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BEEF EXPO TOOWOOMBA Horned Herefords continue to command a market By MILES NOLLER The demise of cattle with horns occurred decades ago, and most beef producers breed only polled cattle. Yet there continues to be a demand for horned Herefords despite animal welfare issues and the call for painkillers in the dehorning process. Experienced Hampton cattle breeder Neville Shannon producers both polled and horned Herefords. He said there are graziers who continue to demand his horned Herefords. Some are from the North Burnett area near Monto, who want Herefords with horns, not only for better protection against dogs, but more importantly, for genetic reasons. Mr Shannon said the horned Herefords seemed to have more consistent genetics, and were more consistent “doers.” The spread of fat in the carcase was good, particularly inter muscular fat (marbling) and they had a good temperament. “We need cattle that survive when it’s tough, and thrive when conditions are better.” Mr Shannon said Polled Herefords went through a stage when they had very small frames and then they became very big with the introduction of North American bloodlines. Now they seem to have settled on a size similar to the horned animals. Mr Shannon and his family do most of their stud breeding at their Hampton, Merritts Creek Road, property, but run a commercial herd at Hurford Downs at Texas. They supply the Wyalla Feedlot with steers which consistently have a fat marble score of two, used for a special market in the European Community, but said the feedlot cannot get enough Hereford cattle like this. Selling on each Monday at Harristown Saleyards at 7.30am Full buying panel covering export, feeders, trade and store descriptions. Would prefer inspection cattle to be available by 3pm on Sunday prior to sale. Please note:- All livestock payments in 10 days For best results consign your livestock to LANDMARK TOOWOOMBA Toowoomba Office Phone 07 4637 3000 Fax 07 4637 3022 Branch Manager: Guy Pitman 0428 740 151 Livestock/Auctions Plus: Gary Willis 0419 484 548 Livestock/Auctions Plus: Simon Booth 0438 756 245 Stud Stock: Colby Ede 0417 265 980 Merchandise: Rob Wiemers 0407 736 198 Livestock Finance: Rob Moncreiff 0408 296 952 Insurance: Gavin Little 0409 036 799 Insurance: Lynelle Pitman 0439 880 177 Livestock Administration: Jenny Radke 07 4637 3013 CROWS NEST CATTLE SALE Rocky Creek Dip Saturday, September 9 10am Bookings to hand: 15 Droughtmaster steers 10-12mths a/c breeder 12 Angus x steers 10mths 10 Santa steers 8-10mths 15 Droughtmaster calves 6mths 20 Euro x calves 6mths 10 Droughtmaster steers 10-12mths a/c L. & P. Muller – top quality 10 Droughtmaster heifers 10-12mths a/c L. & P. Muller – top quality 20 Mixed cattle to be drafted All cattle to be pre-dipped for movement to clean areas day of sale. For bookings & info, please phone Rick 0428 879 531 Real Estate Caroline 0427 134 636 BUYING ALL TYPES OF CATTLE Fax: 4698 2580 E: rick@zlp.net.au Your local agent Red factor gene - buyer appeal Monday, August 28, 2017 CATTLE: A total yarding of 691 cattle at Elders Harristown Saleyards today Monday 28th August 2017, Elders share 593 head. Export cattle slightly dearer, few trade yarded with store cattle also improved in rates. Best bull’s a/c John & Karol Wilkes weighing 1050kg returned $2826 while also supping the top priced heavy heifer weighting 552kg to return $1575 & their cows topped @213.2c/kg to return $1264. Heavy feeder steers a/c Pat Roache, Carbarlah sold to $1306. Two pens of oat prepared bullocks a/c Burke Bros, Meringandan sold to 269.2c/kg to return $1582. Dairy bred bullock’s a/c Mike Henry, Hodsonvale returned $1883. A run of 87 cow’s a/c CR & JM Henry, Wandoan topped @ 209.2c/kg weighting 570kgs. Heavy trade heifer’s a/c RE Black & Co, Kingaroy weighing 428kgs sold for 291.2c/kg to return $1247. A Speckle Park steer with show ring potential sold 336.2c/kg to return $1210, sold on behalf of Hartwig & Begg, Plainby. Feeder steers suitable to the trade selling in pen lots a/c Glentown Grazing, Goondiwindi sold to 314.2c/kg. Blonde cross steers a/c Neil & Claire Maddern, Emu Creek sold to 325.2c/kg. Lightweight Santa steers, ex Taroom sold to 339.2c/kg. Cows & calves in pen lots sold to $1330. PIGS: 104 pigs sold Monday 28th August 2017, Pork and Bacon sold similar rates to previous week’s while sows were firm. Store pigs sold much dearer with all stores strong across the board. 4 sows and litters sold to $810. Prime Pork $180, Prime Light Bacon $170, Prime Bacon $158, Boars $48, Sows to $200, Weaners $120 and Suckers $98. NEXT SALE: Monday, September 11 FOR BOOKINGS Contact Darren Hartwig 0428 736 470 Michael Dawidowicz, Rockview Lodge Charolais Stud, Oakey, with 22-months-old Rockview Lodge Lancer which sold for $8000 at the Beef Expo sale in Toowoomba. It topped the prices for the Angus, Charolais, Limousin and Hereford stud sales. The main sale was an offering of 66 head of Santa Gertrudis. Rockview Lodge Lancer was sought after, not just because of its conformation and growth, but also because it has the red factor gene and is polled. It was bought by Peter Stanton of Kilcoy. Ray White Cattle Sale September 9 – 11am – Canteen Operating – Bookings at hand: Heavy Angus Feeders Heavy Murray Grey Feeders - Milks & 2’s Med Murray Grey Feeders - Milks Santa/Hereford X Heifers (2yrs) running with bull Santa D/Master Heifers (14-16mths) -Taking Bookings- Now With 2 Accredited Tick Inspectors in office Phone for details Geoff Trost 0418 182 296 Mal Berlin 0437 247 020 Livestock CROWS NEST Neville Shannon and his son Richard with two of their Hereford bulls at Beef Expo in Toowoomba. Berwick Stud Oakey Charolais Dianne Priddle and David Jefferis, Berwick Stud, Oakey, with one of four young Charolais bulls they offered at the Beef Expo sale in Toowoomba. The bulls, all under two years of age, were sold to benefit their grandchildren, with one selling for $4000 and the others for $3500 each. Buyers were from Inglewood, Injune and Capella. reporting on Toowoomba Cattle Sale Sale Date: Monday, August 28, 2017 Sale Date: Monday, January 25, 2016 Total Combined Yarding of 720 head Market Quotes: There was a small reduction in supply and the vast majority of the young cattle either sold to feeder operators or restockers with only a handful to slaughter.. H feeder operators provided stronger competition on yearling steers to feed for the domestic market. Export slaughter lines of heavy grown steers and bullocks also experienced some improvement in price and cows were generally dearer by 5c/kg. Light weight yearling steers returning to the paddock mostly sold to a top 339.2c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers to slaughter averaged 258c and made to 270c while some poor quality lines mostly sold around 232c/kg. A handful of well presented heavy weight yearling heifers sold to the trade at 285.2c/kg. Heavy grown steers to export slaughter made to 269.2c the bullock portion averaged 268c with the occasional sale to the wholesale meat trade at 280.2c/kg. Medium weight 2 score cows averaged 190c while Good heavy cows made to 213.2c to average 207c/kg. Heavy bulls made to 269.2c/kg Remember selling at Dalby every Wednesday Give me a call for an inspection David O’Sullivan 0412 501 116 Paul O’Sullivan .... 0400 910 088 osullivanauctions@bigpond.com.au 12 - HIGH COUNTRY HERALD, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 To advertise phone 4615 4416
Heritage Banks helps students hone their skills Students from Crows Nest State School are honing their gardening and cooking skills with a helping hand from Heritage Bank Crows Nest Community Branch. Heritage Bank and Crows Nest Community Branch joint venture partner Progressive Community Crows Nest PCCN provided Crows Nest State School with a community grant of $6,400 to develop a unique horticulture and cooking program called “Grow Cook Taste”. Spearheaded by Crows Nest State School teacher Ashley Genrich and local chef Kate Nicholas, Grow Cook Taste is now in its second semester and has been extended from the high school to the primary school. “We are so grateful for the support from Heritage Bank Crows Nest and PCCN,” Mr Genrich said. “These funds have helped us to create this unique hands-on program for our students. It’s a point of difference for our school and something we’re very proud of. “The students have a hand in everything, from growing the produce in our dedicated gardens to using this food in a cooking class. "They learn about horticulture, food preparation, how to create different flavours, knife safety skills and much more. “It provides a real sense of achievement for the students to be part of the process from start to finish.” The students showed their impressive skills recently, inviting staff from Heritage Bank to view the gardens built from the grant, and then judge a cooking competition between the students and teachers. Heritage Crows Nest Branch Sales and Service Manager Aimee Skaines said, “We were thoroughly impressed with the skills and passion shown by the students taking part in this unique program. “We’re a close-knit community and have built really strong relationships with our customers. "It’s so rewarding for us to have the opportunity to support fantastic initiatives like Grow Cook Taste. “The beauty of being a community branch is that the more people bank with us, the more we are able to give back through grants and sponsorship. It’s all about working together to achieve great things.” Heritage Bank’s Crows Nest and Highfields branches operate under the community branch model as a joint-venture between Heritage Bank and the local community, represented by a company called PCCN, Progressive Community Crows Nest. Under the Heritage model, the community company’s share of profits is given back as grants to community organisations, charities and worthy causes. If your community group is from the Highfields or Crows Nest area and would like to apply for a Community Grant, please get in touch with Heritage Bank’s Crows Nest on 07 4698 2700 or the Highfields Branch on 07 4696 8666. New Hope directors on morale boosting visit to Oakey Back: Jamie Kemshead, Bill Grant, Todd Barlow, Tom Millner, Andrew Boyd and Matthew Busch Front: Robert Millner, Shane Stephan, Sue Palmer and Janelle Moody New Acland miners received a morale boosting visit from the New Hope Group Board of Directors last Wednesday. Members of the board, led by Chairman Robert Millner and Managing Director Shane Stephan, spent two days touring parts of the local area, including New Acland Mine and the Company’s Oakey Community Centre. “Our workers have had a pretty rough time over the past 12 months waiting for the Stage 3 Project to secure its state government approvals,” Mr Millner said. “At the end of the day they want to know whether their job and their family’s future are secure. “We wanted to demonstrate to our workforce that not only do they have the overwhelming support of the local community, they have the full backing of the New Hope board.” The board began the visit with their quarterly board meeting at the New Acland Mine before spending several hours touring mining operations and speaking with employees. “New Acland truly is an innovation hub and it was great to see some of health and wellness initiatives that helped New Acland win the Health Program Award at the recent Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference,” Mr Millner said. “Coming from a family with cattle grazing background, I also found it particularly rewarding to visit the 490ha of mined land that is now fully rehabilitated and being grazed by cattle,” Mr Millner said. “We are committed to seeing Stage 3 go ahead and we want the community to know we understand how important this Project is for the local area and we are behind them all the way.” leafshield gutter protection Clean gutters, clean tank water Leafshield Gutter Protection is a family owned business operating in Queensland since 1995. We install quality gutter guards to suit most roof types, and our system is designed to fit over any roof or gutter. If you rely on tank water, it is important that the water is able to flow freely through the gutter system unrestricted to the tanks. With even a small quantity of leaves in the gutter system, gutters can overflow and cause loss of precious tank water. Leaf debris is the perfect host for bacteria that causes your tank water to become unusable and require costly maintenance. Installing Leafshield’s gutter guard removes the hassle and danger of home owners cleaning their own gutters or valleys. We install a range of meshes, including fire-rated aluminium, stainless steel and our heavy ABOVE: Crows Nest State School students Prue Gardner and Quinn Macdonald with Heritage Crows Nest Community Branch Manager Aimee Skaines. LEFT: Heritage Crows Nest Community Branch Manager Aimee Skaines and staff from Crows Nest State School, including teacher Ashley Genrich, second from right, were impressed by the skills shown by students in a cooking competition. duty Australian-made polyethylene leafmesh. If pine needles or jacaranda leaves are your problem, then our fine leaf mesh is the solution. Leafshield prevents leaf build-up and blocked gutters, and stops birds and vermin entering your roof cavities. Call 1300 362 246 today for a free measure and quote. 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