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We have collected 3000 units for Australia, and we are offering a limited quantity of SEMEN PACKAGES on Stokman Solution for the 2023 breeding season. Solution is sired by the Origen-ABS top selling bull for 2022, Sitz Resilient 10208, who as of 2-3-23, among all ORIgen sires, Number 4 for score for foot Angle EPD,Continue reading “Semen: Stokman Solution S329”

Genomic testing has come a long way during the past decade, improving the accuracy of breeding values for yearlings. Sarah Horrocks visited yearling specialists Stokman stud near Rotorua to find out how their business is doing.

When you’re looking for bulls, where do you start? There are two-year-olds, yearlings, registered or bush bulls, private sales and auctions. Prices vary immensely between the various options, but one thing is certain, science has proven that without reputable genomic evaluation on any given animal, it’s all a guessing game.

Stokman Angus is busy calving and preparing for their annual yearling sale on September 20, where they will be offering more than 100 bulls and 40 heifers. Jake Stokman says there are good reasons for farmers to buy yearlings instead of two-year-old bulls.  “Firstly, they are cheaper.” Raising two-year-old Angus bulls this winter averaged moreContinue reading “The value of using a Yearling”

We extend a sincere invitation to join us at our 14th annual yearling sale on Wednesday, September 20th. Angus cattle have been in our history for over 100 years, with Sherrie’s family ranch, Sitz Angus, reaching the milestone of 100 years producing Angus bulls in Montana. For us, raising cattle is a way of lifeContinue reading “Yearling Bull Sale 2023”

We invite you to join us at our online rising 2 year old bull sale, the evening of Monday, June 12 at 7:30pm. We only have 15 bulls and a herd bull in the sale lineup, so have opted for just an online sale this year. We do welcome anyone that would like come lookContinue reading “2023 R2 Bull Sale – ONLINE ONLY”

Mark, Sherrie and Jake Stokman feel they have a duty to provide the beef sector with cattle that are improving year on year. Every technological tool is used to ensure everything there is to know about Stokman Angus is available. Every registered calf born is HD50k DNA tested at birth which increases the EBV accuracyContinue reading “Not all Bulls are created Equal”

I Welcome to Stokman Angus We extend an invitation to join us at our 12th annual yearling sale. Though we are in lockdown at the moment, we feel very lucky to have led a fairly ordinary life for the past year and have enjoyed strong beef and lamb prices, without having the major weather calamitiesContinue reading “2021 Yearling Bull & Heifer Sale”

The AngusPRO index ($PRO) estimates the genetic differences between animals in net profitability per cow joined in a commercial self replacing herd based in New Zealand that targets the production of grass finished steers for the AngusPure programme. Daughters are retained for breeding and therefore female traits are of importance. Steers are assumed marketed atContinue reading “AngusPRO Index ($PRO)”