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DECEMBER 2016 OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE BEEF SHORTHORN SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA HOME OF THE AUSTRALIAN SHORTHORN (MS Ed19) Federal Secretary The Beef Shorthorn Society of Australia PO Box 2066, Greenvale, Victoria, 3059 Phone: 0419 317 990 / Fax: (03) 93333 774 Email: secretary@beefshorthorn.org.au

Carolyn, Les & Rachel Shannon together with Jean Bowen wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Special thank you to Jess Parker & Mark Alberni for their assistance during the 2016 show circuit. Glenmount Chantilly Lace: Senior Champion Beef Shorthorn Female, Royal Melbourne Show 2016 Also Grand Champion Female, Ballarat Feature Show 2016 Above: Glenmount Chantilly Lace Glenmount Trinity Glenmount Belmont Also Paraded Best 2 Bulls Ballarat Feature Show THE FEDERAL COUNCIL HAS FOUND IT NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE FULL MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION TO $125.00 FROM 1 JANUARY 2017 AS RESULT OF INCREASING COSTS. THE SOCIETY HAS NOT HAD A RISE IN FEES FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND STILL REMAINS ONE OF THE LOWEST BREED SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP FEES. WE TRUST YOU WILL UNDERSTAND AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT US. PRESIDENT S REPORT: Greetings fellow members and supporters of our Beef Shorthorn Society. As Christmas quickly approaches, I wish you all the season s greetings. We have been fortunate to have had very good rain fall and seasonal conditions over the past 6 months, plentiful grass supplies in our paddocks for feed and the opportunity to cut grass and replenish our reserves of bailed hay to fill empty hay sheds. All is well for feed supply in 2017. As you travel around, cattle look well up in condition; this combined with good market prices for stock makes for a happy farmer! 2016 Royal Adelaide Show Results Judge Mr Dion Brook, Eloora Shorthorns Beef Shorthorn Grand Champion Bull Roly Park Limbo Grand Champion Female Roly Park Lassie Thanks to all members who have supported the Royal Melbourne show and many regional shows. Beef Shorthorns were the Feature Breed at the 2016 Ballarat show, thanks for your great support from members. Congratulations to David Ashley and Grandchildren on their continued success at many shows in year. Details surrounding our Society s involvement in the Thousand Guineas Shorthorn brand of beef have been well communicated in our last newsletter. This initiative is of great importance to our breed and indeed our members and Certified Suppliers. I encourage you all to get behind this program. If you would like any further detail or have any questions, please contact our Secretary. Australian Shorthorn Grand Champion Bull Roly Park Live Wire Grand Champion Female Roly Park Miss Australia I thank fellow councillors for their support and indeed our Federal Secretary and Federal Treasurer for their huge efforts this year. Best wishes, Bill Harwood, President

The Norman Hotel in Brisbane each year holds a competition where the public votes for their favourite steak. Four breeds are invited to enter they were Santa Gertrudis, Brahman, Hereford and Shorthorn. It is run over the month of October. This year JBS entered product from their Shorthorn brand. The good news is that Thousand Guineas won this year s competition. Product from each breed met a common specification for days on feed, carcass weight and ageing regime, whilst diners judged their steaks based on industry standard variables including tenderness, juiciness, flavour and overall liking. Diners were also served the same cut from each of the four breeds; rib eye fillets. Executive Chef at The Norman Hotel, Mr. Frank Correnti, said that in addition to winning the competition, diners comments on the competition entry forms were extremely positive. Product is available for viewing in a chilled glass display cabinet in the restaurant with Thousand Guineas standing out for its marbling, meat colour and general appearance. It just looks appealing, Mr. Correnti said. The award is the second for the young thousand Guineas brand in the past few months, after Thousand Guineas was also awarded a Silver Medal at the recent 2016 Sydney Fine Foods awards. Internationally, Shorthorn product was also awarded 2 Gold medals in the 2016 World Steak Challenge, held in London s Hyde Park. Pictured above : Graham Winnell, Business & Promotions Manager, Shorthorn Beef and David Spencer, Councillor of this Society at the celebratory luncheon held at the Norman Hotel, Brisbane in November where they were joined by JBS Executives and media representatives. Enquire today about our New Release Beef & Dairy Sires, Fertility Plus, Artificial Insemination Equipment, Kamar Heat Detectors, Cidrs, Calf Coats, Full Range of LN2 Tanks, Anipro, Weatherpro, Bushman Insect Repellent, Custom Collection, Mistromate Mating Program and Straw Printing Services!!! 123-125 Tone Road, Wangaratta Vic (03) 57 222 666/ info@agrigene.com.au Beef Shorthorns, Grand Parade at the Royal Melbourne Show, 1906

The Ballarat A & P Society celebrated its 150 th Annual Show on the weekend of 11-13 November. The Society was honoured to be asked to participate as the Feature Beef Cattle Breed. We undertook to provide 30 Beef and Australian Shorthorns, and we fulfilled that bargain. Nine exhibitors brought forward 33 cattle, Scott Bruton doing a fantastic job in bringing 18 of them. In all, between 90 and 100 cattle were exhibited, other breeds represented being Poll Hereford, Santa Gertrudis, Simmental, Charolais, Limousin, Belted Galloway, Poll Highland and Lowline. Spencer Family also brought three terrific Shorthorns. The Beef and Australian Shorthorns shone brightly. On the Friday evening, Brandon Sykes, Mawarra Herefords judged classics for bulls and heifers under 20 months. Eighteen bulls and 30 females were paraded. David Ashley & Grandchildren s 18 months of age Morningtime Nara was adjudged Grand Champion bull. Scott Bruton s Roly Park Megawhatt won a strong under12 months class. In the females, Spencer Family s Shorthorn, Spencer Family Lenny, was Grand Champion. Saturday was wet and windy, but enthusiasm was high. Renowned Angus breeder, Graeme Collins, judged our cattle. Junior and Champion bull was Morningtime Nara. Reserve was Roly Park Limbo. The champions aside, there were a number of very promising young bulls. To this observer s eye, they included and Scott Bruton s Roly Park Megawhatt, and Les & Carolyn Shannon s Glenmount Belmont. In the females, Les and Carolyn Shannon s 21 months of age in-calf heifer, Glenmount Chantilly Lace was the Grand Champion. She relegated the Junior Champion, Morningtime Kiribati s Blossom 2. Reserve to the Senior Champion was Roly Park Lucy, and Junior Reserve was Margaret Hallyburton s Rhyola Melody Gemma, with whom the judge was much impressed. In the group classes, Carolyn and Les Shannon captured first prize for a pair of bulls under 20 months, Scott Bruton s pair of heifers took first prize, and Morningtime s group of three took top billing. Then came the interbreed. Against stiff competition, Morningtime Nara triumphed. Chantilly Lace had to compete against cows with calves. That is always difficult, and so it proved on this occasion. The interbreed female champion was a black Limousin with calf at foot. Continuing success came in the form of the interbreed group of three, the winner being Spencer Family s Australian Shorthorns. The breed again had success when Morningtime Nara became the Supreme Beef breeds exhibit. This was the second time in seven days that he had been adjudged supreme exhibit having been so adjudged at the large Whittlesea Show on the previous Sunday. Capping a great day, Scott Bruton was awarded the A E Wemyss Trophy for the most successful exhibitor of all beef breeds Clear it is that our cattle measure up! Above: M Hallyburton with Rhyola Melody Gemma At Left: S Bruton and Roly Park Lucy At Right: P Hourn & Morningtime Kiribati s Blossom 2

MALTON FLANAGAN Sound and breeding very good progeny. TH Free son of Deerpark Furty. Also 2 x 25 semen packages available. Contact: John Koehlor on 0418 624 751 for further enquiry and details. C Shannon, Glenmount Chantilly Lace, J Lane for Roly Park, S Bruton, Roly Park Miss Australia, MC Malcolm Douglas, D Ashley with Morningtime Nara paraded by P Hourn with Rita Schembri, N Spencer with SF Jude s Jupiter Full Results as follows: Australian Shorthorn Heifer 12-16 months Heifer 16-20months Junior Champion Female 20-36 months Female 36 months & over Senior & Grand Champion Bull 9-12 months Bull 16-20 months Junior & Grand Champion Pair of Bulls under 20 months Group of 3 Head Spencer Family Jude s Jupiter Roly Park Lunar Spencer Family Jude s Jupiter Roly Park Miss Australia Roly Park Matilda 1st Spry s Exclusives Enia Morningtime Roan 09-19 Spry s Exclusives Enia Roly Park Meat Maker Roly Park Megawhatt Shambra Park Sebastian Spencer Family Lenny Roly Park Livewire Spencer Family Lenny Roly Park Spencer Family, Roly Park Most Successful Exhibitor All Breeds Scott Bruton, Roly Park

Leo Swan and grandson Archie Wickham Chris Robinson for Spencer Family Scott Bruton and Roly Park SF Lenny Live Wire Beef Shorthorn Heifer 9-12 months Heifer 12-16 months Roly Park Princess Amy Roly Park Duchess of Moocow Morningtime Kiribati s Blossom 3 Roly Park Lassie Spencer Family Fulla Beans Shambra Park Jewel Heifer 16-20 months Morningtime Kiribati s Blossom 2 Rhyola Melody Gemma Junior Champion Morningtime Kiribati s Blossom 2 Junior Reserve Rhyola Melody Gemma Female 20-24 months Female 24-36 months Senior & Grand Champion Reserve Senior Champion Bull 9-12 months Bull 16-20 months Bull 16-20 months Junior & Grand Champion Reserve Junior Pair of Females under 20 months Pair of Bulls under 20 months Group of 3 Glenmount Chantilly Lace Roly Park Lucy Hillview Royal Princess Mary 3rd Glenmount Chantilly Lace Roly Park Lucy Roly Park Megawhatt Roly Park Limbo Glenmount Belmont Glenmount Trinity Morningtime Nara Morningtime Nara Roly Park Limbo Roly Park, Morningtime Glenmount, Roly Park Morningtime, Glenmount, Roly Park VACC Breeder/Member of the Year Mrs Fiona Swan It is a great pleasure to announce that this year's precipitant is Mrs. Fiona Swan. For nearly 20 years Fiona and her family have been involved with Beef Shorthorns and although you will not see her in the show ring or even out the back washing cattle, you will always find her volunteering for any job that needs to be done. Whether it s in the kitchen at Handlers Camp or helping out with the Exhibitors BBQ at Royal Melbourne Show she will be there. To keep our Society strong and moving forward we need people like Fiona quietly working behind the scenes. Congratulations Fiona!

The Society s belated congratulations to Kim Johnston and Lockie Falls on the occasion of their marriage earlier this year (5 March 2016). The happy couple wedded at Perricoota Station, Moama on a very hot Saturday afternoon, and guests celebrated the occasion well into the early hours of the night. Attendants were from left James McWilliam, Tom Wilding-Davies, Travis Smith (Lockie & Kim) Elisa Basse, Laura Johnston and Andrea Falls. Best Wishes for a Safe and Happy Christmas; Margaret, John, Emma & Sarah Hallyburton Rhyola Beef & Australian Shorthorns, Boiardo, 480 East Hill Road, Bookaar Vic 3260 Ph: (03) 5593 8107

NORTH EASTERN BEEF SHORTHORNS Graeme and Cindy Walsh 42-44 Peddles Road LEGERWOOD TAS 7263 (03) 63 532 339 NORTH EASTERN TERRY Born 21 st June 2016 Stock & Land Autumn Beef Week 27 January 4 February Canberra Show - 24 26 February Sydney Royal Easter Show - 6 19 April Tentative Judging Date Saturday, 8 April Herd Books A request has been received by the Secretary for copies of the herd book specifically those editions 1 7. If you have any of these editions available for purchase, please contact the Federal Secretary, Marion Spencer - secretary@ beefshorthorn.org.au or on the mobile 0419 317 990 BAYVIEW UNIQUE K11 SEMEN READY TO SHIP! CONTACT : PETER FALLS - 0427 826 342 SPENCER FAMILY DIVA SUPREME AUSTRALIAN SHORTHORN EXHIBIT & RESERVE INTERBREED CHAMPION HEIFER ROYAL MELBOURNE SHOW 2016 DAVID SPENCER 0409 135 419 SEASONS GREETINGS TO ALL DAVID & MARION SPENCER :1430 MICKLEHAM ROAD, YUROKE VIC 3063-0409 991 457

Judging was conducted on Saturday, 24 September. Mr Peter Collins was selected to judge both Australian and Beef Shorthorns. : I am Principal of the Merridale Angus Stud which consists of 320 hectares. This stud is based mainly on Merrigrange bloodlines, purchasing mostly elite embryos to rapidly expand my herd. Merridale cattle have been successful at Sydney Melbourne and Adelaide, gaining Interbreed Champions at all these Royal Shows. I have a commercial cattle enterprise as well and I operate a 350-cow dairy on one of the farms. The Society thanks and acknowledges the participation of the following studs D Ashley & Grandchildren (Morningtime), S Bruton (Roly Park), P Falls & family (Malton), M Hallyburton (Rhyola), S & A Jepson (Shambra Park), J Lane (Laneway), C&L Shannon (Glenmount), D&M Spencer (Spencer Family) and Darcy Swan (Swanlea). Congratulations are extended to the Falls family on being inducted into the RASV Beef Cattle Hall of Fame to mark a significant milestone of 60 Years of continuous exhibition at the Royal Melbourne Show. Above: Commemorative Plaque received by the family Above: Lorna Falls, Peter Falls, Lindsay Falls, David Bolton and Andrea Falls Left: Grand Champion BS Bull Morningtime Nara Right: Grand Champion BS Female Morningtime Kiribati s Blossom 2 Below left Grand Champion AS Female Spencer Family Diva Below right Grand Champion AS Bull SF Lenny

Australian Shorthorn Results Class Heifer 9-14 months 1 Spencer Family Diva Spencer Family 2 Malton Mossy Gold L101 RT&YE Falls & Sons 3 Spencer Family Jude s Jupiter Spencer Family Class Heifer 14-20 months 1 Roly Park Lunar S Bruton 2 Malton Josephine L68 RT&YE Falls & Sons Junior Champion Heifer Reserve Champion Spencer Family Diva Malton Mossy Gold L101 Class Cow or Heifer 20-30 months 1 Roly Park Miss Australia S Bruton Class Cow over 30 months 1 Sprys Exclusives Enia Spencer Family 2 Malton Broadhooks Gucci 1908 RT&YE Falls & Sons Senior Champion Cow Sprys Exclusives Enia Reserve Champion Malton Broadhooks Gucci 1908 Rachael Wheeler for Spencer Family; John Nissen formerly of Lochdoon Beef Shorthorns sashing Spry s Exclusives Enia, Senior Champion Female Grand Champion Spencer Family Diva Class Bull 14-20 months 1 Spencer Family Lenny Spencer Family 2 Roly Park Live Wire S Bruton 3 Malton Lightning L109 RT&YE Falls & Sons Junior Champion Bull Reserve Champion Grand Champion Spencer Family Lenny Roly Park Live Wire Spencer Family Lenny Supreme Exhibit Spencer Family Diva Junior Pair Spencer Family, Roly Park, Malton John Nissen, Andrea Falls leading Malton Broadhooks Gucci with calf at foot Best 3 Head Spencer Family, Roly Park, Malton Most Successful Exhibitor Spencer Family Thank you for your support of the 2016 Raffle; to those who provided prizes, sold tickets, purchased tickets your efforts are very greatly appreciated. Winners are: 1 D Ashley Wheelbarrow full of goods 2 S Hallyburton Doona & pillows 3 J Shepherd 12 bottles wine 4 Fran Gardening pack 5 T Hall Hand trolley 6 RTA Automation Wine and glass pack 7 M Batty Cow trike Luke Spencer with Spencer Family

Beef Shorthorn Results Class Heifer 9 12 months 1 Swanlea Brit s Brat D Swan Class Heifer 12 16 months 1 Roly Park Lassie S Bruton 2 Spencer Family Fulla Beans Spencer Family 3 Shambra Park Jewel S&A Jepson Darcy Swan with Swanlea Brit s Brat Class Heifer 16-20 months 1 Morningtime Kiribati s Blossom 2 D Ashley & Grandchildren 2 Roly Park Lucy D Swan 3 Rhyola Melody Gemma M Hallyburton 4 Morningtime Kiribati s Blossom 1 D Ashley & Grandchildren Junior Champion Heifer Morningtime Kiribati s Blossom 2 Reserve Champion Roly Park Lassie Class Heifer 20-24 months 1 Glenmount Chantilly Lace L&C Shannon Senior Champion Cow Glenmount Chantilly Lace Grand Champion Cow Morningtime Kiribati s Blossom 2 Daniel Porter with Morningtime Kiribati s Blossom 2; David Spencer sashing Class Bull 9-12 months 1 Glenmount Belmont L&C Shannon 2 Glenmount Trinity L&C Shannon 3 Swanlea Harry D Swan 4 Laneway Bowman J Lane Class Bull 12-16 months 1 Roly Park Limbo S Bruton Bull 16-20 months 1 Morningtime Nara D Ashley & Grandchildren 2 Morningtime Nagambie D Ashley & Grandchildren Paris Hourn with Morningtime Nara Junior Champion Bull Reserve Champion Grand Champion & Supreme Exhibit Morningtime Nara Roly Park Limbo Morningtime Nara Best 3 Head Sires Progeny Best 2 Bulls Best 2 Heifers Roly Park, Morningtime, Glenmount Spencer Family Archer Morningtime Kiribati Morningtime Jabiru 2 D Ashley, L&C Shannon S Bruton, D Ashley & Grandchildren Most Successful Exhibitor D Ashley & Grandchildren Neil Shepherd sashing Roly Park Limbo, with Scott Bruton leading

Morningtime Nara - calved 14 May 2015 Exhibited four times: * Junior & Grand Champion Bull, Supreme Exhibit Royal Easter Show 2016 * Junior & Grand Champion Bull, Supreme Exhibit Melbourne Royal Show 2016 * Junior & Grand Champion Bull, Supreme Interbreed Exhibit Whittlesea Show, Spring 2016 * Junior & Grand Champion Bull, Breed Feature Show & Supreme Interbreed Exhibit Ballarat Show, Spring 2016 Also Exhibited at the Royal Easter Show 2016 and the Melbourne Royal Show 2016, where she was Junior & Grand Champion Female Morningtime Kiribati s Blossom 2 calved 29 March 2015 Bloodlines Tell!!!! Both Nara and Kiribati s Blossom 2 are by a Royal Show Champion out of Royal Show Champions. Thanks, as always to Ros Turner, Paul Hourn and Daniel Porter MORNINGTIME BEEF SHORTHORNS: STRUCTURAL SOUNDNESS AND QUALITY NO COMPROMISE Enquiries: David Ashley, Morningtime Beef Shorthorns Spring Hill, Victoria Phone (03) 5424 8487 / (03) 9882 4735/ 0408 802 414