3 Jul 2020

Handsome $100k Angus bull a thrill for new Gisborne owners

From Country Life, 9:20 pm on 3 July 2020
New bull owners Kylie and Ben Johnson (L) and  Penny Hoogerbrug with her stud manager Nick Carr (R). The bull's former owner  Andrew Powdrell of Turiroa Angus is in the middle.

New bull owners Kylie and Ben Johnson (L) and Penny Hoogerbrug with her stud manager Nick Carr (R). The bull's former owner Andrew Powdrell of Turiroa Angus is in the middle. Photo: Supplied

Penny Hoogerbrug of Kaharau Angus Stud describes the nerve-wracking moments before she and her partners became the proud new owners of "Lot 8", paying more than $100,000 and setting a record for the highest price paid for a bull at an on-farm sale.

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