History

Wajatryn Droughtmaster Stud and Wajatryn Pastoral Company are owned and operated by Warren and Carolyn Kenny.

Over the past 23 years we have established our cattle enterprise and our Home in the Central Burnett, Queensland.

Our Droughtmaster stud began with little more than a drive to breed good functional and profitable cattle . We both come from families with generations of cattle breeding experience and were keen to make our own families future in the cattle industry as well.

We started with only 500 acres and a few stud females in 1987. Our original plan was to breed quality if not quantity. A lot of A.I. in those days. The Droughtmaster breed has been good to us. We originally believed that it was the breed for us not only for the cattle’s ability to do well and meet a variety of markets but also the fact that it is a breed which uses the ”D” system to introduce new, improving genetics. It was a breed with a future. We have seen great improvement in Droughtmaster cattle in the past 20 years.

Over the past 2 decades we have purchased some of the best genetics in the breed. We have worked them under commercial conditions, maintained comprehensive performance records, and strictly culled less profitable animals.

We now own 3 properties, “Wajatryn” , “Lawson Valley” and “ Scrub Bullock Paddock”. We also lease one of the family breeder properties. All 3 properties purchased are top quality country in Gayndah Shire, but with no more than boundary fences and limited water points when we bought them.. Over the years we have extensively developed all 3 properties to allow more efficient cattle management , increase production, and use the land more sustainably.

Our motto has been from the start

WAJATRYN BULLS , MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK $$$

We have been selling bulls at the Rockhampton National Bull Sale for 14 years. We have always had 100% clearance. The bulk of our business is done on property where clients and agents can come and walk through cattle and have a good look at the herd, their preparation and suitability to their own business. Our stud now sells 75 bulls each season. We also offer select females for sale on property. Our commercial cattle always perform well in competition.

The Future. We enjoy breeding quality cattle. We will continue to purchase quality genetics for ourselves and to provide buyers with as wide a range of genetics as possible. We will also continue, providing accurate performance information and premium service to producers buying Wajatryn bulls.