And then he got excited.
Wife Maree was watching it on livestream from home and started dancing around the loungeroom.
Redgums Willy N4 came out of nowhere to take the win and for the couple from Yambuna, it was nothing short of amazing.
“He did extremely well,’’ Cliff said.
‘‘There were some real quality Red Angus in his class, but he really stood out in the interbreed- there were five judges and they were all unanimous in their decision.
“The amazing thing is we beat all the Black Angus – there were 300 there at the show and I am still recovering from the shock of that.’’
Cliff and Maree have only been in the beef game for five years and the win is testament to their belief of doing things right from the start and investing in quality foundation stock.
“We bought cattle from two studs, Jillangolo in SA and Tullatoola in NSW and we have based our cow families from there.”
Redgum Willy N4 is the result of a very successful flushing program which saw 25 embryos implanted in recipient cows.
The sire of Willy N4 is the Canadian bull Red Wilbar Longitude.
“Wilbar Longitude was supreme champion in North America and a prominent breeder from over there said Willy N4 looks exactly like his sire.”
Cliff said it had been a team effort to get to the win.
Maree stayed home to look after the farm and the calving cows while Trent Storm and Lacey Kelleher made the trip to Sydney with Cliff. Trent fitted the animal and Lacey led him.
“It has been a team effort and we are just excited by the win.”
