BEEF producer and breeder of speckle park cattle, Mansfield’s Scotty Purcell was chuffed with how his stock performed at the recent Sydney Royal Easter Show.
“We attended Sydney Royal Easter Show where we exhibited three head of cattle, we were pretty overwhelmed with our results,” said Scotty.
“Our junior bull won the 18–20-month class, and our two heifers placed first and second in the 18–20-month-old female class."
“It’s a lot of time, money and hard work breaking in the cattle and presenting them correctly to try and make a name for ourselves.
“So, it was a very rewarding feeling listening to the judges' positive comments on our cattle, which hopefully will be reflected when we sell them at the blueprint opportunity sale on May 24, at Pine Lodge, Victoria.
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“It’s good to get out and get a ribbon but we certainly don’t lose focus on what the breed is all about and what we are truly breeding towards and that’s carcass quality."
The new business venture 'Bonkonia Beef' works hand-in-hand with Scotty’s Bonkonia Speckle Park Stud, to show the end product of what he is breeding for.
The business is building a following with direct sales to the public via its Facebook page ‘Bonkonia Beef’.
It is also a part of the newly established ‘Outdoor Provedore’ market which is held on the third Saturday morning of every month, in the median strip on the east side of High Street, Mansfield.
The speckle park breed consistently maintains tenderness, flavour, marbling and easy finishing/feed conversion making it a popular choice for consumers, according to Scotty.
“The future of the beef industry, and the speckle park breed is bright, and we encourage anyone that’s interested in them to come and have a look at our herd and try a speckle park steak,” said Scotty.
“You’ve tried the rest, now try the best,” is Scotty’s motto.
