Yalandra Pastoral Co is a Wagyu breeding operation based in the fertile Mitta Valley Vic and Jindera NSW established by Dr Scott Giltrap and Dr Angela Ramsay in 1987, the first herd of Wagyus was purchased in 2003. Their daughter Chloe and her partner Tim live on Mittavale, one of the properties, and Tim manages the farm. It is very much a family affair with their other children also very much involved. Yalandra runs a highly efficient commercial self replacing herd of 1000 breeders as well as a registered herd with outstanding genetics. At Yalandra we believe in a multifaceted approach to running a successful Wagyu enterprise. Genetics, animal health, pasture improvement, rotational grazing, nutrition and low stress animal husbandry are all integral to successfully achieving the maximum phenotypic expression of the genetics in our herd.

Our herd is bred in the highly sought after Mitta Valley across five properties containing high producing pastures, rich soils, river flats, irrigation, and a temperate climate. The cows are rotated regularly across paddocks, allowing maximum utilisation of our pastures and providing regular contact with the cattle keeping them calm and quiet. We use dogs, horses and motorbikes, and by the time the calves are ready for weaning they are already used to the process. All calves are yard weaned then let out onto irrigated pastures with access to pellets/feed mixes and quality hay to give them the best possible start.