Droughtmaster Magazine: December 2021

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CONTENTS President's Report

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CEO's Report

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A Word from the West

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High Country Sale

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Bunya Bull Sale

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Piggott Bull Sale

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National Bull Sale

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Needmor Hyatt Feature

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Bull Sale Honour Roll

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Carnavon Classic Sale

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Clonlara Sale

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CAP Sale

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Glenlands Sale

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Central Reds Sale

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Valera Vale Sale

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Artesian Sale

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BullZeye Sale

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CQ Invitational Sale

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Roma Bull Sale

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MAGS Sale

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Technical: Genomics

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MLA Update: CN30

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Next Gen Update

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Junior Member Spotlight

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Cattle in the Classroom

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Animal Nutrition

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Pasture Dieback

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Standard of Excellence

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Classifier's List Member Directory

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IN 2022 WE CELEBRATE DROUGHTMASTER STUD BREEDERS’ SOCIETY 60TH ANNIVERSARY THE DROUGHTMASTER

BY NORM CRAIG

Now in far away north Queensland In a year of eighteen ninety six In the beautiful district of Ingham Appeared the dreaded cattle ticks.

Of great concern to the cattlemen And to all those would heed It became of great importance To establish a brand new breed.

Some Zebu bulls were imported Around nineteen twelve, were the year And the cross-bred progeny of these bulls Helped allay the cattlemen’s fears.

Straight away it was seen these cattle The dreaded ticks would accept And at handling droughts and hard-going These cattle were most adept.

Now some light was seen in the tunnel A ray of light that brought some cheer And now in stepped a man called “Monty” From a property called Cashmere.

Monty went ahead with his crossing Using the finest both horned and polled When his years of toil were rewarded The mighty Droughtmaster was spawned.

These lovely Droughtmaster cattle Are well known wherever you go Can even be seen putting on beef In harsh conditions in Mexico.

So southward to the Murray And two thousand miles to Perth We praise the faraway northland That gave the Droughtmaster birth.

REPORTS

PRESIDENT’S REPORT One of the proposals already on the table is the National Commercial Female sale slated for mid-2022.

This initiative is aimed at:

all members an opportunity to market their • providing commercial females nationally; unlock access to untapped high quality • to Droughtmaster commercial herds across Australia; this sale, if possible, into registered • translate female inventory.

I am sure that there are readers who consider the above sale an opportunity to either sell on or pick up some excellent Droughtmaster female commercial cattle.

This edition of the Droughtmaster Australia magazine marks the last edition before the breed’s 60th Diamond anniversary celebrations commence in 2022.

The breed’s Strategic Plan: The Road Ahead aims to solidify our iconic Droughtmaster as one of Australia’s most valuable cattle breeds and create a valued membership experience. Amongst many other things, it sets out that the Society will:

• Up-weight Society events and sponsored sales; brand awareness through improved • Increase marketing and promotion the appeal of being a member through • Broaden experience, value and benefits; and • Celebrate our people.

Todd Heyman | President

Welcome to the December 2021 edition of the Droughtmaster Australia Magazine.

AT TIME OF writing, sale results for the bull selling season are the strongest ever and the breed has seen the highest increase in membership and inventory since 2007. These results are driven in part by seasonal factors with an improvement in some key areas – however, they are also driven by strong confidence in the breed and the brand.

It is clear that the breed’s Strategic Plan – The Road Ahead, which can be easily found on our website, is starting to produce the growth that it was developed to achieve.

Spurred by this growth, and with a positive mindset, the Society has recently committed to even more growth – setting an ambitious target of having 37,000 registered females on the herdbook by 2024 (about 31,000 today) and achieving a growth in membership up to 750 members across Australia by 2024 (currently 625).

Readers should stay tuned for initiatives aimed at achieving these ambitions.

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In keeping with this plan, the 60th Diamond anniversary celebrations for the Droughtmaster Stud Breeders’ Society will present opportunities to highlight the achievements of the breed over the preceding 60 years, its benefits for the future and the people who continue to build the Droughtmaster breed. I am sure that there are many of you that are keen to participate in these opportunities and events, which will be announced early in the New Year.

One thing that is certain, is that the breed’s 60th Diamond anniversary celebrations will continue to shine a light on our Droughtmaster females, the best mothers in the Australian beef industry - Resilient, Fertile and Productive.

Finally, 2021 has been a year of contrasts. We have all been required to overcome our own challenges, as well as those that have been thrown at us. Some of us have strung a few seasons together, whilst others still hold out for rain. We have gone from relative freedom to strict isolation. And at the same time, we have seen unparalleled demand for cattle in all sectors, with prices breaking long standing records. What a year.

As 2021 draws to an end, I am hopeful that that you, your family, friends and connections will be able to travel, meet, relax, enjoy the festive season – and count a few calves as well!

See you next year!

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REPORTS

CEO’s REPORT Coming out of the 2021 bull sale season the results have been outstanding for the Droughtmaster breed.

It is pleasing to see high clearance rates, record averages and vendors offering quality stock to the market. I would like to congratulate all members on the bulls presented for sale this year.

Over the past couple of months, the office has been heavily involved in the organisation of the Society Sponsored Bull Sales. Both sales have achieved solid results. The National Bull Sale resulted in a top price bull of $150,000 and a record sale average of $14,265. There were 415 bulls offered for a clearance of 95% and 196 bulls sold for in excess of $10,000. The Roma Bull Sale was also strong with a top priced bull of $32,000, a record average of $9,605 and with a clearance of 87.5% from 91 bulls sold.

In addition to the Society Sponsored Sales, I would like to congratulate our members who host private bull sales. These sales have also flown the flag for the breed, not only with the quality of stock being offered but also with the continuous marketing and promotion of the Droughtmaster breed.

As we reflect on the year gone by, it has again been another busy one for the Society in terms of sales and events and the promotion of the Droughtmaster breed.

These include the following:

Simon Gleeson | Chief Executive Officer

• Gatton Futurity • National Female Sale • Beef Australia 2021 • Launch of Droughtie Premium Mid-Strength Lager • Northern Beef Producer’s Expo • Farmfest • Droughtmaster Australia Annual General Meeting • Droughtmaster National Bull Sale • Roma Droughtmaster Bull Sale • Young Beef Producers Forum Looking forward, in 2022 we will again have another busy year in front of us with the inclusion of the Society’s 60th Anniversary and the launch of a new initiative, a commercial female sale. The commercial female sale is aligned with our strategic plan in growing the breed and ultimately the number of registered females on the herdbook. In conjunction with this, next year our promotion and marketing will be heavily focused on the Droughtie female and the benefits of using them in the beef industry.

Finally, I would like to thank the team in the office for all their hard work this year. It has been a big year with many challenges but has been rewarding at the same time. I would also like to thank our members and all our sponsors for their support this year and I wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2022 FEBRUARY

MARCH

14 – 15

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All Breeds Sale, CQLX, Gracemere

SEPTEMBER

Highlands Droughtmaster Sale, Clermont

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Futurity Show, Gatton

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National Female Sale, Gympie

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AUGUST

Piggott Bull Sale, Springsure National Droughtmaster Bull Sale, CQLX, Gracemere

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Carnarvon Classic Droughtmaster Sale, Rolleston

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Clonlara Sale, Glenmorgan

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CAP Droughtmaster Bull Sale, CQLX, Gracemere

TBA

Narngulu Bull Sale, WA

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Glenlands Sale, Bouldercombe

TBA

Fitzroy Crossing Invitational Sale

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Central Reds Bull Sale, Emerald

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Valera Vale Sale, Augathella

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Artesian Sale, Blackall

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BullZeye Droughtmaster Bull Sale, Capella

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CQ Invitational Sale, CQLX, Gracemere

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Roma Droughtmaster Bull Sale, Roma

19 – 21

Primex Field Days

21 – 31

Casino Beef Week

7–9 4 4

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TBA

Commercial Female Sale - AuctionsPlus Farmfest, Toowoomba Stud Cattle Judging, EKKA Droughtmaster Australia AGM, Brisbane High Country Droughtmaster Sale, Eskdale Agquip, Gunnedah

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23 – 24 Monto Feature Show

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JUNE

Bunya Bull Sale, Coolabunia

13 – 14

23 – 25 Northern Territory Cattleman’s Association Conference, Darwin APRIL

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OCTOBER

NOVEMBER 9 – 10 11

17 – 18 26

Livexchange Conference, Darwin Monty Atkinson Genetics Sale, Charters Towers Young Beef Producers Forum, Roma Cream of the Crop Female Sale, Coolabunia

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k n a h T ou y

We wish you all the best with your new purchases and thanks to all who have supported us in 2021

OASIS A COWBOY sold to Rondel Droughtmasters $100,000

OASIS A SILKY SMOOTH sold to Cairo Droughtmasters $40,000

OASIS A SIR MORTLOCK sold to Vale View Droughtmasters $24,000

OASIS A VICTA sold to Glen Valley Droughtmasters $24,000

OASIS CASPER sold to Jane Saunders $22,000

OASIS CHESTER sold to Gadwell Grazing $30,000

OASIS NEBO sold to Bundy Droughtmasters $34,000

OASIS PABLO sold to Horn Family for $32,000

OASIS RANGER sold to Huntly Droughtmasters $24,000

OASIS TURBO sold to Rondel Droughtmasters $24,000

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A WORD FROM THE WEST

DROUGHTMASTERS STRIKE GOLD IN THE WEST

By Brad Cooper

Droughtmasters continue to dominate Western Australia’s richest bull sale, with their influence growing on both sides of the continent.

Two sales held at the back end of 2021 that share a bond with West Australian cattle country demonstrate the significant genetic gain Droughtmaster breeders have achieved in preparing commercially oriented, functional animals that consistently deliver on the expectations of buyers across diverse markets.

In a record market of tight supply, high demand and red-hot prices to match, against a backdrop of pandemic-induced volatility, 2021 will stand out as the year when buyers looking to re-build herds and capitalise on better seasons, gravitated towards breeds with a proven trackrecord of efficacy and reliability.

And it was WA’s Kimberley region, which staged two benchmark events in 2021 that provided one of the clearer snapshots of buyer psychology in a market some experts are still describing as “unchartered territory” – first with the Fitzroy Crossing Bull Sale in August and then the AuctionsPlus sale in November of 1800 commercial Droughtmaster steers and heifers from Hancock Agriculture’s Fossil Downs station.

Here’s a quick recap on both sales.

As reported by the ABC, the Fitzroy Crossing Invitation Bos Indicus Bull Sale cracked $1 million in total sales when it was held on August 20.

The gross taking is understood to be the highest-grossing bull sale in the state’s history.

Of the 174 Tropical bulls catalogued, 65 Droughtmaster bulls sold, averaging $7,073 and recording the sale’s second top price at $14,500.

The Droughtmaster average was above the sale average of $6,688, which was a record for the sale, and up more than $1,200 on last year.

Northern Rural Supplies principal livestock agent Andrew Stewart told the ABC the strong prices

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were a reflection of a buoyant cattle market and the highquality genetics on offer.

Australia and southern parts of Western Australia. Most went back to the paddock for backgrounding.

“It’s good for everybody. It’s good for the producers at this end but it’s also good for the vendors that have put the bulls together at a great cost,” he said after the sale.

Marketing agent Todd Walsh, who works for the same Broome based agency (Northern Rural Supplies) in charge of the Fitzroy sale, told Beef Central the key to the sale’s success was the quality of the genetics on offer.

“And it’s just a relief that they trust us to do it and then we can come up with this sort of a response — the best sale on record for us and best average.”

Marking its 15th anniversary this year, the Fitzroy sale has grown in reputation, scale and influence since it was started as a fixture to carry more Queensland Bos indicus genetics into WA commercial herds.

The irony is that now those genetics are flowing back to Queensland and elsewhere, not only via the interstate buyers who bought bulls from the Fitzroy sale, but due to Kimberley-bred cattle from Fossil Downs station being offered on November 5 in big numbers ex farm at Roma or equivalent, a trek of some 3500 kilometres.

According to a report from Beef Central, about 1600 quality Droughtmaster backgrounder steers, made from 757c/kg ($1,700) at the heavier end down to 892c/kg ($1,410) for a lightweight line of 250 head averaging 166kg on AuctionsPlus.

Sold in seven mobs each of six decks, the offering of mostly 10-13 months were drafted into mobs averaging from 266kg down to 166kg. Most of the reserves on the steers were in the 650700c range, freight included.

A single line offering of their older heifer sisters – 216 Droughtmasters 18-24 months averaging 248kg made $1700 or 684.4c/kg when secured by an eastern states’ buyer, selling about $300 a head above the reserve, according to the Beef Central account.

“Even deducting a figure of around 100c/kg off the sale price for the freight exercise, and these Fossil Downs steers and heifers easily set all-time records for young cattle sold out of the Kimberley region,” the Beef Central report said.

Buyers for the offering came from five separate states, with consignments heading to Queensland, NSW, Victoria, South

“We’re lucky to be able to deal with these Fossil Downs Droughtmaster steers, that definitely command respect in the marketplace,” he said.

“This exercise would not necessarily work the same, in terms of buyer response, if the quality of the cattle was not present. You’ve got to put the right article up, that southern buyers are prepared to have a go at.”

As referenced in the Beef Central report, Fossil Downs has built up a Droughtmaster herd regarded as one of the best in the Kimberley, using premium herd bulls from some of Australia’s best credentialed Droughtmaster seedstock herds including Glenlands, Clonlara, SC, Valera Vale, Sevenell/Lyndsay Park, Rodlyn, Piggott’s, Munda Reds, High Country, Mostyndale and Aldinga.

SC Droughtmaster stud principal Steve Farmer, who has played a key role in the Fitzroy bull sale as a vendor for nearly a decade, told Droughtmaster Magazine the Fossil Downs offering had a clear link to the efforts breeders have invested in the annual stud fixture over many years.

“The quality of those steers and heifers definitely bore the influence of the Fitzroy bull sale, no doubt,” he said.

“The sale has been attractive to Queensland breeders for many years because it allows you to market your genetics to buyers who run extensive operations targeted at the domestic slaughter trade or the live export trade.

“Droughties have been a good fit because they are so versatile and can produce progeny suited to both.

“It’s been great to see the results of those efforts extending to nearly every state in Australia.”

One of those buyers at the stud sale included the Harvest Road Pastoral Group owned by WA billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, whose managers bought

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the sale’s second top price, a Droughtmaster bull for $14,500 from the By-Mingo stud at Biggenden, owned and operated

by Don and Robyn Roberton who returned to the Fitzroy selling ring after an 11-year break.

Known only by his registration number – 1030 – the two-yearold bull with Calioran, Aldinga and Billabong bloodlines will stay in the Kimberley region at Harvest Road’s Jubilee Downs.

Don Roberton said the top price Droughtie was a well-grown, easy fleshing, homozygous poll bull, featuring key attributes attractive to modern buyers.

“That seems to be what the market is chasing these days and he was a very good example of it,” he said.

Other big buyers at the Fitzroy sale included Gina Rinehart’s Liveringa Beef Company and Fossil Downs, Gogo Station, Hooley Station, Warrawagine Cattle Company, Kimberley Aboriginal Pastoral Company, Barn Hill, Larrawa Station, Kilto Station, Mount House, Tanami Downs and Mandora Cattle Company.

In a year complicated by border closures and travel restrictions, the Fitzroy sale was uncertain months out from the event.

Long-time supporter of the sale, Jimmy Edwards from Barlyne Pastoral at Gayndah, and his son Johnny, orchestrated a mammoth logistical effort with an almost military-like precision to ensure the sale would proceed as planned.

Jimmy Edwards told the ABC there was a sense of relief to see the event succeed against the odds, with the cattle trucks only making it across the WA border hours before parts of the Northern Territory went into lockdown.

“We were certainly very nervous about it,” he said.

“That’s why myself and [vendor] Darren Castle decided to go early to the Territory and hibernate there for two weeks so that we could get to Fitzroy before the sale in case the rest of the crew couldn’t get through.

“Johnny and Steve Farmer and the truck drivers got through by the skin of their teeth from Katherine, so it all worked out in the long run, but it was pretty hairy.”

By-Mingo 1030 (Lot 185), a 19 month old, homozygous poll sold for $14,500 to The Harvest Road Group, Jubilee Downs.

Photo courtesy of Don & Robyn Roberton, By-Mingo Droughtmasters, Biggenden

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SALES

BULLS

HIGH COUNTRY SALE 2021 SOLD

TOP

AVERAGE

CLEARANCE

45

$22,500

$11,097

100%

Selling agent Jack Fogg, Shepherdson & Boyd, High Country stud principal Lisa Laycock, selling agent Craig Bell, Nutrien Livestock, and Steph Laycock (standing) with the top-selling bull, High Country Johnnie Walker (P), which sold to Twin Hills stud, Woolooga, for $22,500.

Photo courtesy Hayley Kennedy, Queensland Country Life HIGH COUNTRY Droughtmasters are extremely humbled and thankful for the outstanding result of our 2021 Sale Team. 45 bulls sold for a 100% clearance, to a top of $22,500 for Lot 6 – Johnnie Walker (Rambo) to the Twin Hills Stud, for an average of $11,097. Twenty-nine females sold for a 100% clearance, to a top of $7,000 twice for Lot 51 – Josette (Kenworth) to St Joseph’s Nudgee College and Lot 58 – Juliette (Why Not) to Traveston Heights Stud, for an average of $4,275. We would like to thank our sponsors and agents – Shepherdson and Boyd, Nutrien Livestock, Achmea Farm Insurance, Nutrien Ag Solutions Gatton, Suncorp, Riverina, Unipak, OBT Financial Group and Feedpro.

Many thanks to our volume and repeat buyer, Lockyer Pastoral who purchased a total of 13 bulls including Lot 30 Jackknife, son of Why Not, for $12,000; Lot 41 Jetstream, son of Ventura, for $14,000; and Lot 44 Jeremiah, son of Rambo, for $14,000.

FEMALES

Other sale highlights include Lot 12 – Jett (Game On) to repeat buyers

the Flynn Family, Valera Vale Droughtmasters for $20,000; Lot 11 – Jethro (Wallace) to repeat buyers the Coulter Family, AAKKA Stud for $18,000; and Lot 13 – Jericho (Why Not) for $18,000 to the Spring Family, Kiverton Droughtmasters.

Females were in high demand with other highlights including the following: Lot 50 – Janice (Game On) to Yimin CD Droughtmasters for $5,500, Lot 74 – Kyra (Rambo) to Bertrice Trading for $5,000 and Lot 75 – Kiki (Why Not) to Cambroon Park Droughtmasters for $5,000.

Selling agents Craig Bell, Nutrien Livestock, and Jack Fogg, Shepherdson & Boyd, and High Country stud principals Lisa Laycock and Steph Laycock with High Country Josette (H), knocked down to St Joseph’s Nudgee College for $7,000. Photo courtesy Hayley Kennedy, Queensland Country Life

SOLD

TOP

AVERAGE

CLEARANCE

29

$7,000 (twice)

$4,275

100%

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BUNYA BULL SALE 2021

Photos courtesy of Aussie Land & Livestock

SOLD

GROSS

TOP

AVERAGE

CLEARANCE

72

$663,000

$20,000 (3 times)

$9,208

99%

THE 2021 BUNYA BULL SALE saw a frenzy of bids flying from all parts of the Coolabunia Selling Complex, Kingaroy. 73 Bulls went under the hammer to achieve a 99% clearance rate for the 24 vendors involved.

Operating under a Covid-Safe event plan 150 chairs were brought in to accommodate the record crowd in attendance, 79 registered bidders were in attendance and over 20 registered on the Elite Online selling platform. The day started with a bang when Dave & Colleen Smith, Vale View Droughtmasters opened proceedings at a sale topping $20,000 (twice) for Lots 3 & 4. Lot 3 Vale View Dusty 2 (IVF)(AI) was knocked down to Paul, Wendy & Andrew Carter, Cedar Springs Droughtmasters, Kyogle. Lot 4 Vale View Damon 2 sold to the Caldwell Family, Old Sarum Droughtmasters, Ironpot. Vale View finished the day with a $17,333 average for their trio.

Buyer Wayne Caldwell, Kameruka, Ironpot, and Colleen Smith, Vale View Droughtmasters, Manumbar, and the equal $20,000 top priced Vale View Damon 2.

The 3rd Bull to hit the $20,000 mark was Lot 44 Bryvonlea Ultimus once again joining the sire battery at Cedar Springs Stud, Kyogle.

Other bulls to meet solid demand included the $18,000 By-Mingo Tyson offered by Don & Robyn Roberton and selling to the Turner Brothers, Childers. Carnudge Jack Jack offered by Greg & Linda Nugent is headed for stud duties after being snapped up by Adam Irwin, Windy Gully Droughtmasters, Bell for $16,000. Also selling for $16,000 was Rangeview Baritone the sole offering by Mark Pagett & Ruth Campbell and will be heading to the Rhind Family, Yerra.

Long time sale supporters the Haynes Family, Linville signed off on RSVP Quagmire from the Pickering Family stable for $15,000. Peter & Fran Eggleston, Toogoolawah took home the $14,000 Carnudge

Colleen Smith, Vale View Droughtmasters, Manumbar & Corey Evans, Aussie Land & Livestock with the $20,000 Vale View Dusty 2 who sold to Cedar Springs Droughtmasters, Kyogle

JD. A further 8 Bulls hit $12,000 from Vale View, Tomawill, Windy Gully, Birch, Bryvonlea, RSVP, Simto & By-Mingo Droughtmasters.

Despite the strong competition at the top end of the market the Bunya Bull Sale continues to show why it’s one of the best Value for Money Sales on the Droughtmaster calendar with 49 bulls (68%) selling from $5,000 to $9,000.

Top Vendor Averages included Vale View $17,333 (3), Carnudge $11,750 (4), Diamond Hill $11,000 (2), Windy Gully $10,500 (2), Bryvonlea $10,166 (6), By-Mingo $10,000 (5), RSVP $9,866 (6) and Birch $8,875 (8).

Repeat Bulk Buyers Mt Brisbane signed off on 5 for a solid $9,000 average. Both Weonia Grazing, Bollon and Anger & Hochmuth, Monogorilby took home 4 Bulls.

Brian & Yvonne Heck, Bryvonlea Droughtmasters, Glastonbury, and the equal $20,000 top priced Bryvonlea Ultimus selling to Cedar Springs Droughtmasters, Kyogle

THE DROUGHTMASTER SOCIETY & MEMBERS ARE GUIDED BY COMMON VALUES:

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HONESTY & INTEGRITY

FAIRNESS & RESPECT

Accountable to the highest ethical standards, demonstrating honesty, professionalism and sincerity.

Empowering others to reach their potential, demonstrating unity, humility, grace and gratitude.

PASSION & EXCELLENCE

CURIOSITY & CHALLENGE

Striving for excellence, taking responsibility for our actions and decisions.

Creating an environment whereby curiosity, challenge and innovation is encouraged.

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Bryvonlea Droughtmasters

Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to All

Bryvonlea Ultimus

Bryvonlea Victor

Bryvonlea Vader

Thank you, to New & Repeat Buyers, we wish you the very best with your purchases.

Bunya Bull Sale : 6 bulls sold to a top of $20,000.00 to average $10,166.00 - Buyers Were:

Cedar Springs DM (Ultimus equal top price of the sale), Kurrawong DM, S Barraclough, Dermark, Anger & Hochmuth & B Kennedy.

Droughtmaster National Bull Sale: 14 bulls sold to a top of $20,000 (RSVP) to average $13,214.00 - Buyers Were:

RSVP Droughtmasters, Junction Park, Sedgeford Pastoral, J & M Hyden, N Dudarko, R & K Cook (2), Wales Grazing, S & N Roth, Dermark Pty ltd, Department of Agriculture & Fisheries, Tyson/O’Connor Partnership, Spyglass, M Foley & J Drake , HH Pastoral

Bryvonlea Warrior Full brother to Victor (Skye Wilfred)

We Welcome New Sire Glenlands Cadella (PP) $42,500

Bryvonlea Viking For Sale 2022

Bryvonlea Washington For Sale 2022

Not to be Missed: The Droughtmaster National Female Sale 12 th March, 2022, Gympie Bryvonlea will offer another outstanding line of females at the 2022 National Female Sale.

We sold 8 Unjoined females at the 2021 Sale, selling for an average of $6500 to top at $15,500 (Bry. Dolores to Eljay Droughtmasters) Buyers were: Metermon DM, CME DM, Palmvale DM, D Agius, D Trask, Ridgie Didge DM and Reesville.

Bryvonlea Dolores Thank you to buyers and underbidders.

“Once in our world, a stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world.”- C.S. Lewis Jesus is the reason for the Christmas Season - May He Bless you and those you love with health, peace, love and happiness.

UNLOCK YOUR HERDS POTENTIAL

SALES

PIGGOTT BULL SALE 2021

Courtesy of Catherine Piggott

SOLD

TOP

AVERAGE

CLEARANCE

67

$42,500

$10,200

103% (Yes really!)

AT THE last fall of the hammer, at the Piggott Droughtmaster Bull Sale, held in Springsure, September 8th, 62 bulls of 65 offered had sold for a healthy average of $10,200.

However, the remaining three bulls were quickly snapped up before people left their seats and two bulls, not offered at the sale (one had a sore eye), also sold – hence the tongue in cheek clearance.

The top 31 bulls averaged $17,209.

attracted new buyers and a sizeable representation of stud buyers purchasing bulls for stud herds. Equal bulk buyers (repeat buyers) with six bulls each were

E Carr & Sons Pty Ltd, with a top of $15,000, average $10,833 and Tyson-Werth-O’Connor partnership paid a top price of $14,000 twice and averaged $11,167.

The top price was paid by Christmas Creek Droughtmasters for Lot 4 Aldinga Lament 36 (P) of $42,500. At 24 months, he was one of the older bulls of the draft and weighed 854kg. He had an EMA 133cm, morphology 86%, P 8—11mm Rib 8mm. Echo Hills Grazing Company, Springsure, purchased the second top bull Lot 28 Aldinga Librarian 223 (P), $20,000 and Valera Vale Droughtmasters, Charleville secured Lot 13 Aldinga Launch 143 (P), $18,000.

Repeat buyers purchased most of the draft but the sale also

Lot 4 ALDINGA LAMENT 36 (P) D5, sold to Christmas Creek Droughtmasters for $42,500

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NATIONAL BULL SALE 2021 SOLD

GROSS

TOP

AVERAGE

CLEARANCE

395

$5,634,500

$150,000

$14,265

95%

THE 2021 NATIONAL Bull Sale is the largest multi-vendor Droughtmaster bull sale in Australia. The quality of bulls did not disappoint. The sale average of $14,265 was up a massive 30% to the 2020 average. Cliff Mylrea, Needmor Droughtmasters sold the top priced bull, Needmor Hyatt (P) to Mac & Gayle Shann, Lamont Droughtmasters for $150,000. In all three bulls sold for $100,000 or over including: Skye Gene (S) $120,000, Libby Ingram, Skye Droughtmasters selling to AC Cattle Company, and Rondel All Star (P) $100,000 selling to Alex & Maree Power, Lazy A Droughtmasters.

The online bidding platform once again played a pivotal role in the bidding with over 40% of the catalogue receiving an online bid.

A full post sale report is available on the National Bull Sale Page on the Droughtmaster Australia website www.droughtmaster.com.au.

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Cliff Mylrea, Needmor Droughtmasters sold the top priced bull, Needmor Hyatt (P) to Mac & Gayle Shann, Lamont Stud, Clermont, for $150,000

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NEEDMOR HYATT

TOPS THE HONOUR ROLL IN 2021 LOT 145, NEEDMOR HYATT (P), had his time in the limelight at the Droughtmaster National Bull Sale.

Offered by Cliff Mylrea and Sasha Smith, Needmor Droughtmasters, Gogango, the 23-month old bull sold to Mac and Gayle Shann, of Lamont Stud, Clermont for $150,000, taking the highest priced bull title for 2021.

Hyatt is a son of Oasis Winchester out of a first calf heifer, Needmor Eloise, a daughter of homebred bull, Needmor Achilles.

Mr Mylrea said Hyatt had always been a stand-out for them, even as a calf.

42 centimetres in scrotal circumference.

He measured 13mm and 9mm for P8 and rib fat respectively, 143 square centimetres for eye muscle area, and 4.5pc for intra-muscular fat (IMF).

“We had many discussions about retaining him for our own herd, but in the end the decision was made to sell him,” Mr Mylrea said.

“We thought he might do well, but the end result exceeded all expectations by far.

“His weight for age, exceptional bone and beef, beautiful head and his bomb-proof temperament are just some of the attributes that we really loved about his bull,” he said.

“It is pleasing to know that he went to such a great home with Mac and Gayle Shann, where he’ll be introduced to a beautiful herd of cows and will be utilised to his full potential.

“We would say he’s one of the best bulls we have bred.”

“We really look forward to seeing his progeny in the years to come.”

Hyatt tipped the scales at 940 kilograms and measured

The Shanns were impressed by the photos and videos of the

Oasis Winchester son prior to the sale and were not disappointed when they saw him in the flesh.

“Hyatt’s main feature that stood out was his incredible size and growth for his age,” Mac Shann said.

“He has an amazing temperament, sirey head and his overall conformation and beautiful smooth body won us over.”

“We are always trying to put more leg and bone under our cattle to ensure they mature into largeframed cows or well grown bullocks.”

Hyatt has settled in to Cantaur Park well, delivering 500 top quality semen straws in the first week he was home. He is now out with cows and is very active.

“We are already looking forward to 9 months’ time to see the first little Hyatt babies. We absolutely love him, he is an incredible specimen and Cliff and Sasha should be very proud.”

Vendors Ed and Cliff Mylrea and Sasha Smith, Needmor Droughtmasters, with (kneeling) selling agent Josh Heck, GDL, and buyers Gayle and Mac Shann, Lamont stud, Clermont, and their $150,000 purchase, Needmor Hyatt (P). Photo courtesy Hayley Kennedy, Queensland Country Life.

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2021 DROUGHTMASTER BULL SALES

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We’ve had a big year of bull sales in 2021. These included the Society Sponsored Sales and 14 on-farm and private Droughtmaster sales. Here is a list of the sales top prices to date.

Sale

Price

Animal

Vendor

Purchaser

National Droughtmaster Bull Sale, Rockhampton

$150,000

Needmor Hyatt (P)

Cliff Mylrea & Sasha Smith, Needmor Droughtmasters, Gogango

Mac & Gayle Shann, Lamont Stud, Clermont

Glenlands Sale, Bouldercombe

$120,000

Glenlands D Carbon Copy (PP)

Darren Childs, Glenlands D Droughtmasters, Theodore

Len & Sue Bode, Percol Plains, McKinlay

CQ Invitational Droughtmaster Sale, Rockhampton

$50,000

Konjuli Nikko (P)

Sean & Evonne Barrett, Konjuli Droughtmasters, Woolooga

Sam & Jane Barton, Huntly Droughtmasters, Comet

Clonlara Spring Sale, Glenmorgan

$45,000

Clonlara 20237 (S)

McCormack Family, Clonlara Droughtmasters, Glenmorgan

Ian & Donna Atthow, Sevenangle Droughtmasters, Millmerran

Piggott Bull Sale, Springsure

$42,500

Aldinga Lament 36 (P)

Terry & Catherine Piggott, Aldinga Droughtmasters, Rolleston

Bradley & Kerryn Piggott, Christmas Creek Droughtmasters, Rolleston

Monty Atkinson Genetics Sale (MAGS), Charters Towers

$42,000

EZE 207 (PP)

Mac & Gayle Shann, Lamont Stud, Clermont

Neil, Kurt & Melissa Angus, Hillside Droughtmasters, Charters Towers

Carnarvon Classic Droughtmaster Sale, Rolleston

$34,000

Oasis Nebo (P)

Noel & Robyn Geddes, Oasis Droughtmasters, Rockhampton

Peter & Sonia Fleming, Bundy Droughtmasters, Bundaberg

Artesian Droughtmaster Sale, Blackall

$32,500

Medway Dardanelles (P)

Hastings & Sandra Donaldson, Medway Droughtmasters, Bogantungan

Wayne & Jesse Barnes, Waylanbar Droughtmasters, Emerald

Highlands Droughtmaster Bull Sale, Clermont

$32,500

Huntly Aristocrat (P)

Sam & Jane Barton, Huntly Droughtmasters, Comet

Shane & Wendy Perry, Strathfield Droughtmasters, Clermont

Roma Droughtmaster Bull Sale, Roma

$32,000

Dalmally Jeremy (P)

Rob Brown, Dalmally Droughtmasters, Roma

Larry Farquhar, Calco Droughtmasters, Rolleston

Valera Vale On-Property Bull Sale, Augathella

$30,000

Valera Vale 20332M

Michael Flynn, Valera Vale Droughtmasters, Augathella

Roger & Jenny Underwood, Eversleigh and Wallace Vale Droughtmasters, Wallumbilla

CAP Droughtmaster Bull Sale, Rockhampton

$30,000

Glenavon 4081 (PP)

Atkinson & Co, Glenavon Droughtmasters, Yaamba

Ken & Kerry McKenzie, Yaralla Droughtmasters, Bluff

BullZeye Droughtmaster Bull Sale, Capella

$24,000

Hamadra Kobba (P)

Drew McKenzie, Hamadra Droughtmasters, Bluff

Ross & Luke Parkinson, Mount Lowe, Capella

High Country Droughtmaster Bull Sale, Eskdale

$22,500

High Country Johnnie Walker (P)

Lisa Laycock, High Country Droughtmasters, Eskdale

Symon Duggan, Twin Hills Droughtmaster, Woolooga

Bunya Bull Sale, Coolabunia

$20,000 (3 times)

Vale View Dusty 2 (P)

Dave & Colleen Smith, Vale View Droughtmasters, Manumbar

Paul, Wendy & Andrew Carter, Cedar Springs Droughtmasters, Kyogle

Vale View Damon 2 (P)

Dave & Colleen Smith, Vale View Droughtmasters, Manumbar

Rachael Caldwell & Jake Murray, Old Sarum Droughtmasters, Ironpot

Bryvonlea Ultimus (P)

Brian & Yvonne Heck, Bryvonlea Droughtmasters, Glastonbury

Paul, Wendy & Andrew Carter, Cedar Springs Droughtmasters, Kyogle

Mostyndale 985 (S)

Kevin & Leesa Woolcock, Mostyndale Droughtmasters, Springsure

Josh Perry, Strathfield 9JE Droughtmasters, Clermont

$15,000

Central Reds Droughtmaster Bull Sale

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CARNARVON CLASSIC SALE 2021 SOLD

GROSS

TOP

AVERAGE

CLEARANCE

62

$716,000

$34,000

$11,365

98%

Story and photos by Ben Harden, Queensland Country Life THE CARNARVON CLASSIC Droughtmaster multi-vendor bull sale celebrated the milestone of its inaugural sale in style by achieving a top price of $34,000 at Rolleston on Tuesday.

Out of 63 bulls on offer, 62 sold for a 98 per cent clearance, for a combined average of $11,365 and sale gross of $716,000.

The sale was the first at Jeff and Alex Olive’s new selling complex at the Rolleston saleyards. The bulls offered on behalf of the five central Queensland-based vendors were of top quality and their growth figures didn’t disappoint.

The sale started strong with the first lot of the day, Oasis Nebo (P), selling for the $34,000 top price to Peter and Sonia Fleming, Bundy Droughtmasters, Bundaberg.

A son of Hamadra Harley (P), the exceptionally well conformed 20-month-old bull entered the sale ring weighing 758kg, with a 144 square centimetre eye muscle area, and a 39cm scrotal measurement.

Buyers Peter and Sonia Fleming, Bundy Droughtmasters, travelled six hours from Bundaberg to purchase the top bull, which the Flemings said was well worth the long drive.

“He’s an overall package, with a nice polly head, great depth and length to him, and we weren’t going home without him,” Mr Fleming said.

There were two equal secondtop price bulls on the day, with Calco Encore (P) the first to sell for $20,000 to Riverside Pastoral Co, Nebo, and Huntly Brag (H), which sold to Godwin Cattle Co, Springsure, for $20,000.

Godwin Cattle Company, Springsure, paid top money to buy nine bulls to average $12,778, whilst the Semple family, Coolibah, Dysart, secured five bulls for an average of $7,200.

The Bradford family, Arcturus Downs, Springsure, purchased four bulls for an average of $7,500, while the Bishop family also bought four to average $8,250.

Vendor Averages: Noel and Robyn Geddes, Oasis Droughtmasters, Rockhampton – sold 9 bulls - average $13,400 Adam and Shelley Geddes, Oasis A Droughtmasters, Dingo, sold 6 bulls, average $9,667.

Hastings and Sandra Donaldson and family, Medway Droughtmasters, Bogantungan, sold 9 bulls, average $8,800.

Wayne and Ingrid York, Karragarra Droughtmasters, Emerald, sold 9 bulls, average $6,778.

The Farquhar family, Calco Droughtmaster stud, Rolleston, sold 13 bulls, average $15,154.

Sam and Jane Barton, Huntly Droughtmasters, Clermont, sold 17 bulls, average $10,470.

SALE TOPPER: Oasis Droughtmasters stud principal Noel Geddes, Rosles, buyers Peter and Sonia Fleming, Bundy Droughtmasters, and Elders auctioneer Simon Kinbacher, with top price bull Oasis Nebo (P). Photo: Ben Harden

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CLONLARA SALE 2021 SOLD

TOP PRICE DROUGHTMASTER

TOP PRICE COMPOSITE

CLEARANCE

73

$45,000

$7,960

100%

THE MCCORMACK FAMILY was well supported by many repeat clients as well as a number of first-time buyers at their 33rd Clonlara Bull Sale in September.

73 of 73 bulls offered sold for a $11,253 average which comprised 58 Droughtmaster bulls for a solid $11,784 average to a top of $45,000, and 15 Composite bulls for a $9,200 average topping at $30,000.

First time buyers Jim and John Edwards – Barlyne Pastoral Co paid $27,500 for Clonlara 20099 (P), a son of Wolfang Valentine (P) out of a two year old heifer.

The buyers came from McKinlay to the North, Kempsey to the

South, West to Charleville and all places in between.

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Ian and Donna Atthow of the Sevenangle Droughtmaster stud at Millmerran paid the $45,000 top price for Clonlara 20237 (S), a 23 month old son of Garthowen Webcke 2 (S).

Billinbah Pastoral Company (Rob and Virginia Warby and Family) purchased four bulls for an average of $21,000. Clonlara 20047 (P) was their top selection at $32,000, a son of Clonlara 16188 that weighed 850kg at 24 months of age.

Another of their purchases was the $30,000 top priced composite bull, Clonlara Composite 20765 (P).

CAP SALE 2021 SOLD

TOP

AVERAGE

CLEARANCE

60

$30,000

$7,960

100%

VENDOR JOHN ATKINSON summed up the 25th annual Cap Droughtmaster Sale as a “buyer’s market”. The sale presented ready to work commercially focused bulls.

The bulls were averaging 6 weeks younger and 30kgs lighter than last year’s sale but still averaged a creditable EMA of 133.5cm2 - which was the same as last year. A testament to the performance of these cattle in drought conditions.

Top dollar for the sale went to 19 month old Glenavon 4081 (PP) sold for $30,000 to Ken and Kerry McKenzie, Yaralla Droughtmasters, Bluff. Kerry McKenzie said the bull caught their eye for his sire appeal and had “a nice little something that grabbed our attention”. Kerry said, “we were chasing that strong head and good through the back”. Yaralla Droughtmasters also purchased a Garthowen Velocity son for $17,000.

The second top priced bull was knocked down for $28,000 to the Parkinson Family at Middlemount who secured 6 bulls in total for a $9,500 average. These bulls

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Top Price Bull Glenavon 4081 (PP) with vendor John Atkinson, Glenavon Droughtmasters, and buyer Kerry McKenzie, Yaralla Droughtmasters, Bluff. Photo courtesy: Sheree Kershaw, Queensland Country Life.

Glenavon Zeno (P), who sold for $28,000, with vendor John Atkinson and buying agent Brett Christie, TopX. Photo courtesy: Sheree Kershaw, Queensland Country Life.

were secured by buying agent Brett Christie TopX. Mr Christie said the Glenavon bulls were recognised for their longevity.

“They last in the herd for 10 years and you kill them on age”. “It was a bull buyer’s market today, with extremely good value” Mr Christie went on to say. Mr Christie has been buying Glenavon bulls for several years and bought bulls

on behalf of several other buyers including Coobyanger, Clermont with 5 bulls to average $9,200 and Cherwell Investments, Clermont purchasing an additional 5 bulls.

Other notable sales included Glenavon Xavier (PP) selling to CMC Stud for $22,000 and Glenavon Xylus selling to Oasis A Stud for $26,000.

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GLENLANDS SALE 2021 SOLD

GROSS

TOP

AVERAGE

CLEARANCE

190

$4,335,000

$120,000

$22,818

100%

Callan and Darren Childs, Glenlands Stud along with Richard Simmonds, Clint Chalmers, John and Mark Simmonds, Avon Downs Station, Clermont. Avon Downs purchased six bulls for on average $57,417 topping at $90,000.

By Kent Ward AUSTRALIA’S HIGHEST grossing private vendor bull sale result was attained at this year’s annual Glenlands Sale, Bouldercombe, in September. The Childs families saw both all-breeds and Droughtmaster breed records fall in nearly all categories. Bulls sold to $120,000 setting a new $22,818 breed record average ending in a complete clearance and an allbreeds record gross of $4.335M. Consistent and sustained demand from across Queensland and the Northern Territory saw a $4,830 increase in average values over the 2020 record result with an extra 18 bulls marketed. Fourteen feature bulls averaged $64,643 topping at $120,000, 167 unled registered bulls topped $110,000 to average $19,740 while nine purebreds sold to $18,000 twice setting a $14,888 average.

Wayne and Ingrid York, Karragarra Stud, Emerald took the $95,000, Carbine (23-months) while Richard and Robyn Simmons, Avon Downs, Clermont took six to average $57,417 topping at $90,000 for Calibre (IVF) IP) (AI) (19-months). Charlie and Jackie Hawkins, HC Pastoral and HC Grazing, Toowoomba purchased 30 to average $13,633 topping at $20,000. Brisbane Valley Holdings, Coominya took six to average $14,500. Ross Kiernan, Bygana, Clermont picked 15 to average $24,900 topping at $57,500. Bash and Robin Carmichael, Newcombe, Augathella selected four to average $20,750. Andy Hayes, The Garden Station, Alice Springs picked up 15 to average of $15,667. Allan and Janette Williams, Riverside, Nebo averaged $18,875 for their eight.

Michael and Angela Corones, Macklands Stud, Bororen took four to average $49,000.

Bassalt Pastoral, Bassalt Creek, Charters Towers took six averaging $18,500 while John and Ellen

Cotter, Kinbombi Station, Goomeri secured four to average $19,000.

Dale, Trevor and Shirley Jones, Myra, Clermont claimed seven to average $16,289. Seamark Pty Ltd., Camila Glen, Camila, Cliffdale, Theodore and Seloh Nolem, Nebo purchased seven to average $12,715.

Val Childs, Glenlands Stud, Bouldercombe invested $75,000 on the 27-month-old, Commander (P) while Ken and Kerry McKenzie, Yaralla Stud, Blackwater took the $70,000, Crawford (23-months).

Paul Lever, Leverdale Stud, Euramo purchased the $42,5000 Cleveland while Damian Garside, Lochview Stud, Charlwood bought the $62,500 Campese (Glenlands Orient). Dan and Holly Dzundza, Penjobe, Springsure returned taking four to average $22,500 topping at $28,000. Selling for $50,000 was a 23-month-old Glenlands Quartermaster son, Collingwood (P) going to Brad Strahan, B & J Farms, Closeburn.

At $120,000 market topper Carbon Copy (PP) (IVF) (22-months) (890kg) (137EMA) (1.33kg/d) (16/14mm) was offered in a three-quarter share full possession arrangement. He sold to Len and Sue Bode, Percol Plains, McKinlay. Percol Plains ended with three to average $95,000.

Fred Noff ke, Keronga, Springsure purchased four averaging $47,500.

Top of these at $110,000 was Court Martial (IVF) (PP). Robert and Carly Johnstone, Dawsonvale Stud, Banana secured the $110,000 Cool As A Cat (PP) (22-months) (830kg) also marketed in a three quarter share full possession arrangement.

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CENTRAL REDS SALE 2021 TRUEBLUE SOLD

GROSS

TOP AVERAGE DROUGHTMASTERS

48

$343,000

LETIN BOARD

“An Aussie name for $15,000 an Aussie Breed”

CLEARANCE

$7,145

94%

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THE 10th ANNIVERSARY Central Reds Droughtmaster Sale held at the Emerald Saleyards on the 27th September 2021 resulted in a 94% clearance and a solid average of $7,145.

Sean and Evonne Barrett’s Konjuli stud at Woolooga averagedKen $6,667 for 3 bulls. & Julie Thompson

The tropical-coated 22mth old Mostyndale 985 (S) was the top priced bull selling to Josh Perry of Strathfield 9JE stud for $15,000.

Mostyndale 985, sired by Vale View Ziggy, weighed in at 783kg and sported an EMA of 134 cm and IMF of 4.3%. Josh selected the bull for his length, depth, tidy underline and impeccable temperament.

Rob and Kirstie Orphant’s Seymour Droughtmasters at Gunalda averaged $6,600 for 6 bulls.

Ph (07) 4126 1695Smith of Vale Dave, Colleen and Mac Mob 0428 921 004 View Droughtmasters at Manumbar E: j.k.thompson@bigpond.com averaged $8,125 for 8 bulls.

sale motto of “Affordability, Quality and Reliability.” The committee would like to make special mention Stud No. 1480 of their valued partners Brown & Sheryn: 0416 049 937 | Ken: 0400 200 941 Hurley Agriculture, Central Isuzu, E: whisperingwinds1@bigpond.com Rees R & Sydney Warrego Facebook Jones, Page : Win-D-Lee Droughtmasters Water, Riverina and Allflex whose support is greatly appreciated.

Selling agents Nutrien Livestock.

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Mostyndale Stud cleared a vendors purchasers “THEand PRIME REPRODUCER” Photo courtesy: Sally Gall, Queensland Country Life Cattle with a future further reinforcing their $7,846 average for 13 bulls.

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$1,403,000

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$12,935

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Sid Godwin of Godwin Cattle Co, Tanderra, Springsure who bought 12 lots, and Stretch Castles and Lisa Paynter of Gundoo, Charleville took home 10 lots. It is encouraging to note that all of our volume buyers for this year are repeat buyers.

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THE VALERA VALE on-property sale surpassed expectations of all involved. We recorded our top ever average sale price of $12,935, which is double our average for the previous year. 100% clearance in the ring of 108 lots, with Lot 79 topping the sale at $30,000 to repeat buyers Roger and Jenny Underwood of Eversleigh and Wallace Vale Studs, Wallumbilla. Not only have Roger and Jenny supported Valera Vale over a number of years, but they have also now purchased the top price lot from our onproperty sale two years running.

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ARTESIAN DROUGHTMASTER SALE 2021 SOLD

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TOP

AVERAGE

CLEARANCE

85

$1,063,000

$32,500

$12,505

100%

Jesse Barnes, Waylanbar Droughtmasters purchaser of top priced bull Lot 20 Medway Dardanelles. Photo by Julie Allen.

Story by Ben Harden, Queensland Country Life UNDER CLOUDY skies at Blackall, a sale record result was achieved at the annual Artesian Droughtmaster Sale, where a Medway bull attracted the top bid of $32,500.

In total, six central Queenslandbased studs sold 85 bulls, to represent a clearance rate of 100 per cent and strong average of $12,505.

It was the Donaldson family of Medway Droughtmaster stud, Bogantungan, who headlined the sale, with Medway Dardanelles (P) selling to the Barnes family of Waylanbar Droughtmaster stud for $32,500.

Sired by Medway Alcala (P) and out of Medway 14264F (P), the 23-month-old sire prospect tipped the scales at 875 kilograms and measured 39 centimetres in scrotal circumference.

He scanned 135 square centimetres for eye muscle area and 11mm and 8mm, respectively, for P8 and rib fats.

Medway stud principal Hamilton Donaldson said the sire was a “standout” son of firstseason sire Medway Alcala.

“Dardanelles is a poll bull with tremendous volume through the quarter, with exceptional spring of rib and length of body,” Mr Donaldson said.

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Droughtmasters, Longreach: Sold 9, Average $14,833.

“The Artesian sale continues to grow from strength to strength and we’re proud to be involved, and present quality Droughtmaster to the central west.”

Gus & Jen McCormack, Clonlara Droughtmasters, Glenmorgan: Sold 10, average $9,400.

The Donaldson family of Surbiton South, Alpha, secured the secondtop price bull, Western Red Okey Dokey (P) for $22,500, offered by Dean and Julie Allen, Tarcombe, Longreach.

Ken & Kerry McKenzie, Yaralla Droughtmasters, Blackwater: Sold 15, $12,125.

Darren & Helen Childs, Glenlands D Droughtmasters, Theodore: Sold 9, average $13,222.

Paul & Paula Russell, Locarno Droughtmasters, Dingo: Sold 9, average $10,000.

The 24-month-old sire prospect weighed in at 820kg, and measured 40cm in the scrotum.

He boasted an EMA of 135sq cm, and P8 and rib fats of 12mm and 8mm, respectively.

Bulk buying honours went to the O’Sullivan family of Jumba, Charters Towers, who purchased 11 bulls.

Stud averages: Donaldson family, Medway Droughtmasters, Bogantungan: Sold 32, Average $13,515.

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BULLZEYE SALE 2021 SOLD

TOP

AVERAGE

CLEARANCE

61

$24,000

$10,111

88%

THIS YEAR’S sale saw bulls head to all corners of the state for a sale average of $10,111 and an 88% clearance. The sale again offered quality Droughtmaster sires from leading studs to a full panel of buyers. The competition saw a Hamadra bull top the day and sell for $24,000 to Ross and Luke Parkinson and family at Mount Lowe, Capella.

Co-stud principal Drew McKenzie said the family were “very happy” with the sale result, and that the top bull was the top of the draft for them going into the sale. “Hamadra Kobba was very hard to fault. He’s got exceptional conformation, a good sheath, testicles and he boasted the very desirable PP status,” Mr McKenzie said.

Tipping the scales at 888 kilograms, the sire prospect measured 41 centimetres in scrotal circumference and tested 90 per cent for sperm motility. Scanning 136 square centimetres for eye muscle area, he had P8 and rib fat depths of

14mm and 8mm respectively, and an intramuscular fat percentage of 5.4.

‘Best Pen’ nomination as selected by a local producer.

There were several bulk buyers operating, with top bulk-buyer Morganbury Pastoral, Charters Towers, securing a total of 6 bulls.

The Dodson Family, Gayndah, W&M Cragg, Dingo and Sam Bradford, Arcturus Downs, Springsure, all took home 4 bulls each for a solid average.

The Sale vendors wish their clients every success with their new purchases, and a Merry Christmas and wet New Year.

There was plenty of local support from the Capella district which is home to plenty of Droughtmaster cows.

Libby Ingram, Skye Droughtmasters, was rewarded for their cracking pen of bulls, receiving the

SALE TOPPER: Drew McKenzie, Hamadra Droughtmasters, Bluff, GDL auctioneer Josh Heck, Rockhampton, with top price bull Hamadra Kobba (P). Photo: Ben Harden, Queensland Country Life

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73/73 BULLS SOLD 100% CLEARANCE | 58 DM BULLS AVERAGE $11,784 | 15 COMPOSITE BULLS AVERAGE $9,200

Thank you to all buyers and underbidders for a tremendous 2021 sale result.

We are grateful for the ongoing trust invested in the Clonlara brand by so many repeat clients, and we’re very pleased to welcome a growing number of new faces.

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Dilga, Glenmorgan, Qld 4423 | P: 07 4665 6814 — M: 0429 656 814 | E: clonlaracattle@bigpond.com We look forward to welcoming you again to our 2022 sale, to be held on Wednesday, September 21st.

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CQ INVITATIONAL SALE 2021 SOLD

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CLEARANCE

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$885,500

$50,000

$11,651

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THE SALE saw 76 bulls sell for an 80% clearance to achieve the excellent average of $11,651 to gross $885,500, topping at $50,000 for Konjuli Nikko (P) by Evonne Barrett of Konjuli Droughtmasters purchased by Sam Barton of Huntly Droughtmasters.

Sired by Huntly Rump (P) and out of Konjuli Faith 2 (P), the 23-month-old tipped the scales at 872 kilograms and measured 40 centimetres in the scrotum.

A second-top price of $40,000 was paid for Wajatryn O’Kane (S) (sired by Minlacowie Vinnie 8817 (H) and out of Wajatryn 7-317GZ), knocked down to the Spann family, Minlacowie and Wingfield Droughtmasters, Goovigen.

also goes to our vendors for presenting such a quality yarding of bulls and congratulations to Konjuli for their sale-topping sire.

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A big thank you goes to our volume buyers at the sale Jellinbah Pastoral for the purchase of 10 bulls to average $11,900 and also Blue Valley Cattle Company for the purchase of 9 bulls to average $7,333, LC Barbour, Taroom purchased 5 for an $8,600 average and Fletcher Vale, Charters Towers purchased 4 for an $11,500 average.

Warren & Carolyn Kenny, Wajatryn Droughtmasters, Gayndah: Sold 15, average $14,400

Sean & Evonne Barrett , Konjuli Droughtmasters, Woolooga: Sold 2, average $29,500

Spann Family, Minlacowie & Wingfield Droughtmasters, Goovigen: Sold 25, average $12,540 Shane & Wendy Perry, Strathfield Droughtmasters, Clermont: Sold 6, average $12,500

Another of the Konjuli bulls achieved the third-top price of $32,500, with the Redskin Budweiser (P) son Konjuli GJ Duke (P) (AI) purchased by Gary and Jillian Little, Riverland Droughtmasters, Millaa Millaa.

Thank you to all buyers, bidders and supporters for the confidence you have shown in our sale this year. Thanks to our agents, Elders, and our valued sponsors for supporting the sale. Thanks

Top priced bull Konjuli Nikko (P) with vendor Evonne Barrett of Konjuli Droughtmasters and purchaser Sam Barton of Huntly Droughtmasters. Photo courtesy: Hayley Kennedy, Queensland Country Life.

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RIB 10. IMF 5. Scrotal 41cm. Semen 80% Morphology 80%

Thankyou to Agents, Elders and all of our Buyers and Underbidders RSVP Stud, buying Wajatryn Optimum, $27,500 • J & M Weller, Wajatryn Octagonal, $20,000 True Blue Stud, Wajatryn Octavio, $24,000 • Tara View Stud, Wajatryn Ohio, $20,000 Lot 22 Rosewood Cattle Co • Lot 23 NF & JE Keitley • Lot 24 Blue Valley Cattle Co Lot 25 and Lot 34 Marty and Chloe Barbour • Lot 27 and Lot 28 Fletcher Vale Lot 29 Lee Rutherford • Lot 32 Jellinbah Pastoral • Lot 33 Carmel Downs Pastoral Co

$14,440 Average • 100% Clearance Paddock Sales, as they have been for many years, are the Bulk of our Business and we thank all of our 2021 buyers. Wajatryn Bulls on Property sold from $6,000-$12,000 throughout Queensland and the Northern Territory.

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$874,000

$32,000

$9,605

88%

Top-priced bull at the Roma Droughtmaster sale, Dalmally Jeremy (P), with purchaser Larry Farquhar, Calco Droughtmasters, Rolleston, Elders stud stock representative Andrew Meara, and vendor Rob Brown, Dalmally Grazing Co, Roma.

Photos: Sally Gall, Queensland Country Life THE ANNUAL Roma Droughtmaster Bull Sale, held on Friday 22nd October, was again strong with the average up from $8,045 in 2020 to $9,605 in 2021. The clearance rate in 2021 (87.5%) was down compared to 2020 (95%) with buyers being very specific on their purchases.

The sale was heavily marketed through TV, radio, print and social media channels and it was pleasing to see a large crowd in the selling complex and inspecting bulls in the yards.

Congratulations to all vendors who participated in the sale and particular mention to Rob Brown of Dalmally Droughtmasters who sold the top priced bull

for $32,000 to Larry Farquhar, Calco Droughtmasters, Rolleston.

The 23-month-old sire prospect Dalmally Jeremy (P), sired by Yaralla Sheldon (H) measured a 40cm scrotal circumference, an eye muscle area of 133 square centimetres, and intra-muscular fat of 4.6pc, with a weight of 910kg.

Three bulls went for the second top price of $22,000. Roger and Jenny Underwood, Wallace Vale, Wallumbilla, received $22,000 for Wallace Vale Jonah (P), purchased by Derek, Lara and Thomas Mays, Tomawill, Boonah, and Wayne and Ingrid York, Karragarra Droughtmasters, Emerald, sold two at $22,000 -

Karragarra Rockstar (P) to Dalmally Droughtmasters and Karragarra Riverbed (P) went to Redskin Droughtmasters at Morinish.

Again, there were buyers from all parts of Queensland and New South Wales. Bulk buyers from Cloncurry, Charleville and Yuleba were very active buying multiple bulls for their breeding programs.

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Congratulations to our winners of the Best Pen of Bulls, sponsored by long time sale partner’s Midwest Rural Traders:

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91 BULLS SOLD $9,605 AVERAGE TOP $32,000 Quality Bulls Sell to all Budgets Bulls have been delivered to many areas of the State including Cloncurry, Morinish, Bundaberg, the Scenic Rim, Quilpie, Charleville, NSW and locally around Roma.

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National Female Sale • Top $13,000 ave $10,250 AuctionsPlus Commercial heifers (April) Top $2,280/hd ave $2,044/hd • (November) $2,660/hd We sincerely thank: Tomawill DM • Valera Vale DM • O & J Murphy • M McLennan • G & J Bryant • Eljay DM • D Fisher • Kyarra Holdings J & Z Campbell and I & K Bebbington • B & A Wormwell and all who have supported us in the paddock and the saleyards.

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THE QUALITY and consistency of the line-up presented by Mac & Gayle Shann, Lamont Stud, Cantaur Park, Clermont and Kylie Graham and Mat Durkin, Mungalla stud, Farnham, Taroom at the 20th annual Monty Atkinson Genetics Sale, Charters Towers was reflected in the 100% clearance rate for the 108 Droughtmasters and 16 Charmaster bulls.

Of the 108 Droughtmaster draft 71 were registered Droughtmaster bulls, averaging at $13,648 and 37 Droughtmaster herd bulls sold to an average of $13,189.

The sale topper was one of the youngest bulls in the draft, Lamont herd bull Lot 64, EZE 207 (PP) purchased by Kurt and Neil Angus, Hillside Droughtmasters, Dawson Vale, Charters Towers, for $42,000.

The Homozygous Polled genetics, and high motility and morphology scores of 95pc each that stood out to Neil Angus and his son Kurt, who said the bull was “second to none”.

Allan and Jeanette Williams, Riverside Pastoral Company, Nebo, bought the second top price bull (and top priced registered Droughtmaster) of the sale, Lamont Toronto (P) D4, for $40,000.

Toronto’s beautiful nature, softness and length that attracted them to the 822kg sire prospect, who had an EMA of 135 centimetres squared P8 of 12mm, 9mm rib, scrotal circumference of 44cm, and 5.2 intramuscular fat percentage, together with 85pc motility and 81pc morphology scores.

Sixteen Charmaster bulls sold to average $12,937, with a top of $28,000 for Lot 131, EZE 161 (PP) purchased

by Glenn and Wendy Dickson, Chelbrook Cattle Co, Emerald.

Perry and Nicola Fox, SPK Pastoral, Spring Creek, Mount Garnet, were the top volume buyers on the day, taking home 12 bulls at an average of $9,083.

Overall, 124/124 bulls were sold for a 100% clearance to average $13,419.

Lamont Herd Bull, Lot 64, EZE 207 (PP) was purchased

by Kurt and Neil Angus, Hillside Droughtmasters, Dawson Vale, Charters Towers, for $42,000.

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AN INTRODUCTION WITH SEVERAL breed societies already incorporating genomic information into their BREEDPLAN analyses, and several more aiming to move to genomic evaluations in the not-too-distant future, this Technical Note has been developed to give beef producers an introduction to genomic technology.

This Technical Note outlines what genomics is, how genomics works, and how the inclusion of genomic information into the BREEDPLAN analysis can benefit beef producers.

WHAT IS GENOMICS? The genome is the genetic material of an organism; that is, all of an organism’s DNA. Genomics is the study of the genome, while genomic selection refers to the inclusion of DNA information into a genetic evaluation and selection program (such as BREEDPLAN). The DNA

information (or genotypes) used for genomic selection is in the form of thousands of genetic markers, known as Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs). Genotypes containing these thousands of SNP markers are generated by analysing a DNA sample from the animal on a SNP chip. SNP chips are available in different densities; for example the SNP chip might have 20,000 SNP markers (20K), 50,000 SNP markers (50K) or 800,000 SNP markers (800K).

To generate genomic information on their animals, breeders take a hair sample from their animals and request the breed society or a laboratory to do a genomic test on the sample. The DNA gets extracted from the hair sample, and the DNA is run on a SNP chip (density specified by the breeder, with the denser chips being more expensive). The resulting SNP genotypes can then be used, along with pedigree information and performance information, in the calculation of BREEDPLAN EBVs.

HOW DOES GENOMIC SELECTION WORK? When genomic information is not included in the BREEDPLAN analysis (the current situation for most Australian breeds), the BREEDPLAN analysis uses pedigree information and performance data (both on the individual and the related animals) to generate EBVs. When genomic information is implemented for a breed specific BREEDPLAN analysis, breeders will be able to take a hair sample on an individual animal, send the sample to the lab, and have the sample genotyped on one of the available SNP chips.

The genotype information needs to be supplied to the breed to be included in the BREEDPLAN analysis and used, in conjunction with pedigree and performance information, to generate EBVs. For genomic selection to work, a reference population is required.

The reference population consists of thousands of animals which have both phenotypes (performance data) and genotypes (Figure 1).

Setting up a reference population

Figure 1. A reference population is critical to the implementation and ongoing success of genomic evaluations. The reference population consists of animals which have phenotypes (performance data for economically important traits) and genotypes available. The relationship between the genotypes and phenotypes of the reference population can be used to calculate genomic EBVs for young animals which have genotypes but do not have phenotypes (performance data).

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TO GENOMICS has been one of the challenges in implementing genomics in many breeds of beef cattle; for most breeds to date, there simply have not been enough animals with both phenotypes and genotypes available to form an effective reference population.

The ideal reference population has phenotypes collected on all traits of economic importance and interest to the breed.

The second group of animals in Figure 1 are those which have genotypes, but do not yet have phenotypes collected. Typically these are young animals which have not yet reached an age where they can be performance recorded. However; any animal with a genotype but no performance data fits into this second group.

Genomic selection uses the known relationships between the phenotypes and genotypes of the animals in the reference population to calculate genomic EBVs for young animals (Figure 1).

There are several factors that will influence how well genomic selection works. Firstly, the size of the reference population is critical. For genomic selection to work successfully in Australian beef cattle, a reference population with a minimum of three to five thousand animals with both phenotypes (performance data) and genotypes will be needed.

Secondly, genomic selection works best when the reference population is closely related to the young animal population for which genomic EBVs are being calculated.

For this reason, the reference population should be designed to represent the whole genetic pool of a breed, rather than just a subset of genetics within a breed. This is also one of the reasons why genomics will not replace performance recording – there is a requirement that animals from the next generation have both genotypes and phenotypes coming into the reference population over time.

It is important that seedstock producers understand genomics will not replace performance recording; the work that you as seedstock producers do to performance record your animals will be critical for the success of genomics in the future.

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WHAT BENEFITS CAN BEEF PRODUCERS EXPECT FROM GENOMICS? When genomics is implemented, a breeder will be able to take a hair sample on an individual animal, send the sample away for genotyping, and the genotype information will be included in the BREEDPLAN analysis and used to generate EBVs. This will have two main applications for seedstock producers:

1. EBVs can be generated for animals which do not have performance data Within any breed, there will be a number of animals which do not have performance information as they are from herds which do not record performance data.

In the future, with the inclusion of genomic information into the BREEDPLAN analysis, these animals could be genotyped and get BREEDPLAN EBVs. These animals could be from both seedstock and commercial herds.

There are also a number of animals which are in BREEDPLAN herds, but do not have performance information for some traits.

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The animal is too young to have been measured for that trait. For example, a 200 day old calf will not have been ultrasound scanned, so is unlikely to have EMA, Rib Fat, Rump Fat or IMF EBVs. Where the 200 day old calf does have carcase EBVs, these are likely to be midparent EBVs of fairly low accuracy.

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The trait is hard and/or expensive to measure. For example, Net Feed Intake (NFI) is measured in feedlot trials where the animals are on ad libitum feed for nearly 100 days (including the pre-trial adjustment period). This makes NFI very expensive to measure, and thus NFI measurements are usually only collected on animals in progeny test programs.

Retail Beef Yield is another good example; measuring Retail Beef Yield is very expensive because the carcase has to be completely boned out and the individual retail cuts trimmed and weighed.

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The trait can only be measured once the animal is dead. For example, abattoir carcase information, including Retail Beef Yield and Marbling, is only measured on carcases, and not from live animals. The beef industry utilises live animal ultrasound scanning measurements as a way around this problem, but the actual carcase measurements can only be done on dead animals.

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Even when an animal does have performance information, this information may not be able to be used effectively by the BREEDPLAN analysis. For example, when an animal is placed in a single animal contemporary group, its performance information cannot be used by the BREEDPLAN analysis to calculate EBVs. As a result, most animals in single animal contemporary groups have midparent EBVs until performance information can be collected on their own progeny or other relatives.

Whatever the reason an animal does not have performance information; the animal will either not have EBVs for the trait in question or have mid-parent EBVs of fairly low accuracy.

With genomics, such animals could be genotyped and get EBVS for a range of traits (provided that the inclusion of the genomic information into the BREEDPLAN analysis means that the EBVs reach the minimum accuracy threshold required to report).

Animals which are too young to be performance recorded for a trait could be genotyped at a young age (e.g. at birth) and get EBVs that normally they would not receive until they were much older (e.g. rising 2 year olds with scan data).

Similarly, where a seedstock producer wanted EBVs on stud animals for hard to measure traits, genomics would mean that relevant animals could be genotyped and EBVs generated using the genomic information.

2. More accurate EBVs can be generated for animals with limited performance information Currently, a young animal with no performance data (either of its own or its progeny) will have mid-parent EBVs with quite low accuracy.

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TECHNICAL data of its progeny, the EBVs will change (depending on how well the individual and its progeny perform within their contemporary groups) and the accuracy associated with the EBVs will increase.

Genomics will “boost” the accuracy of BREEDPLAN EBVs; this benefit is most pronounced when the animal has EBVs with low accuracies.

For example, a young animal may have an accuracy of 30% for one EBV; with the inclusion of a genomic test, the accuracy for that EBV might become 40%.

However, an older animal, which might have an accuracy of 90% for the same EBV, would likely only have an increase to 92% accuracy for that EBV with the inclusion of genomic information.

In this way genomics can be considered similar to the addition of progeny performance data into the BREEDPLAN analysis; when the accuracy of an EBV is low additional data has a large effect, and when the accuracy of an EBV is high, additional data has a small effect.

Of course, the improvement in the accuracy of an EBV due to the inclusion of genomic information will vary for each trait (depending on the size of the reference population and the heritability of the trait) and for each animal (depending on how closely the animal is related to the reference population).

The applications of genomics as discussed above will allow seedstock producers to identify elite bulls and heifers at younger ages than is currently possible. For example, consider an ET program where 10 full sibling bulls have been

born (Figure 2). As full siblings, these ET calves will share on average 50% of their DNA (e.g. full sibling ET calves are not genetically identical). These young bull calves, at marking time, will have identical mid- parent EBVs with low accuracy.

This is illustrated in Figure 2A, where all 10 bull calves have a midparent Selection Index value of $100. Which one(s) should be kept as bull(s) for breeding purposes, and which ones should be steered?

This is a difficult decision, because the breeder has limited knowledge of the genetic potential of these young bull calves, and thus has no way of differentiating these calves based on their genetic potential.

Figure 2B shows the Selection Indexes generated after the inclusion of genomic information into the BREEDPLAN analysis. As illustrated in Figure 2B, following the inclusion of genomic data into the BREEDPLAN analysis, the Selection Index values for these 10 full- sibling bull calves now range from $89 to $114. As the breeder can now differentiate between calves on their genetic potential, the breeder can identify which of these young full-sibling bull calves has the desired genetics for their breeding program. The breeder can now use the best young bulls for yearling mating. Of course, the use of one Selection Index is for illustrative purposes only; in reality the breeder would need to consider both Selection Indexes and individual EBVs of importance, and do a visual assessment for structure, when making selection decisions.

As the Figure 2 example shows, the power of genomics is the identification of elite bulls and heifers at a young age. This allows cattle breeders to make selection decisions at younger ages than are currently possible, and thus shorten the generation interval. In turn, shortening the generation interval should increase the rate of genetic improvement, both for individual breeders and the breed as a whole.

CONCLUSION Several breed societies are already incorporating genomic information into their BREEDPLAN analyses, and several more are aiming to move to genomic evaluations in the foreseeable future. The introduction of genomic evaluations will have several benefits to Australian cattle producers, including the potential to calculate EBVs on animals that cannot or have not been measured for particular traits. In addition, the inclusion of genomic data in the BREEDPLAN analysis is likely to increase the accuracy of EBVs for young animals with limited performance data. Therefore, genomics looks set to be an important tool for Australian beef producers who wish to continue making genetic improvement into the future.

For further information on genomics, contact Tropical Beef Technology Services (TBTS): Telephone: (07) 4927 6066 Email: office@tbts.une.edu.au

Figure 2. An ET breeding program results in 10 full sibling bull calves. In A) these 10 calves are too young to have performance information recorded, and so have identical mid-parent EBVs and Selection Index values. In this instance, all 10 calves have a Selection Index value of $100. In B) each of the 10 calves has had a genomic test done, and the genomic information has been included in the BREEDPLAN analysis. Here, due to the inclusion of genomic information, the Selection Index values range from $89 to $114.

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CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2030: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Source: Meat & Livestock Australia, 4 November 2021

With emissions targets dominating news headlines and COP26 underway in Glasgow, MLA has compiled these FAQs around the red meat industry’s ambition to be carbon neutral by 2030 (CN30).

WHEN DID the red meat industry set its carbon neutrality target?

Striving for carbon neutrality is nothing new for our industry – we’ve been on the journey towards net

zero emissions since 2017. With ongoing investment in this area, the industry is confident it can achieve its ambition by 2030.

Is this target even possible?

CSIRO modelling has demonstrated CN30 is achievable and is compatible with industry’s target of doubling the value of red meat sales by 2030, with much of the science and practice change under investigation or already available for adoption.

MLA launched the CN30 Roadmap in 2020. It provides industry with enterprise level pathways and practices that reduce GHG emissions, improve carbon storage and sequestration

and provide tools to calculate enterprise-level GHG emissions.

What progress has the industry made to date?

The red meat and livestock industry has already more than halved net greenhouse gas emissions since 2005, which is more than any other sector in Australia.

How is CN30 being measured?

CN30 means the Australian red meat and livestock industry will make no net release of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into the atmosphere by 2030, as measured by the Australian Government’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory (NGHGI).

Figure 1: Summary of net GHG emissions from the Australian red meat industry

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The NGHGI reports Australia’s emissions annually, from 1990 to present, in keeping with Australia’s international GHG emissions reduction commitments, with 2005 set as the baseline year. The NGHGI reports GHG emissions as total carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) and the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) for each sector.

Our industry’s major GHG emissions are enteric methane (CH4), a by product of ruminant livestock digestion, carbon dioxide (CO2) from soil and vegetation change, and nitrous oxide (N2O) from soils.

Methane (CH4) is the primary source of GHG emissions from livestock. The gas is a high contributor to global warming but also has the shortest lifespan of all emissions.

Sources: *National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Quarterly Update, 2020.

burning fossil fuels continues to build up over centuries.

**Carbon Dioxide Emissions Intensity for New Australian Light Vehicles, 2018.

Methane emitted by cattle is recycled within 12 years, whereas carbon dioxide emissions from energy and transport sectors burning fossil fuels remain for thousands of years.*

But what about all the methane produced by cattle – isn’t that contributing to global warming?

Cattle can actually be part of the climate solution.

Source: University of California, Davis, Methane, cows and climate change, 2020.

It’s true that cattle emit methane, a strong greenhouse gas (GHG), but methane is very different to CO2, which is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.

Head to MLA https://updates. mla.com.au/program/impactthrough-sustainabilityinnovations for more on this.

Methane emissions from cattle break down in the atmosphere, whereas carbon dioxide from

The Global Warming Potential (GWP) is the most used and internationally accepted metric to report GHG emissions and is a measure of how much energy a greenhouse gas traps in the atmosphere in a given time period. The GWP of other gases, including methane, is converted to equivalent amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2e) for accounting and reporting purposes.

There are alternative metrics that are being explored for accounting and reporting of short-lived GHGs, such as methane. One is GWP, which factors in the atmospheric lifespan of GHGs. MLA is currently exploring using both GWP100 (GWP over a 100-year period) and GWP in future reporting on emissions from the red meat industry.

How do emissions from cattle compare to other sectors?

The electricity, energy and transport sectors are significantly larger emitters of GHG than the red meat industry.

The largest emitters are electricity generation (33%), stationary energy (20%) and transport (18%), while the red meat industry makes up approximately 11.8%*.

You’re emitting almost twice as much carbon by driving a car than you are eating beef 3–4 times per week.

The average car travels 13,500km in a normal year and emits 2,443.5kg CO2**, whereas if you eat beef as per the Australian Dietary Guidelines, the emissions would be 1,131.8kg CO2-e per year.

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Thank you to our buyers, bidders, agents and friends for such a wonderful 2021 National Female Sale

5 heifers to average $4,750, top $6,000, Nindethana Marica sold to CME Droughtmasters.

Bunya Bull Sale

4 bulls sold to average $6,240, top $7000, Nindethana Ludwick sold to the Williamson family.

DN Bull Sale

5 bulls sold to average $18,300, top $28,000, Nindethana Latimer sold to Black Gully Droughtmasters.

Moreton All Breeds Bull Sale

2 bulls sold to average $5,000, top $6,000, Nindethana Lawson sold to Darren Fisher.

Paddock sales

To a top of $7,000, Nindethana Lazarus sold to Trevor & Kathy McDuff.

We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous season ahead Bronwyn Betts & Michael Hawkins | Camp Mountain, QLD 4520 M: 0408 700 510 | E: nindethana.droughtmaster@gmail.com

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NEXT GEN UPDATE

Next Gen

WE WERE fortunate to hold our Next Generation Auction once again this year at the 2021 Droughtmaster National Bull Sale at CQLX Gracemere. We were overwhelmed with the generosity of donors and the support from buyers that contributed to one of our best auctions yet! We’d like to thank Simon Kinbacher from Elders, Justin Rhode from Nutrien Livestock and Matt Pearce from GDL for acting as this year’s auctioneers, with a special mention to Mac Smith and Thomas Orphant for helping the auctioneers spot bids. Thanks also to the Stocklive Australia team for hosting our auction online, and Carly at CQLX for all her work!

With the help of everyone listed below we had great success in raising a whopping $4,690!

Lot 1: Dust n Boots Overnight bag, Toiletry Bag and Trucker Cap - Winning bid by Tomawill Droughtmasters for $185 Lot 2: Rocky Feed and Seed D-Max Doramectin Injection - Winning bid to Morgan Harris for $170 Lot 3: Bovine Reproductive Training Course - Winning bid to Kurt Angus for $940 Lot 4: Acacia and Resin Cheese Board and Coasters – Winning bid to Will Loudon for $120

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This award enabled two Next Gen recipients to attend the 2021 YBPF in Roma, a two-day conference

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Sarah is a recent Vet Graduate who is currently working at a mixed animal practice and has started her own stud, Roselah Droughtmasters. Both recipients are active members in the Droughtmaster community and are valuable Next Gen advocates.

Without the donors, National Bull Sale Committee, Droughtmaster Society, buyers and underbidders, none of this would be possible!

We appreciate the support and generosity shown towards helping our younger generation make their mark.

Please keep a look out on our Facebook and Instagram pages for any important notices and key events!

We would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and we look forward to bringing you all more of Next Gen in 2022!

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Armed with a new university qualification and years of experience around cattle, junior Droughtmaster breeder Stephanie Laycock is poised to take her growing stud business to the next level.

By Brad Cooper AT 23, STEPHANIE sneaks in by two years to still be classified as a junior Droughtmaster breeder, a window of opportunity she intends to relish.

With a newly inked double bachelor degree in agribusiness and sustainable agriculture majoring in livestock production from the University of Queensland to her name, Stephanie admits she still has more time to spend in ‘finishing school’ – referring to the paddocks at home near the community of Eskdale in the picturesque Brisbane Valley.

An easy drive from the Queensland capital, this is where Stephanie learned her trade as a young teenager, taking in the advice from dad Paul and mum Lisa, who established High Country Droughtmaster stud in 2010, and her grandparents, Rob and Viv Laycock, founders of Clay Gully Simmental stud near Esk. For more than a decade Stephanie prepared and paraded cattle throughout country shows large and small, helping the family to

promote their genetics and grow their client base while enhancing the Droughtmaster brand.

She says the guidance received was invaluable and positive, motivating her to extend and augment that hands-on experience with the latest in tertiary knowledge that will equip her for the next stage of her career development.

Stephanie already has something of a head start, with her family supporting her eight years ago to establish her own stud, High Country S, (S for Stephanie, of course).

“My experience in the Droughtmaster community is that people are always willing to share their knowledge and help you out so that you can grow to be the best that you can be,” she said.

“It’s why I believe the next generation has our industry in good hands.”

Stephanie currently runs 40 breeders of her own in mobs with the High Country herd, also utilising the stud’s sire battery when it comes time for joining.

The plan is to have her stud in a financial position where she can purchase her own sires in the future and grow progeny numbers for sale, which she currently offers as a small portion within High Country’s annual on-property bull sale catalogue.

The career trajectory Stephanie is following means she is deploying a range of skills that makes every day a challenge.

“In any given day I can be in the off ice doing the books and payroll, to then being in the paddock fixing fences or mustering cattle,” she said.

“I can’t think of too many jobs which draw on such a wide range of skill sets and utilise so many capabilities.

“That’s why the cattle business is so rewarding and tends to keep people engaged for a lot longer than other jobs and professions.

“It really combines the best of many worlds and I couldn’t recommend it highly enough as a career pathway for people of any age – regardless of how much exposure they may have had to cattle in the past.”

Stephanie Laycock holds Lowood Show 2016 supreme exhibit High Country Edward, with judges David Taylor and Tammie Robinson.

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CATTLE IN THE CLASSROOM TULLY STATE HIGH SCHOOL

DROUGHTMASTER STUD

Chloe Johnston examining embryos with Ced Wise

THE TULLY State High School Droughtmaster Stud is a major part of the Agriculture program and is a wonderful and uniquely financially self-sufficient resource which enables the students to develop lifelong knowledge and skills.

Funds from the sale of the cattle are injected back into the stud, to continue to sustainably operate and improve the efficiency and educational integrity of the system.

Students are actively involved with the everyday management of the stud, completing all of the main husbandry practices.

ET bull calf Tully High Lennox

All breeding takes place on the stud using both natural and artificial breeding systems. Over the past 20 years, the stud has improved our line of genetics, through careful selection for the important traits of temperament, polled condition, frame and muscling.

Such progress has been made possible by the generous loan of bulls and donation of semen from reputable Droughtmaster studs throughout Queensland and New South Wales. We are now breeding our own bulls and have recently

conducted an IVF and ET program with a number of our proven cows.

The IVF/ET program was funded by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Agribusiness Gateway to Industry Schools program (AGISP).

The genetics for the embryos were provided by Ianbrae Droughtmaster Stud, Conondale, with stud principal Paul Mackay playing an integral role organising the egg collection and the IVF program.

We are very happy with the bull calf from the program and by all counts he will be a promising sire.

Over the past few seasons we were grateful to have had access to a reputable stud bull, Glen Ruth Ferrari, who has enhanced the quality of our herd with fast growing progeny of great temperament. We are now focusing on maintaining the traditional Droughtmaster traits in our cattle.

It has been wonderful to be part of the evolution of our stud and we have earned a reputation for providing a quality product in North Queensland. The sale of our stud progeny takes place in the paddock, with temperament and genetic diversity being strong selling points.

Lane Rigato and Tully High Willow

Grace O’Kane with Champion Bull Calf of the Tully Show, Tully High Hercules

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Cairns Show Team, “winners are grinners.”

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“ WHERE SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS.” Every year, the students attend regional shows, where they judge and successfully exhibit the cattle. This year we attended both the Cairns and Tully Shows and were very successful with our exhibits, winning the Reserve Champion Bull Calf in Cairns. We continued with our success in Tully, winning the Champion Cow, Champion Bull Calf and Champion Heifer Calf under 12 months.

Cattle Show Team 2021

After many years of show training and enduring flooding rains, in combination with school funding, we have saved enough money to purchase a stud shed which will be operable in early 2022.

The shed will simulate a show scenario and, being 12 by 34 metres in size, will be large enough to train the show team on the many wet days we have in Tully.

The shed has been a long time coming and we are all very excited to stay dry and have a smoother preparation for the show season.

The students and I are very proud to carry the Droughtmaster banner. We love the breed and are very appreciative of the support the Society has afforded us over the past 30 years.

Warren Giffin Agriculture Co-ordinator and Stud Master Tully State High School

The Tully State High judging team of 2021

Maeve Lowe and Champion Heifer Calf of the Tully Show, Tully High Winnie

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Stella Berge with Champion Cow of the Tully Show, Tully High Raquel

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ANIMAL NUTRITION

HOW TO NAVIGATE THE TRANSITION INTO THE WET SEASON AND MAXIMIZING PRODUCTIVITY WE’RE COMING to the end of the dry season, and many lucky property owners have already received enough rain for a break in the season. For those who have only received just enough rain to bring up a bit of pick and damage the existing dry feed, this is a very dangerous transitional period because there is insufficient new growth to meet animal nutrient requirements.

The damage sustained to dry standing feed renders it low in digestibility and energy, which means that pasture intake declines significantly and what is consumed is of low value. Couple this with animals chasing green pick and expending considerable energy walking around the paddock, and this leads to rapid weight loss.

Photo by Désirée Jackson

If there is 30% green leaf relative to dry leaf, cattle can consume all of their diet from green leaf provided there is sufficient bulk feed.

However, if green leaf makes up only 10% of the standing feed, then cattle will struggle to get any green leaf at all. Note the considerable amount of damage sustained to the dry leaves of the grass in the photo above. This damage is not offset by the new growth because there are insufficient green shoots so the cattle still have to rely on grazing the damaged pasture to meet their daily dry matter intake requirement.

The green pick, or grass in phase 1 growth, is considered by many to be low value. Quite the contrary, it is very high in nutritional value however, the dry matter is so low (or conversely, the moisture content is so high) that animals have to

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consume considerable quantities to meet their daily dry matter intake requirement. For example, if an adult beast normally would consume approximately 8 kg of dry pasture that is undamaged and of reasonable quality, then by contrast, to consume 10 kg of dry matter of higher quality green feed in early phase 1 growth when the dry matter of that green feed might only be approximately 30%, the animal would have to consume 33 kg of the green pick. This leads to weight loss because the animals is expending considerable energy walking around, and because there simply isn’t sufficient pasture available for the animal to readily meet its daily dry matter intake potential.

What is the solution to prevent rapid weight loss? Firstly, it is important to leave a sufficient residual of standing dry matter at the end of the dry season so that when there is a break in the season, the pasture will respond quickly and the period of limiting fresh new growth will be minimized, reducing the weight loss during this period.

Secondly, because cattle are herbivores, they will always graze green pasture in preference to any other energy supplements that might be on offer, including grain, molasses and whole cottonseed.

What they will readily consume however, is palatable hay. While it may seem extravagant to feed out hay after rain, there are very important reasons for this.

Feeding hay at this stage confers the following benefits: 1. Provides necessary energy (primarily) and protein to the animal, to keep it strong over the period where it expends a lot of energy walking 2. Provides the microbes in the gut with fibre which is particularly low in the fresh green pick. The microbes require the fibre as a source of energy and to do their job of converting the fibre to a form of energy that can be absorbed by the animal, known as volatile fatty acids, or VFA’s.

The microbial population needs to be maintained to ensure that they continue to process fibre to provide essential energy to

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the animal, and the microbes themselves provide up to 70% of the animal’s protein requirement.

It may not be practical to get hay out to livestock or paddocks might simply be too big for cattle to find the hay, however, where it is possible, feeding hay over the limited period where the growth of pasture is slower than the rate of grazing by cattle, will provide cattle with the necessary nutrients and fibre, as well as reduce the pressure on the pasture, allowing it to grow more quickly. Having a healthy army of microbes in the rumen will boost animal performance over the wet season.

Do you really know if your cattle are phosphorusdeficient or not?

If you haven’t checked the phosphorus status of your cattle, I strongly recommend you conduct an analysis to determine whether they are receiving adequate phosphorus in the diet. Where animals have a marginal deficiency, this may not be visually obvious, however, it is reflected in reduced animal performance and milk production.

The phosphorus status of the cattle may be adequate per se, and meet their requirements for maintenance and some weight gain, however, if protein and energy are high in the diet and phosphorus is the primary limiting nutrient, then supplementation with additional phosphorus may lift productivity further, resulting in improve breeder body condition score, and heavier weaning weights.

The best time to check phosphorus status is mid-wet season when protein and energy are at their peak and phosphorus should also be at its peak. Testing can be done either by taking blood samples or collecting faecal samples to carry out a faecal phosphorus test. It is important that animals have not been on a phosphorus supplement recently at the time of testing in order to get a true indication of the phosphorus status of the animals.

Désirée Jackson Désirée Jackson Livestock Management desireejackson@djlm.com.au Phone: 0409 062 692

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RESEARCH

WHAT IS

PASTURE DIEBACK?

A pasture dieback-affected paddock of buffel grass in Barallabra, Queensland

Source: M eat & Livestock Australia PASTURE DIEBACK is a condition which causes the death of sown and native pastures by affecting plant health and function, reducing the productivity of affected properties. It has been observed in a range of soil types and plant species across Queensland and northern NSW. The condition occurs episodically, with the current outbreak first identified in early 2015

and spreading across eastern Queensland in subsequent years.

In early 2020, pasture dieback was also confirmed in northern NSW.

How to identify pasture dieback The symptoms of pasture dieback generally occur initially as patches in otherwise seemingly healthy pastures. If a producer suspects pasture dieback on their property, they should be on the look-out for: yellowing, reddening or • vivid bronzing of the leaves, starting from the tip and progressing

A patch of dieback in creeping blue grass on a property in North Burnett, Queensland

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down towards the ligule (the symptoms develop first on the oldest leaves, but eventually spread to the whole plant)

in root system • reduction and grass density that become unthrifty • plants and eventually die that become grey • pastures and disintegrate once dead • cattle avoiding affected plants.

Initially, patches of dieback are roughly circular, ranging from 2–60m

Dieback expression in mixed grasses (signal and panic grass), Bundaberg, Queensland

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in diameter. These areas can grow irregularly, spreading at speeds ranging from slow (cm2/week in the dryer, colder months) to rapid (ha/week in the wetter, warmer months). Multiple patches can coalesce to form large, dead areas.

Producers have also observed that dieback is most severe in areas of long grass with large amounts of thatching – for example, under fence lines or areas of low pasture utilisation.

What pasture species have been affected?

Queensland The main species which have been affected in Queensland are: Buffel grass Sabi grass Creeping blue grass Rhodes grass

What is the cause of pasture dieback?

Although it is not definitive, there are strong indications that pasture mealybugs (Heliococcus summervillei) are the leading cause of dieback. However, research also indicates there are secondary causal factors at play, and understanding these is key to understanding why episodic outbreaks occur.

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What regions are affected?

Reliable estimates of pasture affected by dieback are currently not available, however, AgForce has predicted the outbreak to cover a large area of productive Queensland, with estimates ranging between 400,000 and 4.4 million hectares.

The below map shows the approximate areas pasture dieback has been reported in.

However, it does not indicate how prevalent pasture dieback is in each region, as this information is currently not available.

Are there any known treatments and chemicals that can control pasture dieback?

Paspalum Signal grass Para grass Pangola grass Seteria Black spear Grass Forest blue grass Golden beard grass

Source: QDAF

NSW The main species which have been affected in northern NSW are: Broad leaf paspalum Bahia grass

Currently there are no APVMA approved and registered chemicals which can be used to treat pasture dieback.

How fast can pasture dieback spread?

Patches of dieback are initially roughly circular, ranging from 2–60m in diameter. These areas can grow irregularly, spreading at speeds ranging from slow (cm2/week in the dryer, colder months) to rapid (ha/week in the wetter, warmer months).

Multiple patches can coalesce to form large, dead areas.

Giant paspalum Setaria cv Kazungula Rhodes grass cv Katambora Couch*

For further information:

Kikuyu*

Meat & Livestock Australia

Carpet grass* *d enotes pastures which have only shown symptoms, and not pasture death.

Source: NSW DPI

Expression of pasture dieback affecting one side of a fenceline in south-east Queensland

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The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries NSW Department of Primary Industries

Pasture dieback symptoms following a fenceline in northern NSW

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STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE

DROUGHTMASTER STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE Droughtmasters are a beef breed evolved from Bos indicus and British beef cattle.

Droughtmasters are red in colour and may be horned or polled. Special emphasis is placed on constitution, fertility, mothering ability, growth rate, docility, tick resistance and other factors related to economic performance particularly under tropical and sub-tropical conditions. All Droughtmaster cattle must fall within the Desirable or Acceptable characteristics contained in the following Standard of Excellence.

COLOUR

DESIRABLE

ACCEPTABLE

Red.

red: some dilution

WHITE UNDERLINE HEAD

SIZE

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Not more than one third white underline Moderately broad; medium to large ears; broad light pigmented muzzle; well-hooded eyes; extended dewlap; strong jaw.

Dark muzzle

Mature cattle in full flesh

Lighter on poorer pastures

900kg and over • Males: Females: 545kg and over.

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BODY

Long, smooth turned rump, slightly rounded; well sprung ribs; strong even well fleshed backline; smoothly set hips; wide pinbones; well filled buttocks or twist; neatly set tail with good thick base; wide withers in bulls.

CARCASS ATTRIBUTES

Thick, with shallow fat covering, evenly distributed.

Lighter under adverse conditions

BONE

Medium

Heavy

COAT & HIDE

Sleek, short, soft coat

LEGS

Moderate length; free active walk; firm, even hocks, pasterns short and strong.

FEET

Even well proportioned claws

TEMPERAMENT

Alert, but docile.

UNDERLINE

Moderate development of sheath in bulls and navel in cows.

SCROTUM

Containing two testicles of equal size, evenly placed and relevant to age.

UDDER

Well developed, with teats of moderate size, evenly placed.

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Rachel & Rob McGilvray

RU Alley

Rachel & Rob Mcgilvray

Cairdbeign

0409 575 437

rob@carnarvonpanelworks.com.au

McHugh Droughtmasters

Longwait

Damien Mchugh

Roma

0429 941 697

dtmequipment@outlook.com

AB McKenzie

Hamadra

Andrew & Kerri Mckenzie

Bluff

0439 826 275

wildhorse14@bigpond.com

KD & KL McKenzie

Yaralla

Ken & Kerry Mckenzie

Blackwater

0427 829 128

kdklmckenzie@bigpond.com

Riley Andrew McKenzie

Ramardoo

Riley Andrew Mckenzie

Bluff

0408 493 223

wildhorse14@bigpond.com

DG Miles

Trafalgar

Doug Miles

Morinish

0428 347 645

trafalgarbulls@bigpond.com

Mt Wilga Pastoral Co

Mt Wilga

Brant & Angie Bettridge

Alpha

0407 161 565

mtwilga@activ8.net.au

CA Mylrea

Needmor

Cliff Mylrea

Gogango

0428 873 066

cliffmylrea1@gmail.com

Nyanda Pastoral Company

Nyanda

John & Graham O'Neill

Rolleston

07 4984 4524

nyanda1@antmail.com.au

C & E Pelling

Fernleigh

Cec & Elaine Pelling

Theodore

0400 088 527

cecpelling@gmail.com

Emily Pelling

Fernleigh Star

Emily Pelling

Branyan

0400 088 527

empelling@icloud.com

Perry Pastoral Company

Strathfield

Shane & Wendy Perry

Clermont

0427 836 005

admin@strathfieldbulls.com.au

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Prefix Strathfield 9JE

Contact Brodie & Josh Perry

Town Clermont

Phone 0458 983 510

Email admin@strathfieldbulls.com.au

H & S Philp Pty Ltd

Valley

Hugh & Sherri Philp

Clermont

0428 835 577

office@wyenagrazing.com.au

Piggott Pastoral Co.

Aldinga

Terry Piggott

Rolleston

0409 265 410

piggott@aldinga.net

Hayley Piggott

Taranguay

Hayley Piggott

Rolleston

0479 153 242

piggott.hayley@gmail.com

DL & LM Pitt

Calvert Peak

David & Linda Pitt

Capella

0427 603 949

dpcattle@bordernet.com.au

Lacey Polkinghorne

Belle View

Lacey Polkinghorne

Balnagowan

0418 962 272

laceypolkinghorne09@gmail.com

A.W. Price

AP

A.W. Price

Moura

0417 198 132

amelliamoore97@icloud.com

RD & RD Purnell

Calioran

David & Rosemary Purnell

Rockhampton

0429 815 074

rdpurnell@optusnet.com.au

W J Ramsey

Bellarine

Bill Ramsey

Cambroon

0488 476 324

billy.ramsey@hotmail.com

Rosewood Cattle Co

Rosewood

Paul Connor

Morinish South

0437 550 244

rosewoodcharbray@bigpond.com

RM Rowlands

Ross

Ross (Marty) Rowlands

Barcaldine

0428 230 004

annie.w70@hotmail.com

Royal Heart Droughtmasters

Royal Heart

Daniel & Holly Dzundza

Springsure

0408 779 211

info@penjobepastoral.com.au

WG & KA Russell

Echo Hills

Wayne Russell

Springsure

0417 633 552

echograzingco@westnet.com.au

KG & DK Rutherford

Redskin

Ken & Debbie Rutherford

Via Rockhampton

0427 373 502

redskin@activ8.net.au

R Rutherford

Redskin R

Renee Rutherford

Via Rockhampton

0409 058 632

renee.rutherford@bigpond.com

SC Droughtmasters

SC

Steven & Claire Farmer

Canoona

0428 347 555

scgrazing@gmail.com

RJ Scanlan

Parawanga

Rob & Karen Scanlan

Agnes Water

0404 725 902

scanlanrobert@gmail.com

Robert & Karen Scanlan

Kenmay

Robert & Karen Scanlan

Mt Tom

0404 725 902

scanlanrobert@gmail.com

JM, EG & C Scells

Tara View

Jeff/Elly/Chris Scells

Sarina

0427 564 774

je.scells@bigpond.com

Donald Schirmer

Blue Ribbon

Donald Schirmer

Rockhampton

0427 775 629

chrisgabel@hotmail.com

DG & AL Schloss

Glenn Valley

David & Alice Schloss

Goovigen

0407 789 737

davidgandalice@bigpond.com

Shadyland Pty Ltd

Swan

Steven Swan

Moura

0428 972 371

swn65@bigpond.com

Mac & Gayle Shann

Lamont

Mac & Gayle Shann

Clermont

0407 835 246

cantaurpark@bigpond.com

LW & DH Sharpe

Kapalee

Lindsay & Dorothy Sharpe

Biloela

0438 953 140

ldsharpe@kapaleedroughtmasters. com.au

KW & JE Shields & RF Upchurch

Kirala

KW & JE Shields & RF Upchurch

Sarina Range

0429 878 191

jshar91@bigpond.com

Skye Cattle Company

Skye

Libby Ingram

Alpha

0427 764 321

skyestation1@gmail.com

Clayton and Hayley Smith

Proline

Clayton & Hayley Smith

Duaringa

0407 166 645

claytonsmith9511@gmail.com

Sasha Smith

Sakensha

Sasha Smith

Gogango

0407 559 343

sasha1974au@yahoo.com.au

Spann Family Pty Ltd

Minlacowie

Derrick, Pam & Jason Spann

Goovigen

0408 002 154

pamelawspann@gmail.com

Spann Family Pty Ltd

Wingfield

Nicole Mills

Jambin

0428 910 874

spanndroughtmasters@bigpond.com

Spur H Droughtmasters

Spur H

Tim And Helen Hutton

Bancroft

0438 957 238

hhutt78@gmail.com

Josh Stevens

Joken

Josh Stevens

Banana

0409 631 803

joshstevens96@outlook.com

Beth & Remy Streeter

Palmvale

Beth & Remy Streeter

Marlborough

0427 356 070

palmvaleredbrahmans@bigpond.com

Targinnie Holdings Pty Ltd

Targinnie

Craig Butler & Shannon Hermann

Calliope

0448 882 917

shannon.hermann@hotmail.com

R Thompson

R And R

Robert Thompson

Marwood

0409 897 557

randrdroughtmasters@bigpond.com.au

Sweet Ina Droughtmasters

Sweet Ina

Alma & Andrew Tingle

Lake Mary

0407 226 127

bunyip.6@bigpond.com

David Torrisi

Vitwood

David Torrisi

Pialba

0419 744 364

david.torrisi@frasershoresproperties. com.au

CG Vale

Mendip

Cyril Vale

Jericho

0408 069 963

mendiphills@bigpond.com

Gunjari Droughtmasters

Gunjari

Richard & Leanne Vella

Mt Jukes

0418 750 818

rl.vella@hotmail.com

Wainai Droughtmasters

Wainai

Bruce Jensen

Gargett Via Mackay

0407 176 833

sarahbone84@hotmail.com

Kieran & Annika Ward

Kupala

Kieran & Annika Ward

Alton Downs

0408 767 056

bensonpastoral@gmail.com

Waylanbar J

Waylanbar J

Jesse Barnes

Yamala

0447 195 193

jtbarnes14@outlook.com

JB Weir

Mt. Olive

John Weir

Alton Downs

0418 720 592

mt.olive.806@gmail.com

Rosemary & William Werth

Bracklyn

Rosemary & William Werth

Moura

0428 953 193

bracklyn1@bigpond.com

GK & CN Westhead

Shardale

Graeme & Cathy Westhead

Sarina

0402 009 337

shardaledroughties@bigpond.com

Luke Wilson

LJ

Luke Wilson

Monto

0419 746 018

luke-wilson84@hotmail.com

Kevin Woolcock

Mostyndale

Kevin & Leesa Woolcock

Springsure

0428 841 085

k.lwoolcock@bigpond.com

Woolein Pastoral

Greenacres

Fred & Jesse Rowe

Rannes

0427 407 490

cooperdownsqld@gmail.com

York Cattle Company Pty Ltd

Karragarra

Wayne York

Emerald

0458 823 931

karragarra@yorkmail.com.au

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Prefix

Contact

Town

Phone

Email

FAR NORTHERN ZONE • STUD MEMBERS PG Bauer

Warrina

Peter Bauer

Ravenshoe

0428 976 345

julie_weatherwitch@hotmail.com

Scott, Rachael & Emily Bowden

Hilltop

Scott, Rachael & Emily Bowden

Evelyn

0400 422 146

rachael.bowden@bigpond.com

Endeavour Droughtmasters

Endeavour

Glenn Smith

Cooktown

0438 575 941

buildersnorth@bigpond.com

Allan & Marilyn Ford

Ellison Park

Allan J & Marilyn M Ford

Via Atherton

0438 903 682

tpol1@bigpond.com

M & J Gallo

Wylandra

Mario Gallo

Mareeba

0417 772 306

mjgallo@bigpond.net.au

Giueni Investments Pty Ltd

Eden Road

Charles Giueni

Innisfail

0448 677 633

accounts@giuenicorp.com.au

IONA Droughtmaster Stud

Iona

Michael & Stephanie Daly

Jaggan

0448 036 296

office@ionadroughtmaster.com.au

Kanbrae Stud

Kanbrae

Barry Shephard

Innisfail

0427 665 536

kanbrae@live.com.au

AE & EE Lever

Leverdale

Alan, Elaine & Paul Lever

Euramo

0477 008 650

leverdalestud@gmail.com

Gordon W Rasmussen

Euluma

Gordon Rasmussen

Julatten

0429 941 218

lacasetta1@gmail.com

Riverland Droughtmasters

Riverland

Riverland Droughtmasters

Millaa Millaa

0429 823 117

gwje.little@bigpond.com

F & C Shephard

Dinner Creek

Fred & Carmel Shephard

Cloncurry

0408 425 996

dinner_creek@hotmail.com

JJ, KE & AL Williams

Kel-Lee

JJ, KE & AL Williams

Malanda

0418 755 279

jjwilliams5@bigpond.com

KE Williams

Kel-Lee A

Kellie Williams

Malanda

0417 950 133

jjwilliams5@bigpond.com

0447 844 112

clayfieldstud@gmail.com

FAR SOUTHERN ZONE • STUD MEMBERS J Allan

Clayfield

Janet Allan

Curlewis

CA & SP Bell

Riby-Grove

Craig & Sue Bell

Coraki East

0412 606 485

bellcs@bigpond.com

JK & P Bowler

Maruk

John & Peg Bowler

Orange

02 6365 6182

jkpbowler@bigpond.com

C Brydon & K Auty

Climate Masta

Charlie Brydon & Kate Auty

Euroa

0418 597 627

kateauty@hotmail.com

Canco Droughtmasters

Canco

Cameron Johnson

Upper Taylors Arm

0487 459 988

cameron1johnson@bigpond.com

Andrew J Carter

Cedar Springs A

Andrew J Carter

Kyogle

0427 759 836

andrewcarter_10@hotmail.com

PJ & WE Carter & Sons

Cedar Springs

Paul & Wendy Carter

Via Kyogle

0428 321 299

pwcarter@skymesh.com.au

Commissioners Creek

Commissioners Creek

Debra Strong

Black Swamp

0427 120 212

debbiestrong60@gmail.com

Blake & Makayla Duff

Dd

Blake & Makayla Duff

Toorooka

0481 236 680

theduffs@outlook.com.au

DR & HL Green

Greenview

Daniel & Helen Green

Backmede

0429 677 000

dgreenview@gmail.com info@davelle.com.au

DC & RD Leese

Davelle

David & Rochelle Leese

Jamestown

0417 851 831

JS & MA & TS Lloyd

Heitiki

JS & MA & TS Lloyd

Delungra

0429 318 096

PJ & CE Mailler

Coolibah

Pete & Clare Mailler

Boggabilla

0427 265 707

clare_mailler@bigpond.com

Riverstone Droughtmasters

Riverstone

Todd & Naomi Heyman

Grafton

0448 725 060

todd.heyman1977@gmail.com

Stonebridge Droughtmasters

Stonebridge

Alex Gibbon & Paige Hodkinson

Capeen Creek

0431 072 982

Info@sbdm.com.au

Toorali Droughtmasters

Toorali

Paul J & Jerah T Hart

Uki

0412 122 019

hartjp@ozemail.com.au

BW & LJ Warne

Jembrae

Brett & Leanne Warne

Leeville

0415 257 720

jembrae@bigpond.com

Emma Warne

Gen Y

Emma Warne

Casino

0499 558 818

jembrae@bigpond.com

NORTHERN ZONE • STUD MEMBERS David Agius

Pioneer Valley

David Agius

Mackay

0418 727 525

davidagius1966@gmail.com

Dean & Julie Allen

Western Red

Dean & Julie Allen

Longreach

0427 962 439

western_red@bigpond.com

AJ Anderson

Eddington

Anthony Anderson

Julia Creek

0458 467 221

rachael.ando@gmail.com

NA & NG Angus

Hillside

Neil A & Narelle Angus

Charters Towers

0409 351 479

hillside18@outlook.com.au

Buthurra Vale Droughtmaster Stud

Buthurra Vale

Greg & Sue Wales

Mackay Mail Centre

0427 116 352

gwales2@bigpond.com

P Carrington

Rondel

Peter Carrington

Winton

0428 573 923

anrod.rondel@gmail.com,zach. kish2017@gmail.com

G, J, G & T Ford

Enterprise

G, J, G & T Ford

Hughenden

07 4741 1552

greg.terressa.ford@bigpond.com.au

D & A Galea

Bos-Taurus

David & Andrea Galea

Alligator Creek

0428 654 350

bostaurusdroughtmasters@yahoo. com.au

GT & SDT Garland

Kings Gully

Gregory & Slade Garland

Broughton

0428 375 561

greggarlandgreg@hotmail.com

Kirknie Pty Ltd

Kirknie

Glen Rea

Home Hill

0428 849 174

kirknie@bigpond.com

Lisgar Pastoral Company

Lisgar

Robert & Donna Rea

Home Hill

0438 848 203

lisgar.droughties@bigpond.com

CJ Malone

Mt Grant

Cody Malone

Cloncurry

0429 467 320

1codymalone@gmail.com

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Prefix

Contact

Town

Phone

Email

E & S Maxwell

Crown-M

Eddie & Sharon Maxwell

Julia Creek

07 4746 8772

rockvale@activ8.net.au

AG & MC Power

Lazy A

Alex & Maree Power

Julia Creek

0429 406 905

debella@activ8.net.au

Powerful Droughtmasters

Powerful

Ben Power

Cloncurry

0418 870 149

benopower@hotmail.com

JD & KJ Stewart-Moore

Telemon

Jack D & Kylie J Stewart-Moore

Hughenden

0427 211 516

jdsm@dunluce.com.au

Warralea Partnership

Warralea

Peter Bauer

Ravenshoe

0428 976 345

julie_weatherwitch@hotmail.com

B & L Wetherall

Palmyra

Brett & Linda Wetherall

Palmyra

0411 193 762

palmyrak7u@activ8.net.au

Williams Hillsborough Pty Ltd

Bagnoo Park

Patrick Williams

Ravenswood

0428 154 169

kk1.robinson@live.com.au

SOUTH EASTERN ZONE • STUD MEMBERS RA & LE Aitken

Lorayne

Raymond & Lorraine Aitken

Bellthorpe

Shane Alloway

Ss.Alloway

Shane Alloway

Woodford

aitkenbellthorpe@skymesh.com.au 0408 161 965

shane_alloway@hotmail.com

Ashburn Farm Droughtmasters

Ashburn Farm

GW & A Woodrow

Blackbutt

0412 071 065

19woody54@gmail.com

Aurora

Aurora

Marcus Swan

Cooroy

0418 752 512

mrswan31@gmail.com

Balmoral Ridge Droughtmasters

Balmoral Ridge

Peter & Heather Howes

Balmoral Ridge

0418 781 188

john@firstforest.net.au

G Bayliss

3 Sisters

Geraldine Bayliss

Laidley North

0438 546 220

alexj98@bigpond.com

BNT Cattle Co

Bnt

Barry & Tracy Hession

Knapp Creek

0418 431 215

bnt@bntcattleco.com.au

NL Boughen

Normanton Park

Noel Boughen

Rosewood

0418 799 398

normantonpark@bigpond.com

Penni Boughen

Normanton Park P

Penni Boughen

Rosewood

0417 751 444

penni-boughen@bigpond.com

Bowman Park Droughtmasters

Bowman Park

Justin Bowman

Rosewood

0407 938 684

bowmanpark7@bigpond.com

DJ Bryan MBE

Aragon

Dave Bryan

Delaneys Creek

0419 614 136

davebaragon@gmail.com

Bundy Droughtmasters

Bundy

Mitchell & Peter Fleming

Bundaberg

0409 593 371

sonia@motel24.com.au

Bruce & Christine Bell

Anduramba

0499 666 014

brucechristine@hotmail.com

Canina Valley

Jim Mackenzie & Rachael Harratt

Lower Wonga

0403 277 555

cvdroughtmasters@gmail.com

Cambewarra Droughtmasters Canina Valley Droughtmasters AJ & LW Carman

Cooran

Tony Carman

Cooran

0408 851 608

crmal@bigpond.com

JP & JL Carter

Jemcar

Joanne Carter

Widgee

0429 840 166

oakleigh.traders@bigpond.com

WJ Catlow

Amberwood

Bill & Win Catlow

Rosevale

0427 549 140

w.j.catlow@activ8.net.au

CJ & MK Chalmers

Wisetree

Clint & Melissa Chalmers

Coalstoun Lakes

0428 187 815

clintchalmers@outlook.com

Christian & Katie Christensen

Binbirrim

Christian & Katie Christensen

Miva

0414 318 407

katie@binbirrim.com.au

Claymore Cattle Company

Claymore

Aj & Ba Mickelberg

Buderim

0487 495 987

bmickelberg@gmail.com

CME Droughtmasters

Cme

Warwick Thomas

Cambroon

0419 713 877

warwick.t@securcom.com.au

Cribrum Pastoral Co.

Cribrum

Andrew Percy

Purga

0408 335 951

andrew_percy@yahoo.com

Dartmoor Droughtmasters

Dartmoor

Georgie, Natasha And Trevor Weaver

Mt Kilcoy

0447 981 028

natashal67@bigpond.com

Edwards Rural

Riverglen

Edwards Rural

Silverdale

0418 200 694

jpedwards94@outlook.com

Farogan Valley Droughtmasters

Farogan Valley

Nick & Sarah Hughes

Upper Kandanga

0400 709 124

faroganvalley@outlook.com

Freedom Farm Stud

Freedom Farm

Stephen Billett

Innisplain

0456 438 702

stevebillett@outlook.com

Greg Gear & Geoffrey Dodd

Riverdale

Greg Gear & Geoffrey Dodd

Woodford

0419 021 138

dodd.gear@bigpond.com

Gentleview

Gentleview

Peter Lynes

Chambers Flat

0477 800 070

petelynes@outlook.com

J Gilbert

Greyrock

Jennifer Gilbert

Springbrook

0427 146 867

j2familytrust@gmail.com

Allan & Nadia Gillies

Gillmara

Allan & Nadia Gillies

Monduran

0428 865 321

scrubbymt1@bigpond.com

Goondabard Droughtmasters

Goondabard

Andrew Donaldson

Oceanview

0428 781 785

fanand@smartchat.net.au

Grandview Droughtmaster

Grandview

Greg & Dianne Anderson

Boonah

0429 440 886

meandarraptyltd@bigpond.com

Grey Gum Droughtmasters

Grey Gum

Craig, Adam & Michele Gee

Beaudesert

0418 899 482

greygumdroughtmasters@gmail.com

Gutzke Rural Holdings

Lake Moogerah

Phillip Gutzke

Carney'S Creek

0437 635 165

psgutzke@bigpond.com

J & Y Handy Holdings Pty Ltd

Omaroo

Jason & Yvonne Handy

Armstrong Creek

0409 278 679

yhandy@bigpond.com

C & K Hanson

Willunga

Colin & Katrina Hanson

Morayfield

0400 644 341

katrinah08@y7mail.com

Shane & Sarah Hauschildt

View Field

Shane & Sarah Hauschildt

Tallegalla

0448 030 257

snshauschildt@hotmail.com

Ivan & Carol Hayes

Coes Creek

Ivan & Carol Hayes

Wilsons Pocket

0419 734 787

i-chayes@bigpond.com

BH & YB Heck

Bryvonlea

Brian & Yvonne Heck

Via Gympie

0407 714 439

bryvonlea@activ8.net.au

Joshua Heck

Bryvonlea Jbh

Joshua Heck

Via Gympie

0409 732 676

jheck@ruralco.com.au

Hill Top View Droughtmasters

Hill Top View

Norman Parker

Theebine

0432 568 711

htvdroughtmasters@outlook.com

N.W. Hinchliffe

Cane Lands

Neville Hinchliffe

Woolooga

0407 623 220

neville.canelands@gmail.com

Walter Hodgins

Karawal

Walter Hodgins

Eumundi

0431 058 525

walter.hodgins@gmail.com

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Prefix

Honey Hill Droughtmaster

Honey Hill

Contact Ben Woodford

Town Fulham

Phone 0499 169 444

Email benn12345@outlook.com

BL Honor

Deep Creek

Boyd & Glenda Honor

Northgate

0411 549 102

bnghonor@bigpond.net.au

Glenn Honor

Jackoben

Glenn & Kathy Honor

Yandina

0439 684 150

glennhhonor@gmail.com

Jabre Droughtmasters

Jabre

Josh & Amy Ballinger

Jandowae

0428 730 074

amy.j.ballinger@hotmail.com

Jarryd Janke

Crimson Ridge

Jarryd Janke

Rockside

0437 407 004

jarryd@rugbyfarm.com.au

JNS Droughtmasters

Jns

Jessie Norris & Stephen Baldwin

Ferny Glen Via Canungra

0427 055 454

jessienorris001@gmail.com

J & P Johnston

Craiglea

Jason & Piper Johnston

Obi Obi

0427 460 161

craigleadroughtmasters@hotmail.com

WA & CL Johnston

Cloverhill

Wade & Courtney Johnston

Kenilworth

0488 919 111

wajohnston@hotmail.com

JR & A Kazakoff

Maronghi Park

JR & A Kazakoff

Caloundra

0438 153 196

ajkazakoff@bigpond.com

KCT Droughtmasters

Kct

KCT Droughtmasters

Amamoor

0432 621 104

meldic@bigpond.com

BR & TR King

Sandymount

Brian King

Mooloolah

0403 466 300

trking2006@bigpond.com

Konjuli Partnership

Konjuli

Sean & Evonne Barrett

Woolooga

0427 740 994

blackdog@skymesh.com.au

Kross Country Droughtmasters

Kross Country

Matthew James Kross

Gympie

0467 292 242

matthewkross1@gmail.com

William Lee & David Lee

Hidden Valley

William Lee & David Lee

Peachester

0451 191 266

supermum581@iinet.net.au

Lochview Droughtmasters

Lochview

Damian Gartshore

Charlwood

0438 384 870

damiang@idec.com.au

Lorandale Stud

Lorandale

Dale & Leona Smith

Belli Park

0409 631 523

dalesmith@gmail.com;lorandale.ljs@ gmail.com;dalesmithaus@gmail.com

David Love

Rose Of Acland

David Love

Morton Vale

0414 307 070

theloveclan55@gmail.com

AC & CL Ludwig

Simto

Anthony & Chantal Ludwig

Lamington

0428 540 725

cludwig2301@gmail.com

Paul R Mackay

Ianbrae

Paul Mackay

Conondale

0417 304 643

tandpmackay@westnet.com.au

Magnolia Farm Droughtmaster Stud

Magnolia Farm

Dianne,David & Katherine-Lee Butler

Bli Bli

0419 652 730

kathy.b@edgeearlylearning.com.au

Major Droughtmasters

Major

Matt & Bec Brooks

Wivenhoe Pocket

0413 448 446

accounts@brooksdesignerhomes. com.au

SM & SR Mallet

Araucaria

Steve & Sally Mallet

Via Maleny

0429 721 455

sireline8@bigpond.com

Manchester Grazing Company

Manchester

Ken Shaw

Tinbeerwah

0407 137 571

kjshawqld@gmail.com

Dan Matthew

Talaringa

Dan Matthew

Gin Gin

0407 595 359

talaringa15@gmail.com

Maunsell Park

Maunsell Park

Christopher Turner

Tamaree Via Gympie

0421 435 386

maunsellparkdroughties@live.com.au

Melkro Droughtmasters

Melkro

Melissa Thiess

Wolvi

0415 936 205

thiess1@bigpond.com

Metemon

Metemon

Jonathan Weller

Marys Creek

0422 809 344

jonathan@bmwca.com.au

Beau Maynard

I-Bar

Barry & Isla Miller

Stokers Siding

0477 952 370

beaumaynardmusic@gmail.com

S Mills

Ironhide

Sabina Mills

Laidley Creek West

0402 355 139

sabnmike_mills@hotmail.com

Joseph and Peta Mooney

Jomoco

Joseph And Peta Mooney

Gladstonbury

0477 451 961

jdpamooney6977@gmail.com

Mountview Cattle Co

Mountview

Ian & Katrina Bebbington

Ramsay

0427 583 412

bebbo61@bigpond.com

Mt Brisbane Pastoral Co

Mt Brisbane

Carli McConnel

Esk

0428 986 146

mtbrisbane@westnet.com.au

SD & NP Nelson

Glen Eyre

Stan Nelson

Antigua

07 4129 6170

Nerohn Pastoral Company

Nerohn

John & Karen Mckeon

Lake Clarendon

0418 781 188

john@firstforest.net.au

Paul & Katie Newlove

Stoney Pinch

Paul & Katie Newlove

Maroon

0427 636 163

pnewlove2@gmail.com

Nindethana Jem

Nindethana Jem

Jackson Hawkins

Camp Mountain

0499 076 193

jacksonhawkins16@gmail.com

Nindethana Pastoral Pty Ltd

Nindethana

Bronwyn Betts

Camp Mountain

0408 700 510

bronwyn@hawkins.com.au

G & L Nugent

Carnudge

Greg & Linda Nugent

Dayboro

0402 411 716

carnudgestud@bigpond.com

Neville & Kathleen O'Brien

Happy Valley

Neville & Kathleen O'Brien

Peachester

0428 949 462

kobrien2@bigpond.net.au

Pandelyssi

Lys

Pantelis Kekkov

Rosevale

0404 640 662

pandelyssi@hotmail.com

Parlee Droughtmasters

Parlee

Stephen Pratt

Goodwood

0417 169 868

steve@bundypalms.com.au

WS & JM Paulger

Parklands

Wayne Paulger

Kenilworth

0407 460 167

janway1@bigpond.com;bdp250@gmail. com

David & Karen Perry

Kedaja

David & Karen Perry

Mt Kilcoy

0410 317 497

david.karen71@gmail.com

MJ & LR Pocock

Ormsby

Murray Pocock

Anthony

0419 029 791

murray.pocock@optusnet.com.au

Rangeview Droughtmasters

Rangeview

Mark R Pagett

Traveston

0400 827 247

rangeviewdm@iinet.net.au

R & M Rankine

Heitiki R

Roger & Max Rankine

Seven Hills

0408 161 015

frrankine@gmail.com

L Rayner

Silva Rayne

Glenn Rayner

Warrill View

0427 024 416

cgrayner4@bigpond.com

Barry Castle & Rebecca White

Soda Springs

Barry Castle Rebecca White

Iredale

0439 781 790

sodasprings@outlook.com.au

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Prefix

Contact

Town

Phone

Email

Reesville Droughtmasters

Reesville

Nick Colquhoun

Reesville

0459 992 215

Reesvilledroughtmasters@gmail.com

Reynolds Head Droughtmasters

Reynolds Head

Shaan Eldridge

Boonah

0400 279 832

mickshaan@yahoo.com

Riversleigh Droughtmasters

Riversleigh

Zoe Campbell

Upper Pilton

0422 878 687

riversleighcattleco@gmail.com

RSVP Droughtmaster Stud

Rsvp

Steven Pickering

Samford

0419 730 836

steven@rsvpdroughtmaster.com.au

SB Ryan

Castlevale

Shane B Ryan

East Ipswich

0439 196 665

sandjryan@bigpond.com

Samarsu Consultants

Bimbadeen

Bruce Whiteford

Wootha

0412 453 322

brucewhiteford@bigpond.com

BP & MJ Scheiwe

Toblo

Marnie Scheiwe

Marburg

0410 706 871

mscheiwe@bigpond.com

Clint & Leah Schulz

Cherylea

Clinton & Leah Schulz

Kanigan

0400 164 394

clintws1978@gmail.com

Seymour Droughtmasters

Seymour

Robert & Kirstie Orphant

Gunalda

0407 616 247

seymour@activ8.net.au

C Smith

Acacia Country

Charissa Smith

Gatton

0418 759 237

charissa@acaciaanimalcare.com

Smithy's Droughtmasters

Smithy'S

Rowan Smith

Yangan

0409 620 603

rsmit24@hotmail.com

Sommer Stud Droughtmasters Pty Ltd

Sommer

Daniel Sommer

Maleny

0431 247 682

admin@djsommerhomes.com.au

D & E Spring

Kiverton

David & Elizabeth Spring

Harlin

0408 441 279

kiverton@optusnet.com.au

Springdale Cottage Droughties

Springdale Cottage

Michelle Fraser

Springdale

0412 988 521

michellefraser70@bigpond.com

J Steinhardt

Rockside

Joshua Steinhardt

Ropeley

0421 831 046

uteman25rpm@hotmail.com

B & J Strahan

B&J

Brad & Jenny Strahan

Monsildale

0438 328 948

brad@strahanconsulting.com.au

M Stuart

Elouera

Maurie Stuart

Wondai

0421 423 644

KPG & FA Sullivan & Family

Stockade

Kev Sullivan

Strathpine

0402 072 404

stockade111@gmail.com

Sylvan Springs Droughtmaster

Sylvan Springs

Steven Pickering

Samford

0427 779 707

stevenpickering@hotmail. com;allstar84@bigpond.com

Taranavale Droughtmasters

Taranavale

Robert Ryan

Mount Mee

0412 969 268

rob@rjrshopfitting.com.au

Michael, Vicki and Melissa Tate

Michicki

Michael, Vicki And Melissa Tate

Curra

0408 189 112

michickidroughtmasters@outlook.com

Neil Tate

Obi Valley

Neil Tate

Witta

0417 639 067

obivalley@y7mail.com

Jye Thompson

Thommo

Jye Thompson

Widgee

0427 625 218

thommo8725@hotmail.com

Jake Nicholas Thompson

True Blue J

Jake Nicholas Thompson

Childers

0417 262 064

Jake_Thommo91@hotmail.com

Topline Droughtmasters

Topline

Brian & Lynette Thompson

Mt Urah

0429 140 761

conamore_03@hotmail.com

Traveston Park

Traveston Park

Ashley & Christine Trompf

Traveston

0418 751 647

noosatruss@hotkey.net.au

True Blue Droughtmasters

True Blue

Ken & Julie Thompson

Childers

0428 921 004

ken.thompson@bundaberg.qld.gov.au

Twin Hills Droughtmasters

Twin Hills

Symon A.W. Duggan

Woolooga Via Gympie

0458 845 222

karasonptyltd@bigpond.com

Vanguard Droughtmasters

Vanguard

Jo & Justin Webb

Gilla

0439 550 467

jody_webb@y7mail.com

David & Julie Vella

Traveston Heights

David & Julie Vella

Traveston

0418 189 404

djvella55@bigpond.com

Wahoo Droughtmasters

Wahoo

Royce & Karen Perrett

Upper Kandanga

0417 640 758

wahooplumbingptyltd@bigpond.com

AW & MA Walker

Bluegrass

Allen Walker

Kilcoy

0411 725 030

bluegrassdroughtmasters@gmail.com

NA & EF Ward

Tenningering

Neville & Elizabeth Ward

The Gap

0439 992 523

wardbeth1@gmail.com

Waringle Partnership

Waringle

Paul Dingle

Maleny

0417 944 496

waringle@bigpond.net.au

AT & JM Welch

Wantmore

AT & JM Welch

Kingaroy

0448 230 989

welchy176@hotmail.com

Westonvale Droughtmasters

Westonvale

Andrew Haack

Glastonbury

0418 880 258

andrewhaack@hotmail.com

Wharf Farm

Wharf Farm

Binny Pegler

Bli Bli

0438 564 979

Politic@copaiPastoral.com.au

0448 803 318

gnwheeler@skymesh.com.au

Mount Tarampa

0427 915 262

wlddroughtmasters@gmail.com.au

Garry & Natalie Wheeler

Pitt Vale

Garry & Natalie Wheeler

Wildest Dreams Droughtmasters

Wildest Dreams

Shane & Samantha Horridge

John & Shannon Williamson

Yellowwood

John & Shannon Williamson

Pimpama

0422 218 951

johnwilliamson208@gmail.com

John & Shannon Williamson

Cebella

John & Shannon Williamson

Pimpama

0422 061 590

johnwilliamson208@gmail.com shannon.williamson1208@gmail.com

B, J & R Wilson

Valley-View

Bruce & Jeanette Wilson

Boonah

0438 196 654

valliview@bigpond.com

EJS & EE Windley

Kengoon

John & Edwina Windley

Kalbar

0438 638 003

e.windley1@bigpond.com

Windwhistle Droughtmasters

Windwhistle

Kimla Waugh

Camp Mountain

0413 271 613

kimlawaugh11@gmail.com

HE Woods & Family

Hazelwood

Hazel Woods

Obi Obi

0448 194 476

hazelwoods1@hotmail.com

Yackatoon Grazing Co.

Yackatoon

Gary Lower

Wandoan

0418 709 291

yackatoongrazingco@hotmail.com

JR & SL Yates

Sunderland

John & Sandy Yates

Camp Mountain

0416 287 717

j.yates1@bigpond.com

Yimin Cattle Trust

Yimin

Allen & Michelle Burton

Biarra

0407 144 673

allenburton@yimindroughtmasters. com.au

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MEMBER DIRECTORY Membership Name

Prefix

Contact

Town

Phone

Email

SOUTHERN ZONE • STUD MEMBERS Araketa Pty Ltd

Araketa

Paula Gill

Blanchview

0437 330 886

araketa@bigpond.com

Alan Atkinson Investments

Mungalla

Kylie Graham

Taroom

0409 040 030

office@mungallastud.com.au

John R & Rebecca S Atkinson

Farnham

John R & Rebecca S Atkinson

Moffatdale

0438 337 138

cashmerecattleco@gmail.com

John R & Rebecca S Atkinson

Cashmere

John R & Rebecca S Atkinson

Moffatdale

0438 337 138

cashmerecattleco@gmail.com

John R & Rebecca S Atkinson

Glen Ruth

John R & Rebecca S Atkinson

Moffatdale

0438 337 138

cashmerecattleco@gmail.com

IM & D Atthow

Sevenangle

Ian & Donna Atthow

Millmerran

0429 632 413

sevenangle@bordernet.com.au

Auzdown Droughtmasters

Auzdown

Emma Thompson

Warwick

0428 336 086

emma@auzdowndroughtmasters.com

MJS Bardon

Piper'S Gully

Michael Bardon

Dallarnil

0427 169 355

pipersgully@bigpond.com

Justin Bartlett and Leesa Wentworth

Ekoti Lane

Justin Bartlett & Leesa Wentworth

Morganville

0400 367 481

els_beef@bigpond.com

G & M Brown

Allstar

Graham And Melanie Brown

Windera

0419 161 591

allstar84@bigpond.com

Bullen Farming

Bullen

Ken Bullen

Beerwah

0427 272 807

ken.bullen@live.com.au

Burnett View Droughtmasters

Burnett View

Jamie Johnson

Drinan

0428 571 390

burnettviewdroughtmasters@yahoo. com

Rachael Caldwell & Jake Murray

Old Sarum

Rachael Caldwell & Jake Murray

Ironpot

0439 617 614

rachaelcaldwell@icloud.com

Caldy Droughtmasters

Caldy

Jason & Geraldine Barnard

Kapaldo

0409 267 474

gjpastoral@bigpond.com

GJ & EV Carr

Carrdoon

Gavin & Erin Carr

Mundubbera

0429 654 729

carrdoon@hotmail.com

Valerie Claydon

Wilga

Valerie Claydon

Miles

0408 682 011

vaclaydon@bigpond.com

Cooma Cattle Company

Glen Fosslyn

Cameron & Cheryl Salter

Surat

0458 265 269

admin@coomacattleco.com.au

Ryan and Kate Cope

Brush Creek

Ryan And Kate Cope

Texas

0429 349 016

rosewooddowns@gmail.com

Cormac Rd Pastoral Company

Cormac Rd

Rob McCarthy

Kia Ora

0477 322 555

rob_mccarthy@live.com

Stephen G, Ruth W & Todd A Cormack

Black Gully

Stephen G, Ruth W, Todd A Cormack

Wallumbilla

0428 957 970

pp.cormack@gmail.com

Dalmally Grazing Co.

Dalmally

Robert Brown

Roma

0428 268 328

dalmallygrazing@gmail.com

W Daniels & B Le Cornu

Urban

Wayne Daniels & Beverley Le Cornu

Dallarnil

0417 644 398

urbandroughtmasters@bigpond.com

Dawney & Rose

Amavale

Jeff & Annette Rose

Barambah

0427 684 721

amavale1@bigpond.com

Beven & Lyn Dionysius

Bauple View

B.C & L.M Dionysius

Gundiah

0417 731 655

beven@dionysiustransport.com.au

G, M & T Flynn

Valera Vale

Michael & Tracey Flynn

Charleville

0427 705 760

michael@valeravaledroughtmasters. com.au

G & W Ford

4 Dee'S

Gavin & Warren Ford

Mundubbera

0427 654 884

gavin@gavinfordmobiles.com.au

P & M Francis

Cania

Paul & Mia Francis

Moonford

0438 678 134

pmfrancis@bigpond.com

GIMLE Droughtmasters

Gimle

Stephen Greenalsh

Wallaville

0409 897 775

steveandnikola@hotmail.com

Granite Downs Droughtmasters

Granite Downs

Granite Downs Droughtmasters

Via Warwick

0410 406 129

jacullen21@outlook.com

S Harms

Oakmore

Sharon Harms

Greenmount

0413 583 084

oakmorepark@gmail.com

Christopher & Hailey Heness

Ridgie Didge

Christopher & Hailey Heness

Goomeri

0448 681 060

piggery@activ8.net.au

MJ & GJ Henry

White Park

MJ & GJ Henry

Hodgsonvale

0429 646 852

micnglen2@bigpond.com

Leslie John Howard

Benjamin

Leslie Howard

North Aramara

0429 639 044

thelsmere@westnet.com.au

JTG Irwin & Sons

Wynwood

Adam Irwin

Bell

0428 631 139

wynwooddroughtmasters@gmail.com

AJ & SA Irwin

Windy Gully

Aj & Sa Irwin

Bell

0428 631 139

ajirwin@skymesh.com.au

BR Kammholz

Jasanda

Bevan Kammholz

Crows Nest

0409 899 597

Karinya Partnership

Ebony Hills

Allan Matson

Glen Allyn

0407 182 904

allanmatson408@gmail.com

Kinbacher Family

Garthowen

Ross Kinbacher

Biggenden

0459 699 275

kinbacher@activ8.net.au

V, ME & HW Knopke

Stuart Valley

Vince Knopke

Kingaroy

07 4164 1133

knopkevh@hotmail.com

DJ & GM Kroll

Condamine

Dalvia & Greg Kroll

Chinchilla

0427 095 988

P & L Laycock Partnership

High Country

Paul & Lisa Laycock

Eskdale

0438 788 201

RH & P Leonard

Rencasha

Henry & Pauline Leonard

Goondiwindi

07 4671 1820

lisa.laycock@uqconnect.edu.au

Lormist Droughtmasters

Lormist

Lorinda Barnett

Gayndah

0408 682 371

lormist7gd@activ8.net.au

M5R Droughtmasters

Foster

Mathew & Mara Rogers

Eureka

0418 725 847

mat@rftd.com.au

DE & RA McCabe

Breffni

David E & Robyn A Mccabe

Chinchilla

0427 658 153

wilgapark@hotmail.com

McCormack Family Trust

Clonlara

Ed & Gus Mccormack

Glenmorgan

0429 656 814

clonlaracattle@bigpond.com

BP & MF Owen

Yalkara

Bart & Merilee Owen

Meandarra

0474 257 521

bpandmfowen@gmail.com

LR & LJ Philp

Lynsey Park

Lindsay & Lyn Philp

Bell

0427 621 365

droughties@sevenell.com

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MEMBER DIRECTORY Membership Name LR & LJ Philp & IL Hayes

Prefix Sevenell

Contact

Town

LR & LP Philp & IL Hayes

Phone

Bell

0428 182 078

Email droughties@sevenell.com

Robert & Kerri-Ann Pollock

Carlton

Robert & Kerri-Ann Pollock

Roma

0429 642 319

carltondroughties@bigpond.com

Ron Pollock

Karon

Ron Pollock

Roma

0409 873 858

polelec@bigpond.com

D & S Postlethwaite

Sheldanview

Daniel & Shelly Postlethwaite

Corndale

0438 630 745

djpos@activ8.net.au

BH & AE Probst

Berali

Berney & Alison Probst

Mundubbera

0458 654 123

bommy@berali.com.au

GW & SL Rawlinson

Grashar

GW & SL Rawlinson

Jandowae

0456 088 771

grashar@activ8.net.au

DB & RF Roberton

By-Mingo

Don & Robyn Roberton

Coalstoun Lakes

0429 171 870

donandrobyn@activ8.net.au

Roselah Droughtmasters

Roselah

Lawrence Sehmish-Lahey and Sarah Rose

Goondiwindi

0411 071 654

roselah215@gmail.com

SA & NA Roth

Beefwood

Scott & Natasha Roth

Gayndah

0447 611 012

scottntash4@bigpond.com barcoobrats@hotmail.com

Charm Ryrie

Wirrigai

Charmian Ryrie

Pittsworth

0409 729 355

G & D Sanderson

Brigalow Park

George & Doris Sanderson

Murgon

0455 681 670

SK, TL, K & PL Sewell

Wingstar

Scott & Tracy Sewell

Morven

07 4654 5107

gundare@bigpond.com

Jenny Simmonds

Marylands S

Jenny Simmonds

Chinchilla

0400 466 036

jennifer.simmonds@bigpond.com

RM & LA Sperling

Rodlyn

Rod & Lyn Sperling

Bell

0427 549 160

KD, KD & JK Stower

Merrawindi

Kathy, Ken & Jim Stower

Millmerran

0428 954 145

merrawindi@bordernet.com.au

KA & SE Terry

3D

Sally Terry

Haden

0427 417 392

sallyterry@bigpond.com

Underwood Grazing Co

Eversleigh

Roger & Jenny Underwood

Wallumbilla

0488 417 385

underwoods@activ8.net.au

R & J Underwood

Wallace Vale

Roger & Jenny Underwood

Wallumbilla

0488 417 385

underwoods@activ8.net.au

Vale View Droughtmasters

Vale View

David Smith

Manumbar

0438 788 110

valeviewdm@bigpond.com

D & S Walmsley

Walm-Ley

David & Susan Walmsley

Cushnie

0447 261 852

walmsleybuilder@hotmail.com

G & G Ward

Jomedan Ridge

George & Gayle Ward

North Aramara

0419 964 618

jomedan@bigpond.com

Warrego AG

Glenlands W

John O'Kane

Wondoan

0417 613 632

warrego88@gmail.com

Roger Webber & Family

Tajana

Roger Webber

Via Murgon

0477 006 762

hauraki47@activ8.net.au

AJ & SJ Wenham & Family

Boiling Springs

Allan & Shiree Wenham

Meandarra

0428 790 211

ajandsjwenham@bigpond.com

RW & TM White

Marylands

Teresa White

Quinalow

0427 133 219

ray-white@bigpond.com.au

WESTERN ZONE • STUD MEMBERS A.V.O. Droughtmasters

A.V.O.

Vaughn Byrd

Harvey

0404 800 302

cleevecontracting@bigpond.com

Graham Bishop & Glen Hoskins

Deep Valley

Graham Bishop & Glenn Hoskins

Donnybrook

0428 111 170

jodiehoskins@bigpond. com;deepvalleyfarm@outlook.com

Callanish Farms

Callanish

Gavin Russell

Donnybrook

0427 398 152

callanishgrazing@gmail.com

Clinlee Plains

Clinlee Plains

Clinton & Jodi-Lee Gartrell

Busselton

0438 953 362

clinton@clinleeplains.com.au

Clovermia Grazing

Redwood

JE & LP Dorrell

Carnarvon

0429 671 668

bjdoz89@hotmail.com

Daybreak Droughtmasters

Daybreak

Vern Williamson

Bailup

0418 915 554

vern@watimbersales.com.au

Quicksilver Droughtmasters

Quicksilver

Doug & Dani Giles

Newdegate

0427 720 010

quicksilver95@bigpond.com

Hale River Reds

Hale River Reds

Tim & Emily Edmunds

Clare

0427 553 834

tim@haleriver.com.au

DE & SE Hall

Hallmark

David & Suzanne Hall

Piawaning

0428 188 922

tanglewood@wn.com.au

Munda Reds

Munda

Michael Thompson

Beermullah

0417 978 980

mike.munda@westnet.com.au

KR & SL Mutton

Fieldhouse

Ken & Shelley Mutton

Wickepin

0428 881 067

ksmutton2@bigpond.com

Heribert Ortheil

Oilix

Harry Ortheil

Donnybrook

08 9731 8238

ortheil@skymesh.com.au

Savannah Droughtmaster Stud

Savannah

Valmai Jones

Tennant Creek

08 8964 4555

tcr@activ8.net.au

T J Sullivan Nominees

Cowling

Tim Sullivan

The Lakes

0418 908 826

tim@kalexpress.com.au

RW Vincent

De Grey Park

Dick Vincent

Capel

0409 689 697

degraycattle@bigpond.com

Membership name

Contact

Town

Phone

Email

Zone

COMMERCIAL MEMBERS Belyando Cattle Co

Dean Kiernan

Clermont

0439 788 431

belyandocattleco@gmail.com

Central

DL & W Brown

Donald & Wendy Brown

Longreach

0427 608 021

latrobestation@bigpond.com

Central

DO & KE Dahl

Desmond Dahl

Baralaba

0428 350 191

dkdahl@westnet.com.au

Central

M Dahl

Michael Dahl

Baralaba

0429 693 582

dkdahl@westnet.com.au

Central

Melandy Harvesting

Melissa & Andrew Deguara

Pinevale

0400 391 098

melandy@activ8.net.au

Central

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Contact

Town

Phone

Email

Zone

GP Edwards

Greg & Donna Edwards

Wowan

0427 833 187

edwardswolfang@bigpond.com

Central

Glenmara Holdings

Edward Maragna

Colleseum

0408 292 134

glenmaraholdings@outlook.com.au

Central

Gerard Halberstater

Gerard Halberstater

Kabra

0408 799 620

gshalby@bigpond.com

Central

K & MJ Hill

Keith & Jo Hill

Calliope

0428 756 129

castletower@westnet.com.au

Central

Homer & Son

Philip & Libby Homer

Baralaba

0428 887 644

homerandson@bigpond.com

Central

Junee Pastoral Pty Ltd

Richard,Gaye, Nerida & Matthew Luck

Dingo

0407 159 819

juneestn@bigpond.com

Central

Kiernan & Co Pty Ltd

Ross Kiernan

Clermont

0419 675 035

kiernanross@gmail.com

Central

Simmons Cattle Co Pty Ltd

Richard & Robyn Simmons

Clermont

0429 835 143

rsimmons6@bigpond.com

Central

BJ Soley

Barry Soley

Springsure

0439 244 160

barrysoley@bigpond.com

Central

Talgai Droughtmasters

Grant Veivers & Wayne Veivers

Injune

0429 844 585

gjveivers@gmail.com

Central

CB Allman & E Gianasi

CB Allman & E Gianasi

Ravenshoe

0490 029 916

theshalapa@gmail.com

Far Northern

DJ & JE Smith

Don & Janet Smith

Cairns

0419 773 359

djandje@bigpond.com

Far Northern

SPK Pastoral

Perry Fox

Mt Garnet

0429 184 110

perry@spkpastoral.com.au

Far Northern

Budda Station Pastoral Co

David & Gail Russell

Cobar

0418 636 050

david@landmarkrussell.com.au

Far Southern

L & K Grasso

Len & Kaye Grasso

Diamond Beach

0423 671 453

kandlgrasso@bigpond.com

Far Southern

GR, DE & RA Idstein

Graeme & Diana Idstein

Gloucester

0407 155 146

coneacattle@gmail.com

Far Southern

SP & BB Lockrey

Stuart & Bronwyn Lockrey

Manilla

0428 857 321

towri@hotmail.com

Far Southern

Riverbed

Mark & Lyn Heyman

Copmanhurst

0437 131 799

diddilalaa@bigpond.com

Far Southern

Sapphire City Trade Waste

Grant Iskov

Inverell

0427 260 029

wastey@bigpond.net.au

Far Southern

TJ Tierney

Dr Trevor Tierney

Bonalbo

0427 676 399

DJ & MP Wall

David & Maria Wall

Bellata

0428 181 835

wilgaroi.bellata@bigpond.com

EC Withers

Ed & Kristy Withers

Inverell

0428 984 231

kittalee2370@hotmail.com

Ball & Co

Edwin Maxwell

Julia Creek

07 4746 8772

Blue Mountain Droughtmaster

Tony & Tessa Walsh

Blue Mountain

0427 066 553

YL Cox

Yvonne Cox

Collinsville

07 4785 3447

E.D. Cattle Company

Frank Atherton

Longreach

0427 003 500

JM Fegan

John Fegan

Via Julia Creek

07 4746 8474

HC Pastoral Pty Ltd

Charlie & Jackie Hawkins

Hughenden

0427 004 463

malakoff@westnet.com.au;malakoffdowns@ hotmail.com

Northern

Jersey Plains Pastoral Co Pty Ltd

David & Tracy Corbett

Cloncurry

0417 781 396

chumvale@bigpond.com

Northern

C Jonsson

Colin & Susie Jonsson

Prairie

07 4741 7211

ventcher@activ8.net.au

Northern

Lake Lofty Pty Ltd

Donna Finger

Dysart

0428 582 466

donnafinger1@bigpond.com

Northern

Melinda Downs Pty Ltd

Danny Locke

Cloncurry

0427 159 664

melindadowns@westnet.com.au

Northern

The Nobbies Grazing Co

Peter Davies

Cloncurry

0418 425 927

thenobbies1@gmail.com

Northern

GA & MH Power

Garth & Maureen Power

Julia Creek

0429 406 905

debella@activ8.net.au

Northern

Societe D'Elevage Mueo

Eric Johnston

Noumea Cedex

687 751 581

johnco@johnston.nc

Overseas

Aelfsige Farm

Glenn & Wendy Elsley

Miva

0431 029 636

aelfsigefarm@gmail.com

South Eastern

Ashvale Station

Timothy Collins

Toogoolawah

0407 626 605

tim.collins@ashvalestation.com.au

South Eastern

BARKALA

Glenn & Susan Gainford

Reesville

0418 884 508

gainford@bigpond.com.au

South Eastern

Calico Lakes Droughtmasters

Don Beard

Calico Creek

0402 939 803

donpbeard7@gmail.com

South Eastern

GA & LK Bischoff

Graham & Leanne Bischoff

Coominya

0429 063 752

glbisch@bigpond.com

South Eastern

C & T Corsbie

Christopher & Tracy Corsbie

Bellemere

0408 713 706

chris@fourcee.com.au

South Eastern

Mona Daley

Mona Daley

Maleny

0438 942 017

mona.daley@icloud.com

South Eastern

Exportech Pty Ltd

Werner Raspotnik

Coorparoo

0401 984 444

wernerraspotnik@spaceframe.com

South Eastern

MG & MI Glen

Michael & Mary-Anne Glen

Purga

0400 900 308

mmglen1@bigpond.com

South Eastern

Invalaw Pty Ltd

John & Judy Mewing

Paddington

0418 154 155

jmewing@me.com

South Eastern

Lotus Property Pty Ltd

Thomas Stone

Kingsholme

0407 465 531

tom@thealicia.com.au

South Eastern

Glen & Heather Mears

Glen & Heather Mears

Gunalda

0477 775 327

merinda.droughtmasters@gmail.com

South Eastern

Provence Droughtmasters

Peta & Stuart Hayman

Rosevale

0414 965 053

peta@yacatac.com

South Eastern

GB & DJ Shailer

Gary & Desley Shailer

Kanigan

0408 857 220

gdshailer@gmail.com

South Eastern

MB Shephard

Malcolm Shephard

Kenilworth

0409 857 997

s.m.shep@bigpond.com

SW & LE Tincknell

Stan & Linda Tincknell

Avondale

07 4156 1553

Tor Droughtmasters

Robert Fulker

Fernvale

0427 136 695

fulkerbob@gmail.com

South Eastern

Two Okes Droughtmaster

Kurt Viertel

Boonah

0411 081 496

kurt@brotherandco.com

South Eastern

JA & DA Walton

John & Debra Walton

Toogoolawah

0422 388 908

waltonjd@westnet.com.au

South Eastern

Whiston Whanau Trust

Maryanne Whiston

Mt Mee

0418 123 400

maryanne@maryannebirch.com.au

South Eastern

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G & S Woodward

Graham & Susan Woodward

Mount Samson

0466 328 087

woodwardclan@bigpond.com

South Eastern

Robert LM & Donna B Atkinson

Robert & Donna Atkinson

Goomeri

0427 417 138

rdatkinson1@hotmail.com

Southern

DJ Cressard

Darren Cressard

Baralaba

0429 358 991

Dart Pastoral Company

Terry Dart

Bungeworgorai

07 4623 3438

dart.pastoral.coy@bigpond.com

Southern Southern

JW Doyle

John Doyle

Via Warwick

0407 408 842

jillian.doyle@warwickcu.com.au

Southern

Golden Grazing

Golden Grazing

Yuleba

0428 188 901

goldengrazing@gmail.com

Southern

Owen & Samantha Hams

Owen R & Samantha M Hams

St George

0428 651 719

cooly@harbourisp.net.au

Southern

MG & KL Jarvis

Merv & Kay Jarvis

Kenmore

0417 192 560

mgjarvis32@icloud.com

Southern

Kinbombi Station

John & Ellen Cotter

Goomeri

0427 684 122

cotcow@bigpond.com

Southern

Kurrajong Pastoral Holdings

Cameron Bywater

Kingaroy

0427 630 760

kurrajong.pastoral@outlook.com

Southern

Lara Partnership

Robert & Karen Kirk

Gayndah

0467 611 564

karenandrobertkirk@bordernet.com.au

Southern

B & A Lethbridge

Bob & Anita Lethbridge

Taroom

0427 335 532

ajl6@bigpond.com

Southern

Cliff & Nelda Mackay

Cliff & Nelda Mackay

Goomeri

0487 398 643

canabat@bigpond.com

Southern

D & J Martin

Darrell & Joy Martin

Dulacca

07 4627 6284

joydarrell@hotmail.com

Southern

LH & KM McMaster

Lachlan & Kate Mcmaster

Bungunya

0428 776 177

jindabyne10@activ8.net.au

Southern

JA O'Neill

James & Alex O'Neill

Mundubbera

0427 617 386

jaoneill4@bigpond.com

Southern

Anne Rae

Anne Rae

Quilpie

0407 029 883

lssc@bigpond.com

Southern

Risdon Stud

Nicholas Suduk

Warwick

0438 002 764

nicholas.suduk@bigpond.com

Southern

G, J & J Williams

Greg, Julie & Jacinta Williams

Southwood

0427 616 928

kurmalapc@bordernet.com.au

Southern

GL & MJ Wilson

Greg & Meryl Wilson

Warwick

0457 123 449

mulgabrown@hotmail.com

Southern

K & K Anderson

Keith & Karen Anderson

Fitzroy Crossing

0427 914 748

kjanderson371@bigpond.com

Western

Bernburra Farm

Russell Clarke

Donnybrook

0428 503 989

bernburra@bigpond.com.au

Western

Giovi Cattle Company

Giovi Cattle Company

Allanooka

0421 282 947

kate.brabender@sailsxp.com

Western

Munda Station

Michael Thompson

Port Hedland

0417 978 980

mike.munda@westnet.com.au

Western

Stamco Beef Pty Ltd

Anne Stammers

Via Carnarvon

08 9943 0582

kooline.station@hotmail.com

Western

The Garden Station

The Garden Station

Alice Springs

0427 610 956

the.garden@skymesh.com.au

Western

JUNIOR MEMBERS Brookland Hills Droughtmasters

Kirsty M Hodda & Linda J Pachert

Sarina

0427 749 717

kirstyh100@gmail.com

Central

Chardale Droughtmasters

Dale Charles Micallef

Koumala

0408 704 350

dalemicallef05@gmail.com

Central

Clayton Collins

Clayton Collins

Calliope

0421 834 622

aa_droughtmasters@outlook.com.au

Central

Riley Connor

Riley Connor

Morinish

0439 347 550

rosewoodcharbray@bigpond.com

Central

Chloe Davey

Chloe Davey

Emerald

0427 559 359

lonemark2@outlook.com

Central

Larry James Farquhar

Larry James Farquhar

Rolleston

0457 000 680

admin@calcodm.com.au

Central

Jean Haviland

Jean Haviland

Coowoonga

0437 849 478

havijmoo@rgs.qld.edu.au

Central

Blake Ingram

Blake Ingram

Alpha

skyestation1@gmail.com

Central

Meg Ingram

Meg Ingram

Alpha

0418 875 534

skystation1@gmail.com

Central

KC Droughtmasters

Kasey Dawson

Moura

0437 963 159

spotswoodcompany1@bigpond.com

Central

Jake & Ava Lucas

Jake & Ava Lucas

Morinish

0498 240 779

nallaby@bigpond.com

Central

MG Droughtmasters

Mikaela Gauci

Sarina

0419 771 488

mgdroughties@gmail.com

Central

Archee Moon

Archee Moon

Devereux Creek

0407 131 092

justez@bigpond.com.au

Central

Matthew Richardson

Matthew Richardson

Alton Downs

0487 745 492

matthew@njr.com.au

Central

Matthew Smith

Matthew Smith

Colosseum

0439 678 561

epsmith@bigpond.com

Central

Jarrad Thompson

Jarrad Thompson

Marwood

0409 897 557

randrdroughtmasters@bigpond.com

Central

Madison, Abbie & Taylor Thompson

Madison, Abbie & Taylor Thompson

Marwood

0409 897 557

randrdroughtmasters@bigpond.com

Central

Athland Droughtmaster Stud

Ben Linneman

Atherton

0409 662 702

linnemanb@icloud.com

Far Northern

Zara-Jade Flegler

Zara-Jade Flegler

Tully

0447 667 740

ckflegler@bigpond.com

Far Northern

Jacinta Pedersen

Jacinta Pedersen

Tarzali

0427 330 009

pedemc@bigpond.com

Far Northern

Amy Lee Williams

Amy Williams

Malanda

0447 087 717

jjwilliams5@bigpond.com

Far Northern

Taylah D'Elboux

Taylah D'Elboux

Killawarra

0407 483 106

ajdpcarey@outlook.com

Far Southern

Nathaniel Harper

Nathaniel Harper

Dobies Bight

0428 609 190

bennyrayinc@gmail.com

Far Southern

Leithvale

Sarah Kennett

Grafton

0438 186 787

andrewken@icloud.com

Far Southern

Brycen Slade

Brycen Slade

Casino

0457 489 852

brycenslade04@gmail.com

Far Southern

George Smith

George Smith

Casino

0490 462 875

smithy210405@gmail.com

Far Southern

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Contact

Town

Phone

Email

Zone

Grace & Jade Barrett

Grace & Jade Barrett

Woolooga

0417 905 488

blackdog@skymesh.com.au

South Eastern

Dean Blanckensee

Dean Blanckensee

Kandanga

0455 244 485

bbvegies@bigpond.com

South Eastern

Elizabeth Boughen

Elizabeth Boughen

Rosewood

0487 387 749

theblock16@outlook.com

South Eastern

Chelsea & Daisy Burton

Chelsea & Daisy Burton

Biarra

0407 144 673

allenburton@yimindroughtmasters.com.au

South Eastern

CJB Droughtmasters

Cooper Bischoff

Beaudesert

0429 878 448

labischoffsons@bigpond.com

South Eastern

CJ's Silverdale

Cooper Joseph Burt

Silverdale

0488 222 731

niclburt@gmail.com

South Eastern

Kobi Jackson Coulter

Kobi Jackson Coulter

Mount Kilcoy

0407 010 171

aakkastud@gmail.com

South Eastern

Amy Davenport & Scott Davenport

Amy & Scott Davenport

Laidley

0429 877 050

amydavenport2000@gmail.com

South Eastern

Cody Fagan

Cody Fagan

Grantham

0488 414 891

jaracc@bigpond.com

South Eastern

Fig Tree Hill Stud

Ashton Mason

Ridgewood

0409 876 677

masons1268@yahoo.com.au

South Eastern

Haylee Hughes

Haylee Hughes

Grandchester

0456 418 797

bowmanpark7@bigpond.com

South Eastern

Kihayla Droughtmasters

Kiara Corinne Hughes

Grandchester

0421 563 438

kiarahughes01@icloud.com

South Eastern

Stephanie Laycock

Stephanie Laycock

Eskdale

0428 094 456

Stephanie.laycock14@gmail.com

South Eastern

Hannah & Lachlan Lehmann

Hannah & Lachlan Lehmann

Prenzlau

0439 803 253

shane.lehmann@bigpond.com

South Eastern

Mattalben Livestock Company

Ben, Taleta, Matthew Maclean

North Maleny

0436 331 644

ksmaclean@bigpond.com

South Eastern

TB Mays

Thomas Mays

Templin

0413 081 492

dandlmays@bigpond.com

South Eastern

Leonie Nichols

Leonie Nichols

Cherry Creek

0487 231 545

cambroonpark@gmail.com

South Eastern

Rocky Creek Droughtmasters

Jordan Ryan

Samford

0421 731 650

jryan8353@gmail.com

South Eastern

Scenic Rim Droughtmasters

Sarah-Jane Mccartney

Purga

0400 798 824

sarahjane6977@outlook.com

South Eastern

Seymour R Droughtmasters

Riley Orphant

Gunalda

0434 614 866

seymour@activ8.net.au

South Eastern

Seymour T Droughtmasters

Thomas Orphant

Gunalda

0434 614 866

seymour@activ8.net.au

South Eastern

Emily Shepherdson

Emily Shepherdson

Royston

0490 376 312

emilyshepherdson@yahoo.com

South Eastern

Luke & Sara Suthers

Luke & Sara Suthers

Maryborough

0408 710 817

john.suthers@dete.qld.gov.au

South Eastern

Cody Voss

Cody Voss

Glamorgan Vale

0409 667 765

cody.voss@outlook.com

South Eastern

John Welch

John Welch

Kingaroy

0412 708 036

rwe27204@bigpond.net.au

South Eastern

Wendowen

Johanna Wright

Bidwill

0487 625 934

ljw200@hotmail.com

South Eastern

Conclare Droughtmasters

Celistino Pozzebon

Thulimbah

0439 530 498

tigmik6781@bigpond.com

Southern

Tyson Dahtler

Tyson Dahtler

Monto

0422 743 408

glendadahtler@gmail.com

Southern

Gayview Droughtmasters

James & Libby Robertson

Gayndah

0408 682 371

lormist7gd@activ8.net.au

Southern

Liam & Regan Harms

Liam & Regan Harms

Greenmount

07 4697 1007

oakmorepark@gmail.com

Southern

Hannah Holmes & Alexander Holmes

Hannah & Alexander Holmes

Warwick

0428 058 665

semlohdroughtmasters@gmail.com

Southern

Karlowun Park Droughtmasters

Lane Andrew Hansen

Kingaroy

0418 717 626

colinparker2@bigpond.com

Southern

La Shae Droughtmasters

Lauren Finger

Taroom

0488 332 350

lashaecattleco@hotmail.com

Southern

Georgia Rea

Georgia Rea

Morganville

0437 343 811

droughtmaster85@gmail.com

Southern

Joshua Steinhardt

Joshua Steinhardt

Wondai

0487 116 217

steinhardtak@datawave.net.au

Southern

Vale View M Droughtmasters

Mac Smith

Manumbar

0438 788 110

valeviewdm@bigpond.com

Southern

Nicholas Warmington

Nicholas Warmington

Blackbutt

0428 630 103

info@truvalle.com.au

Southern

Witzend Boutique Droughtmasters

Beau & Cy Kummerow

Biddeston

0408 196 859

k.kummerow84@gmail.com

Southern

William Weir

William Weir

Via Alice Springs

08 8956 9899

mr.william.weir@gmail.com

Western

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS GM Agius

Gerrard Agius

Marian

07 4954 3007

GDL Rural

GDL

Rockhampton

0428 347 550

gconnor@gdlrural.com.au

Central

Gary Lay

Gary Lay

Mackay

0407 639 985

garylay@matilda.net.au

AJ Noonan & Co

AJ Noonan

Mackay

07 4959 8276

Central Central Central

J Noonan

Joe Noonan

Via Mackay

07 4954 0126

Nutrien Stud Stock

Mark Scholes

Rockhampton

0409 229 651

mark.scholes@landmark.com.au

Central

Fred Rowe

Fred Rowe

Banana

0427 407 490

cooperdownsqld@gmail.com

Central

Pip Turner

Pip Turner

Lowmead

0417 770 480

plturner87@hotmail.com

Central

Cox Pastoral Company

John Cox

Walkerston

0428 131 688

johnlcox1@bigpond.com

Far Northern

Fred Meyer

Fred Meyer

Lakeside

0428 434 552

fred@redvalley.com.au

Ruth Grace

Ruth Grace

Waterford West

0409 656 472

LO Noble

Lindsay Noble

Eureka

0410 157 116

lindsay.noble@bigpond.com

Far Southern

Rupert Steel

Rupert Steel

Manilla

0419 820 590

rupert.steel@bigpond.com

Far Southern

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Town

Phone

Email

Zone

Landburd Station

Craig Knight

Millaa Millaa

0428 282 169

Ian & Beverly Risley

Ian Risley

Dalrymple Heights

0487 236 258

c.knight67@hotmail.com

Northern

Katrina Goldsworthy

Katrina Goldsworthy

Cornubia

0411 700 750

katg1@live.com.au

South Eastern

Kevin & Glenda Wheeler

Kevin & Glenda Wheeler

Kandanga

0455 554 787

wheelerbk7@skymesh.com.au

South Eastern

Elders Limited

Michael Smith

Toowoomba Mail Centre

0428 541 711

Michael.Smith@elders.com.au

Southern

Front Paddock Pastoral Company Pty Ltd

Scott & Janene Mclellan

Dalby

0427 401 607

mclellan@bigpond.com.au;fppc@bigpond.com

Southern

Canterbury Droughtmaster Stud

David & Kathy Lovelock

New Norcia

0427 548 026

canbrahmans@gmail.com

Western

ralle84@eq.edu.au

Central

Northern

HONORARY MEMBERS Biloela High School

Biloela High School

Biloela

Mackay Christian College

Murray Hair

North Mackay

Sarina High School

Jon Eaton

Sarina

St Brendans College

Bill Oram

Yeppoon

Malanda State High School

David Kilpatrick

Malanda

Tully State High School

Warren Giffin

0407 867 398

khodda@mccmky.qld.edu.au

Central

the.principal@sarinashs.eq.edu.au

Central

0409 006 762

oramw@sbc.qld.edu.au

Central

0409 868 062

dkilp9@eq.edu.au

Far Northern

Tully

0427 790 085

wgiff2@eq.edu.au

Far Northern

0428 100 326

Earle Ball

Earle Ball

South West Rocks

Gordon Fletcher

Gordon Fletcher

Tenterfield

Noel & Lisa Warne

Noel & Lisa Warne

Via Casino

Bowen State High School

L Furnivall & G Busteed

Bowen

DAFF/Spyglass

Tim Grant

Charters Towers

0455 873 318

Beenleigh High School

Peta Lenane

Beenleigh

0421 573 697

Dakabin State High School

Fiona Lester

Dakabin

Gympie High School

Ian Johnston

Gympie

Kilcoy State High School

Kilcoy State High School

Kilcoy

Maleny High Droughtmasters

Vanessa Duffy

Maleny

0438 873 888

St Joseph's Nudgee College

Rachel Wilson

Boondall

0417 845 139

Toogoolawah State High School

Ross Tinney

Toogoolawah

University of Queensland

Tom Connolly

Gatton

West Moreton Anglican College

Laura Edwards

Ipswich

Dept of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry

Tim Grant

Gayndah

Far Southern Far Southern

0488 025 002

warnienoel@gmail.com

Far Southern Northern

0477 700 223

tim.grant@daff.qld.gov.au

Northern

plena4@eq.edu.au

South Eastern

fwats2@eq.edu.au

South Eastern

jhans239@eq.edu.au

South Eastern South Eastern

vduff3@eq.edu.au

South Eastern

rwi@nudgee.qld.edu.au

South Eastern

alync33@eq.edu.au

South Eastern

0428 246 651

a.morris2@uq.edu.au

South Eastern

0433 335 603

ledwards@wmac.com.au

South Eastern

0455 873 318

tim.grant@daff.qld.gov.au

Southern

Macintyre Droughtmasters

Brett Hallett And Cassandra De Beer

Goondiwindi

Miles High AG Team

Tony Manteufel Miles High Ag Team

Miles

Monto High School

Lionel Cavenagh

Monto

0409 661 361

the.principal@montoshs.eq.edu.au

Southern

St George

0487 491 933

lcott58@eq.edu.au

Southern

cfirt16@eq.edu.au

Southern

St George State High School

agriculture@goondiwindishs.eq.edu.au

Southern Southern

Warwick State High School

Janelle Robb

Warwick

0407 961 696

Corinda State High School

Corinda State High School

Corinda

0448 950 823

tbate9@eq.edu.au

Southern

Department of Industry, Tourism & Trade

Jocelyn Coventry

Alice Springs

jocelyn.coventry@nt.gov.au

Western

Taminmin High School Council Inc

Lorna Dudley

Humpty Doo

admin.taminmin@ntschools.net

Western

Membership name

Prefix

Contact

Country

Email

OVERSEAS MEMBERS The Semex Alliance

SEMEX

Erin Bain

ONTARIO CANADA

ebain@semex.com

Societe D'Elevage Mueo

MUEO

Eric Johnston

NOUMEA CEDEX

johnco@johnston.nc

Societe Civile des Proprietes

SCPF

Patrice Courtot

NEW CALEDONIA

scpf@canl.nc

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