1 in Canberra Parliament House and the Australian War Memorial

2012-02-16T03:25:00.000-08:00

Stud cattle at Bald Hills

2012-02-02T03:06:00.000-08:00

These are some yearling heifers in our stud herd here at Bald Hills. My goal is to breed cattle just on pastures.

Reef and Beef!!

2012-02-01T02:20:00.000-08:00

I don't mean to brag but this is the beach at my place, Bald Hills. I love living here, I have the best of both worlds!!

Merry Xmas!!

2011-12-17T00:38:00.000-08:00

Free digital greeting card made with Smilebox

2011-11-28T02:51:00.000-08:00

Holistic Management Course

2011-11-18T03:05:00.000-08:00

The start of my Nuffield Journey, brings me to a place called 'Jervoise' which is situated 35kms from Greenvale, 200kms west of Charters Towers. I spent three days learning about cell grazing systems that involve alot of animal impact at the right times and to calculate stocking rates and most importantly resting time for pastures. The course was conducted by very knowledgable man, Kirk Gadzia from New Mexico. For information regarding this course follow the link www.regenag.com

Getting ready for a day's mustering.

2011-11-16T23:44:00.000-08:00

Just about to head out mustering this morning with one of my best mares, Holly.

Welcome to my first post!!

2011-11-16T23:38:00.000-08:00

Firstly, a little bit about myself.....

Together with my wife Leah and our three children, Kurt 5, Kayla 3 and Beau 1, we live at 'Bald Hills', Marlborough, Queensland, Australia. I have been awarded a Nuffield Scholarship for 2012, proudly sponsored by Meat and Livestock Australia, and I am looking to study beef genetics and pasture management. Before applying for the Nuffield Scholarship, I was look for a way to investigate better practices of pasture management and wanting to study the different breeds of cattle which enable us to maintain the quality of beef in our herds to suit our harsh environment. Over a cup of tea on the back deck with my wife Leah, I noticed an advertisement regarding scholarships available through Nuffield in the MLA’s Feedback magazine, I thought to myself what do I have to lose, I’m going to give it a go! I have always wanted to pursue a better acamedic career as I left school at the age of 15 to work on the land so I was unsure of my success. However, after state and national selections, I was awarded the scholarship in late September. I’m so excited where Nuffield is going to take me, not only travel wise, but knowledge wise as well.