A farmer who sold an Angus bull for $92,000 has donated some of the proceeds to a local school.
Photo: Supplied / Whangara Angus
Tom Sanson and Andrew Cribb, co-owners of Whangara Angus based in Gisborne, got the hefty price for a 22-month old bull in a recent sale.
Sanson said the result was a vote of confidence in the herd's quality, decades of focused genetic selection and a great reward for the team's recent efforts.
"He's a high-functioning bull with excellent performance data and great structure that will perform very well for the new owners."
The bull was bought by breeders Blair and Paige Crawshaw of Tawa Hills Angus, also on the East Coast.
Sanson and Cribb took over Whangara Angus in March last year and have been getting to know the local community.
"We both have families and as well as being good stewards of the land, we wanted to show our support for Whangara, he said.
So, the pair and their wives chose to donate $7500 to Whangara Primary School, a rural school with 84 children, following the sale of the bull.
"As farmers, we also know how important rural schools are and were really happy to see the roll going up there.
"We're not too sure what the money will be used for yet, but it was great to get letters from the kids and see some of the ideas that were being thrown around - from a chicken farm to a school dog."