http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.storthoaks.com en-us Thu, 14 May 2026 15:20:47 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/post/145761/welcome-to-storth-oaks/ ... Sun, 25 May 2025 14:20:35 +1200 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/#post145761 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/post/144442/anguspro-magazine/ ... Sat, 19 Apr 2025 14:25:53 +1200 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/#post144442 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/post/138974/the-beef-country-podcast/ Fertility, growth and carcass quality are top of mind for Tim and Kelly Brittain at Storth Oaks Angus. Transparency is top of mind with every calf born on the King Country stud being genomically tested at birth, a practice Tim believes he may have pioneered in New Zealand.Host: Jo Scott, host of BEEF CountryThe King Country stud pride themselves on combining science and farming since they started farming in 1980 focused on increased profitability for their commercial farming clients.Their ethos ... Sat, 18 May 2024 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/#post138974 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/post/138975/a-catch-up-with-rob-craw/ Tim Brittain of Storth Oaks has a catch up with Rob Craw at Ohana Farms and finds out how Rob has used Storth Oaks genetics to lift his beef cow performance.... Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/#post138975 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/post/138976/2022-catalogue-available-to-view/ Welcome to our 19th Angus Bull sale on-farm, be held on Wednesday 1st June 2022 at Storth Oaks starting at 1pm.We are proud of this year’s line-up of top-quality Angus bulls that we believe will increase your profitability and bottom line. The genetic gain we are making year on year is visible to see but also proving to put extra dollars in the accounts of our customers.We have many customers who are achieving outstanding results, firstly from the easy-care nature of our bull’s progeny, to v... Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/#post138976 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/post/138977/ohana-farms-corromandel/ Tim Brittain of Storth Oaks visits Rob Craw at Ohana Farms and finds out how Rob has used Storth Oaks genetics to lift his beef cow performance.... Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/#post138977 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/post/138980/anguspro-education-module--selection-indexes/ AngusPRO have kicked off 2022 with an education module, focusing on economic selection indexes and how they can assist in your bull selection process.Selection indexes aid in the selection of animals for use within a breeding program where there are several traits of economic or functional importance by providing an overall “score” of an animal’s genetic value. Selection indexes are calculated for a specific breeding purpose and are calculated based on weightings placed on individual trait... Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/#post138980 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/post/138983/anguspure-endorsements-for-quality-bull-selection/ In beef production, we must focus our efforts on ensuring the end consumer gets the finest grass fed eating experience, each and every time they dine.  For this reason, AngusPure NZ is in partnership with 87 New Zealand Angus studs who share in their vision.AngusPure NZ endorses all AngusPRO bulls that meet set criteria. The AngusPRO (PRO) and AngusPure (API) selection indexes are almost identical and both have been developed specifically for the NZ farming system and markets, however the b... Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/#post138983 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/post/138981/get-the-angus-app/ The Angus app is a cross-platform mobile application for iOS and Android devices, developed by Angus Australia, to support the angus.tech suite of software.The Angus app allows users to instantly access detailed information about registered Angus animals, drawing on information from the Angus Australia database.The simplistic design of the Angus app ensures Angus breeders are able to quickly bring up information on individual animals using their mobile device, with users able to access a number ... Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/#post138981 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/post/138978/rbvs-exclusive-to-anguspro-members-in-new-zealand/ AngusPRO members have exclusive access to the Research Breeding Values (RBVs) here in New Zealand which is a big step in the right direction for their breeding programs and their commercial clients.In the video below, Angus Australia’s Breed Development Officer Matt Reynolds talks through the RBVs and where they can be found.The RBVs currently being recorded by Angus Australia include:Mature Cow Body Condition (MBC)Mature Cow Hip Height (MCH)Coat Type (CT)ImmuneDEX... Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.storthoaks.com/blog/#post138978