CBV commenced in 1981 with Alf and Wendy Collins at “Belah Valley”, Marlborough.
The CBV core herd was selected out of a family partnership at "Wandilla", of purebred Brahman cattle with 25 years development.
Over the following 20 years Alf and Wendy’s focus was breeding adapted cattle to supply genetics that make a difference to margins in the commercial world. Simultaneously land improvement was an integral part of the whole business development.