Greg Ebbeck has been coming to Agribition from Australia since 1994.
When he started attending, it was to look at the Herefords, the breed he raised on his operation at the time. However, they switched to Speckle Park, and now come to find genetics at Agribition.
Ebbeck ranches in New South Wales on his operation called Six Star Speckle Park, where they run between 40 and 60 purebred Speckle Park, and have a large embryo transfer program, as well.
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Their ranch is located an hour and a half away from Sydney, the capital of the country, and in the Southern Highlands, where Ebbeck says it’s colder than most of the country.
“It’s a temperate climate,” he says. “It’s certainly a lot cooler, a lot more moisture than most parts of Australia, so we’re lucky with that.”
Ebbeck says he doesn’t always come to buy genetics at Agribition, but to scope out producers and operations he’d like to reach out to in the future.
“It’s not so much that we source all of our genetics out of Agribition, but we get a broader view… within the breed, we can see different types of cattle people are breeding,” Ebbeck says.
He says they then follow up with that producer to discuss opportunities.
“It’s the best of the best in all breeds,” Ebbeck says about Agribition.
He says they spend the week walking through all the barns and attending all the shows for the many different breeds – not just Speckle Park.
Speckle Park has become popular with producers in Australia because of their hardiness – a necessity in a climate such as Australia’s – and their functionality. Agribition sees many Australians in attendance to check out breeds such as the Speckle Park.
There are 191 international guests at Agribition this year, with 17 countries represented. Ebbeck says that of international attendees he’s spoken with, many are Australian.
Ebbeck’s wife, Svetlana Kouzan, has attended Agribition three times and hopes to attend many more.
“I absolutely love Canada,” Kouzan says.
