Office changes week beginning 5th June
Felicity will be on leave Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 4th – 6th June. The phone will be forwarded to Claudia’s for urgent calls.
Otherwise email eosimmental@abri.une.edu.au and it will be attended to on return to work Thursday.
Around the yards w/e 2/06
Gracemere Q, 29/5 – 2365 yarded
Wales Grazing Co, Biloela, sold Simmental cross weaner steers to top at 400.2c, weighing 261kg, to return $1044. Continue reading
“Best ever” sale for Tennysonvale’s Baldry family
The fourth annual on-property sale of Simmental Fleckvieh stud cattle on account Ian and Cheryl Baldry, Tennysonvale stud, Illabo, was the "best ever" sale according to Mr Baldry. Continue reading
How do the new Johne’s Biosecurity Plan requirements affect you?
Dear breeder
Please find attached the preferred Biosecurity Plan which needs to be completed (including Section 7 for Johne’s Disease) by 30 June 2017 if you wish to maintain your current Transitional J-BAS score. If you do not have a… Continue reading
Welcome to our 5 minute corporate video promoting Simmentals in Australia
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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