Yamburgan Shorthorns

Manchee Agriculture is owned and operated by John Manchee and is based on the Namoi River with the beautiful Nandewar Ranges as a back drop. Johns family have been producing beef since the 1880’s and stud cattle since 1947. Manchee Ag comprises of the Yamburgan Shorthorn Stud, Wilgaroon Santa Gertrudis Stud and our very own developed Durham Tropicals. We believe that any one of these breeds are able to survive and adapt to any part of the Australian climate and environment whilst returning the maximum return for the producer. Yamburgan Shorthorns was established in 1947 by John’s grandfather, John Stewart Manchee. Yamburgan has 800 stud and commercial breeders. Wilgaroon was established in 1994 and has gone on to be of influence in the breed with regards to commercial and show success. Wilgaroon underwent a reduction in cow numbers in 2009 and now comprises of 100 cows. Durham Tropicals were the brain child of Johns over the last 15 years and has developed in to an integral part of the business. Durham Tropicals are a stabilised composite, consisting of roughly 50% each of Shorthorn and Santa Gertrudis genetics. There are currently 450 cows in this operation. John believes in the cattle industry and are passionate about breeding genetics, but a better carcase is our ultimate goal. Every animal and carcase has been assessed and all animals are sire and dam verified. It is the belief that we are ‘Beef’ producers that gives rise to our dedication that is synonymous with Manchee Ag. MA Beef Icon Benchmarking Manchee Ag is committed to benchmarking their cattle against other industry leaders. We have continually chosen to enter the industry leading competitions over the last 20 years, continually monitored each animal we breed and rank that performance against that of our whole herd. If they are not up to standard, they are out. MA Beef Icon Selection Indexes It is the combination of practical breeding principles including fertility, calving ease, weight for age and carcase quality that sets Yamburgan apart when it comes to our strength in all selection indexes. Each year we have over 80% repeat clients at the annual MA Beef Bull Sale.