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Around the yards w/e 26/5
Mount Gambier, SA 12/5 – 2259 yarded
Top price went to Cataze Park for four older Hereford-Simmental steers, 601kg, at $1680 or $2.80/kg, selling to RL Jones, Mt Gambier, while a second draft, 530kg, sold at $1640 or $3.09/kg to Elders, account Nampara.
Notawuri Park, Callendale, sold 12 Woonallee-bld Angus-Simmental steers, 12-14 months, 441kg, at $1630 or $3.70/kg to TFI, and a second draft, 418kg, sold at $1580 or $3.78/kg to O’Connor & Graney. Continue reading
Harvey Beef Gate 2 Plate Challenge now complete for 2017
The Harvey Beef Gate 2 Plate Challenge aims to imitate a real life commercial situation of cattle entering the MSA graded domestic grain fed supply chain in Western Australia. The aim is to give entrants a tool to analogise and… Continue reading
2017 Ausmectin Simmental Show and Sale Catalogue
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Back-to-back win in SE grassfed competition
Furner beef producers Chris and Maris Bateman have collected the coveted silverware in the 2016 Southern Grassfed Carcase Classic, for the second year in a row. Continue reading
Around the yards w/e 12/5
Pakenham V, 4/5 – 2712 yarded
Walnut Park, Drouin South, sold Charolais cows with Black Simmental calves, $2550.
A herd dispersal from SB Marriott Livestock, Kisandra Downs, Outtrim, saw a draft of Angus-Friesian cows with Black Simmental calves at foot sold to $2325, average $2033. Two baldy cow and calf units, not rejoined, sold at $2180 – vendor, BW&AM Pratt, Warragul South. Continue reading
Victorian Branch AGM
Victorian Branch Committee: Rita Canning, Garry Gillett, Peter Wenn, Greg Templeton and John Leek
The Victorian Branch held their AGM recently with their executive remaining the same but with a few new faces on the committee.
President: John Leek
Vice… Continue reading
Tasmanian Branch AGM
The Tasmanian Branch recently held their AGM, with their executive staying the same. Continue reading
Around the yards w/e 5/5
Gloucester NSW, 28/4 – 800 yarded
PTIC Simmental-cross heifers from Nathan Middlebrook, Gloucester, sold for $1575 to Don Noble, Rookhurst via Gloucester. Continue reading
Beef Cattle Assessment Course offered at Tocal
This Beef Cattle Assessment Course, now celebrating its 38th year, has been widely recognised as the most practical and hands on beef cattle selection course of its kind. It has been copied in most Australian States and NZ using the basic principles developed through experience. Continue reading