“For most of my life I had a dream to built the very best Hereford Beef Cattle Stud possible and in 1985 I decided to follow that dream,” said John Lee at his Awongabong Stud Property on Kangaroo Flat Tooloom via Urbenville.

The Upper Clarence supplies 35,000 weaners to the New England and Southern Downs each year and the prosperity of the industry relies on quality stock coming through from this region.

“I could see that the best genetics were held within just 5% of the industry, and if the Australian Beef cattle industry is to prosper in the export markets, we must give greater opportunity to all players within the industry” John said.
“I would need to build a great cow herd first, get the quality and fertility right before I could produce good sires.
Only the best would do, I began to buy the top bulls to build up my own herd.
New technology provided the tools for success with Breed Plan, Cattle Care, A.I. and E.T.”
“I looked all over the world for the very best genetics. I wanted to produce the perfect animal for the Hereford Prime market, my bulls would be paddock ready and bread for the conditions on the Upper Clarence” said John.

The stud culls severely, with only 10% of the best bull calves kept for breeding.
Awongabong Stud has just acquired a Grand Champion Bull from Victoria and the first calves are on the ground
The quality of the calves is outstanding and their growth rate is impressive.” John said.
John Lee has great pride in showing clients around his property and encourages all beef producers to look at the cowherd before buying a bull from any stud.