Droughties on Top at Kyogle Beef Bonanza When you have a beef industry driven competition and you come out on top, you can be assured you must be doing something right. It was Droughtmasters day with a confident win and second place in the pen of four replacement females in the 14-20mths class and another win in the 20–30mths class at Norco’s Kyogle Beef Bonanza held at the Kyogle Showground on 24th April 2014. Droughtmasters took out the prestigious Champion pen of replacement females from an outstanding field of 22 pens of high quality cattle representing 11 other breeds sourced from throughout the Northern Rivers and as far south as Guyra. Congratulations to Cedardale Droughtmasters (Neil & Margaret Warne) on this win. Droughtmaster females and cross bred steers have been winning and placing since they started competing in this event three years ago. Judge Tim Bayliss from Landmark’s Armidale AuctionsPlus took time to explain to the engaged audience the value in producing lines of even females that meet industry specifications. Northern NSW is well known for its ability to produce excellent fertile productive females and this was highlighted with the overall quality and breed types at the Kyogle Beef Bonanza which keeps on growing each year. Mr Bayliss said the winning heifers from the Warne’s were the most complete in a competitive field, which exceeded expectations given the tough season. Local Droughtmaster breeders, Cedardale (Neil and Margaret Warne) and Cedar Springs (Paul and Wendy Carter & Sons) have also donated purebred Droughtmaster steers to Kyogle High School to be exhibited in led classes at Casino’s Beef Week and local shows. Congratulations to Kaitlin Annecca from Kyogle High School for taking out second place in the paraders competition with a Droughtmaster steer. The steers are being fed and prepared by year 9 and 10 Agricultural students and to date are performing extremely well. One student said “I didn’t even know what a Droughtmaster was.” The students cannot get over their wonderful temperaments and their do-ability. We all look forward to the end results and feedback sheets once the steers have hung up. After all our industry is all about the end product - what we put on the plate. Neil and Margaret are sending the four winning Kyogle Beef Bonanza females and 30 others just like them to the Grafton Droughtmaster Invitation Bull & Female Sale on July 12th. Other NSW studs and commercial breeders will be supporting this sale with quality stock, both bulls and females. This is a great opportunity for producers to obtain quality Droughtmaster cattle to add to their enterprise. This is the first time Grafton has held a multivendor Droughtmaster Sale and its committee hopes to hold this as an annual event. Droughtmasters are proving to be a standout breed known for their performance in the commercial world of producing quality, cost effective beef. Many thanks to Wendy Carter, Cedar Springs Droughtmasters for this report.
Posted on: Tue, 06 May 2014 04:57:25 +0000
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