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Rural Life

Kiara Stacey

At the Landmark CGU SA Junior Heifer Expo was Alizah, Thomas, and Eleni Fogden, Loxton.

Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association executive director Luke Bowden says Australia should be making the first move for resumption of the live export trade with Indonesia.

Suspended SAFF Grains Industry Committee chairman Michael Schaefer and SAFF president Peter White are divided over the rights of grains levy-payers.

Di and Peter Barrie, Willowie, had $70,000 worth of sheep stolen.

Telecommunications analyst Paul Budde says as a rule NBN technologies will be the best available if not the cheapest.

Tom Kruse with his trusty Leyland Badger in which he made hundreds of Marree to Birdsville mail runs.

Grain Producers Australia's Andrew Weidemann, promoted continuous investment of research, development and extension resources nationally.

At a Lucerne skills day was Charlie Hilton, Keith, Lucerne Australia executive officer Nicola Raymond, and Lucerne Australia executive committee member Mark Kester, Kybybolite.

Lucerne Australia committee member Mark Kester, Kybybolite, with Rabobank Adelaide branch member Frank Young, Lucerne Australia's Warrick Thorpe, Coombe, and Lisa Charlton, Tintinara.

At the young auctioneers competition was Landmark's Trevor Wiseman, Spence Dix & Co's Jono Spence, Pinkerton Palm Hamlyn & Steen Robin Steen and South Australian Livestock Exchange's Andrew Lepley.

Elders Murray Bridge's Paul Keynes, Landmark Keith's Tom Allen, and Landmark Murray Bridge's Kevin Keller.

At the Agri-links catch up at Old Mundulla Hotel was Bordertown ladies Chantelle Symmonds, Kylie Milligan, Ally Wendleborn and Jaybe Barton.

Reece Pilgrim, Matt Rowett, and Aaron Schmidt, Bordertown.

Agrilinks committee members Jason Clothier, Naracoorte, and Daniel Menzel, Bordertown, catch up with Renee Crosby, Penola, and Jayde Barton, Bordertown. 

Bordertown's Bradley Schmidt, Aaron Schmidt, Leigh Muster nad Josh Tymko.

Agri-Links president Andrew Ridgway, Wolseley, with Bradley Schmidt and Matt Heinrich, Bordertown.

Catherine Miller, Naracoorte, and Jill Armour, Adelaide.

ABA chairman Richard Murdoch and University of Adelaide associate Dean Mike Keller present Renee Farrow with the Lois Harris Scholarship at the University of Adelaide's School of Agriculture, Food and Wine. 

Melita Finnigan married into dairy farming having prior never seen a dairy cow until then.

Advantage Ag's Alan Rex and Rick Jordan with some composted material. 

Andrew Nagorcka, Yatchaw, south east of Hamilton, says finding an opportunity to renovate raised beds has been difficult becuase of the continuing wet weather.

Corey Berryman and his son Jarley, 2, stand on the proposed site of the Sheep Hill port project. 

Corey and Rochelle Berryman, Lipson Cove.

Agronomist Ron Simpson, Tumby Bay, with Koppio Hills farmers Phil Docking and son Jake had problems with mice.

Western Australia farmer Cameron Tubby has turned to Damara and Van Rooy meat sheep and alternative pastures including thornless prickly pear to increase the viability of his farm.

Robert Sullivan, Greenfields studs, Hallett, with the stud's supreme champion exhibit from the Hay Merino Sheep Show. Pictured with Jock Munro, Mungadal.

UK meat importers Derek Berry, Des Marshall and Tim Hixson are united in their admiration for Australia Beef, but remain sceptical increased quotas can be generated any time soon. 

David Bennett, Yambro stud, Frances, won the supreme champion bull ribbon with Yambro Velocity E50, held by Vaughan Campagnolo, Echunga. Also pictured is judge Warren Wilson, Taroele Brafords, Mitchell, Queensland.

The Department of Primary Industries continued its four-year reign over the Centenary Cup for the champion pen of steers. The DPI's Bryan Gill is pictured with the 3.5 year old two-teeth export weight Droughtmaster steers from Old Man Plains.

Shane Mohomet, Alice Springs, exhibited the supreme champion female Nat's Farm Andano, held by Louise Wilson, daughter of judge Warren Wilson (right), Mitchell, Queensland.

Jamie Hayes, Undoolya Station, Alice Springs (right), won the children's handler under-eight trophy with Dylan Campagnolo, Echunga, second.

Jim and Angus Gunn, Sevenbardot, Bylong, NSW, set an Alice Springs record with Sevenbardot McLarty, bought by Wally Klein, Orange Creek Station (third from left) for $11,500. Also pictured is Davidson Cameron & Co, Gunnedah, NSW and auctioneer Luke Scicluna.

Alice bull sale supporters Nicole and Ben Hayes, Undoolya Station, paid $6000 for the top-price SA-bred Poll Hereford bull from Yambro stud. Frances, owned by David Bennett (left). Undoolya bought four Poll Herefords at a $6563 av. 

Diana Branson, Banquet stud, Mortlake, Victoria, paraded the champion any other breed bull with the Angus bull pictured.

Winners of the Cows Create Careers program. Millicent High School's Cowphalanges team won first place in the senior section.

Rabobank Darwin account manager Barry Gerschwitz and Coopers Animal Health's Shaun Cootes congratulate Yambah Station manager Keryl Evans on showing the supreme champion carcase.

Rabobank Darwin account manager Barry Gerschwitz congratulates Adam Mahomet on winning the Rabobank Junior Encouragement award.

Allan Fogarty, Lucy Creek Station, 420km north east of Alice Springs, sold 190 milk and two-teeth Poll Hereford steers to a $1.88/kg high for a pen of 276.3kg, equating to $519 a head.

Ben and Nicole Hayes, Undoolya Station, their staff Luke summers and Steve Turner with his two-year-old daughter Stefani, had a tremendous result selling 385 Poll Hereford steers to a top price of $1.78/kg.

Jeff and Val Howard, Penneshaw, sold 65 South Devon steers at Strathalbyn, which topped $695 with av $654.

Angus McKay, Umbearra Station, Northern Territory, sold two pens of Anama and Drayton Park blood Red Angus steers at the Alice Springs show sale.

Chris Schinckel, Naracoorte, was looking for Angus at Naracoorte market but went home empty handed.

Suspended SAFF Grains Industry Committee members Philip Wilsdon and Jamie Smith.

Northern Territory Yambah Station owners Aaron, Kerina nad Bodie Gorey, Glenmorgan, Queensland, sold an exceptional draft of 139 Shorthorn heifers at Alice Springs. They made $1.60/kg to the sale's top heifer price of $726.

Mid North farmer Peter Cockburn welcomed an announcement by the Senate that it will more closely look at the issue of foreign ownership in Australian agriculture.

Mount Torrens dairyfarmer Michael Kowald said he was concerned about the details that were to emerge on carbon tax.

CFS member Robert Williams, Everard Central, via Balaklava, was a long term volunteer for his association and believed it was harder to recruit CFS volunteers.

With the record-priced 11.2 micron bale, from G. Schneider Australia Mark Syme, Brad Sandlant, Landmark auctioneer Simon Arbuckle, Landmark Jackson superfine specialist Ted Wilson, and Pyrenees Park owner Rob Sandlant.

At the Crop Emergence and Seeder Evaluation David Kitschke, Jamestown, and Kerin Landmark Rural's Steve Richmond.

At the Black and Bright themed Centralian Beef Breeders Association's annual Beef Breeders Dinner Jane Baldwin, Napperby Station, and Amanda Short, Alice Springs.

Centralian Beef Breeders Association president Keryl Evans and husband Jamie, Yambah Station.

Margo Nott, Alcoota Station, and Robyn Cadzow, Alice Springs (top), with Paula Kilgariff, Erldunda Station. Ruth Murphy, Mount Cavanagh Station and Jodie Hayes, Undoolya Station.

Trailco Industries Doc Cunningham and his wife Ro.

The decision for Vitrerra to buy extra falling number machines was too late for EP growers according to Cowell silo committee secretary Allan Zerna.

Robert Henningsen, Mingbool, cites behavioural changes in his cows as one of the benefits of installing an automated milking system.

The Elders 2011 EP Hogget Ram of the Year final line-up. Elders Wudinna branch manager Elaine Seal, Brimanna Poll Merino Stud's Jayden Harris with the third-placed ram, Elders stud stock manager Craig Shearer, Collandra North Poll Merino Stud's Sydney Lawrie with the second-placed ram, judge Jim Sullivan, Greenfields Merino and Poll Merino Stud, Hallett, White River Merino and Poll Merino Stud's John Daniell with the first-placed ram.

Supt Peter Anderson and Russell Davidson, Moorundie Park, Gulnare, at the launch of Operation Poach.

Peter Redden, George's Trough, Kingston, with Landmark Kingston, sold the last draft of their heifers at Mount Gambier. Their 29 Hazeldean blood Angus heifers averaged $762.

Rebecca Williams, Koolunga, and Emily King, Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association, Sydney, examined feed pellets at the GrainGrowers 2011 Innovation Generation Conference.

NSW Hunter Valley farmer, Sam Gunn, a member of a famous Queensland grazing family, strongly believed young producers could make a difference to the future of farming.

Andrew, Miller and Mardi Whan, Mount Gambier, at the Rural Marketing Agents 2011 conference and seminar where Liam Durcan won the under 25 agent of the year.

The team from O'Connor and Graney, Mount Gambier, Ben Jones, Sam, O'Connor, Chas Wilson-Smith, Kristen Jones, Nicole O'Connor and Kaye Wilson-Smith.

Farmers Golf Day participants Carol Hayes, Red Hill, with Mary Jared, Jean McLeod and Lorraine Saunders, Crystal Brook.

At golf day was Russel Zwar, Paul Jones, Craig Woolford, Alan Clare, all of Wirrabara.

At the 2011 Young Rural Ambassador awards was Tom Niven with Jaqueline, Mandy and Peter Lintern, Tungkilo.

Elenora Lisk, Kingston, Aaron Bain, Gawler, and Alisha Hargraves, Gawler.

Paul and Helen Schiller, Eudunda, with Margaret and Bob Rankin, Wilmington.

At the Landmark CGU SA Junior Heifer Expo was Graham Ashby, Bundaleer Shorthorn stud, Gulnare, with his seven grandchildren Kate Ashby, Gulnare, Thomas Filmer, Callington, Emily Ashby, Gulnare, Sophie Ashby, Gulnare, and Fergus and William Southern, Aldgate.

Junior champion handler Tiffany McLauchlan, Mortlake, Victoria, with Stock Journal's livestock manager Mark Scown.

Intermediate handler Jessica Crick, Koondrook, Victoria, with Mark Scown.

Glenn Bullock, 21, Braidwood, New South Wales, won the Landmark CGU South Australia Junior Heifer Expo senior champion herdsman, pictured with major sponsors Landmark's Will Nolan, the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society's Judith Noble and Landmark stud stock's Gordon Wood.

Shepparton dairyfarmer Ashley Gait changed his dairy cattle's diet to aid lameness issues.

Tony McKay, Orroroo, sold a line of 161 April/May 2006-drop ewes, North Ashrose and Mulloorie blood with 169 April 2010-drop woolly Merino-White Suffolk lambs at foot, at $111. He is pictured with Kevin Bartlett, Oororro.

Mark Holmes, Mypolonga, with his dog Reba and John Ross, Mannum. Mark sold two nine-month old Poll Hereford-cross steers to $670 at Mount Pleasant.

Agriculture tertiary students Jessie Thomson, Gumeracha, Harold Ratcliff, Kingston, Maddie Jonah, Yongala, Caroline McGrath, Beachport, Edwin Chen, Malaysia, Michael Wilkes, and Sam Walkom.

Chris Tapscott, Tanunda, and his sons Jason and Samuel, sold 30 shorn yearling Merino wether lambs at $90.

Ian Rowett, Mernowie stud, with Landmark Beaton Agencies Kapunda's Greg Beaton, sold 70 ewes, five years, at $110. 

Taking a look back to July 2011 when it was a tremendous result to sell 385 Poll Hereford steers to a top price of $1.78/kg.

Indirect carbon tax costs were slammed by many peak farm groups when the Federal Government announced a $23 a tonne carbon tax despite agriculture being excluded from the scheme.

The South East Agri-Links group caught up at a local pub and many events such as the Young Rural Ambassador and the Landmark CGU SA Junior Heifer Expo were competitive.

And a milestone for South Australian stud Yambro Poll Herefords who claimed their first supreme champion bull title after 30 years of showing at Centralia.

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Flashback Friday: July 2011 | PHOTOS

Taking a look back to July 2011 when it was a tremendous result to sell 385 Poll Hereford...

Flashback Friday: July 2011 | PHOTOS

Kiara Stacey

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