CBV commenced operation in 1981 with Alf and Wendy Collins at “Belah Valley”, Marlborough Queensland.
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.
Working closely with leading-edge technology and science, and utilizing their energy and ambition to really make a difference to their terms of trade, all family members expended a huge effort in time, energy and intellect to develop the CBV herd. The cattle that Alf Sr took to Belah Valley in 1981 reflected many of the traits that his father had the courage and foresight to develop from 1956.
Brahman cattle were definitely not acceptable to mainstream cattlemen at that time, but it sure made sense to Jarvis Collins Sr to develop these amazing adapted cattle in the 1950s.
Alf Collins Snr, one of the most innovative beef cattle breeders in the world, was awarded the prestigious Helen Newton Turner Medal for 2017.
An interview with Alf Collins
Kay Becker is speaking with Alf Collins from CBV Brahmans at Marlborough. Alf speaks of how he manages his Brahman herd and the resources he has used and the people he speaks with that have influenced his decisions about the path he has taken.
