Vale Andrew Gubbins, Te Mania's inspiring, innovative leader

Marian Macdonald
July 12 2020 - 6:30pm
GREAT BEEF LEADERS: Mary and Andrew Gubbins developed the famed Te Mania Angus stud.
GREAT BEEF LEADERS: Mary and Andrew Gubbins developed the famed Te Mania Angus stud.

Andrew Gubbins was an environmentalist in the 1960s, had Monash University trialling IVF on his cattle in the 1980s and developed a fully-fledged succession program, complete with a coach to keep communication on track, in the 1990s.

Marian Macdonald

Marian Macdonald

National rural property writer

Writing for farmers in the Stock & Land, The Land, Queensland Country Life, Stock Journal and FarmWeekly, farming in Gippsland.

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