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Cattle
Handling Solutions

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Stockyard
Design Service

why choose us?

Aussie Made

Tailored Solutions

Excellent Customer

Service

Unmatched

Durability

Our Clients

Camm Agricultural Group logo — partners in low stress cattle yard design with Rumen Nation.
Harvest Road Group logo — supporter of low stress cattle yard design with Rumen Nation.
Cleveland Agriculture logo — partner in low stress cattle yard design with Rumen Nation.
NAPCo logo — partner in low stress cattle yard design with Rumen Nation.
Seifert Belmont Reds logo — partner in low stress cattle yard design with Rumen Nation.
Valera Vale Droughtmasters logo — partner in low stress cattle yard design with Rumen Nation.
Lighthouse Station logo — partner in low stress cattle yard design with Rumen Nation.

Our Story

We design and build custom stockyards.
We believe stockmanship is a craft worth preserving.
Our projects blend modern design, proven principles, and rock-solid construction.

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The Rumen Nation team is founded on the experience of three generations of Hornbuckles in the intensive livestock production industry.

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Veterinary Doctor Harry Hornbuckle began consulting to the beef and pork industries in the 1960s before establishing his own beef feedlot in the 1970s at Yengarie, near Maryborough, QLD. He is succeeded by his son, John, and grandson, Joshua, who now heads the Rumen Nation stockyard design team.

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At Rumen Nation, we see cattle handling as more than a job. It is a craft. A skill passed down from old hands to young ones. A way of working cattle that shows respect, reduces stress, and keeps people safe. Our family’s history in livestock production is what guides our thinking and keeps us grounded in real-world, practical stockmanship.

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We honour that craft in the way we design. Every yard starts with flow — vision lines, behaviour, angles, pressure and release. We build facilities that help good stockmanship shine, not fight against it.

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When it comes time to build, we don’t cut corners. Rock-solid steel, practical layouts, and no-fuss project management. Workmanship built for decades, not seasons.

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We build yards that make cattle handling calmer, safer, and more efficient.
We build for families. We build for graziers.
We build for the next generation.

like to check out our past projects?

With clients located across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, we have several locations that you can visit and view our yard systems. This allows you to see how others use our systems and how it works for them.
Enquire today 1300 549 218

CONTACT

Inquiries

For any inquiries, questions or commendations, please call: 1300 549 218 or fill out the following form

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Head Office

Level 1, 95 Grafton St

WARWICK QLD 4370 

(Visitors by appointment only)

sales@rumennation.net

Tel: 1300 549 218

Get a quote: 1300 549 218

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