Yearly Archive: 2015

Forbes High Success At Canberra Royal

March 4, 2015

Congratulations to the Forbes High School who placed 2nd on the hook competition with 90 points in the Medium Domestic Class at the Canberra Royal Show. The Purebred Murray Grey steer was only .5 behind the winner out of 30 competitors. This steer was generously donated by I & N Wilcox of Ayr Park, Woodstock...


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Serial Winner’s Success Comes In All Colours

March 3, 2015

By Karolin Macgregor Courtesy Tasmanian Country   WHEN it comes to producing top quality bullocks, few do it better than Philip Hughes – and he has the ribbons to prove it. Mr Hughes has won the annual Quoiba bullock competition nine times, including this year when his pen of four Murray Grey steers got the...


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Coat Colour Matters

February 26, 2015

COAT COLOUR MATTERS Feb 2015-1 Coat colour has fascinated animal breeders and geneticists for many years. Only in the last few years have the underlying genes been discovered. Many are yet unknown. The following information is provided for the benefit of cattle breeders who are trying to utilize coat colour as one of the goals...


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Gentle Giants Please Breeders

February 17, 2015

Don’t let their big muscle fool you – Murray Greys are gentler than they look   Brett Davidson’s Murray Greys love a scratch and will even bob their heads if you hit the right spot. Mr Davidson opened the gates of his Mount Major stud at Yabba North for Beef Week last Wednesday. There are about 40...


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Vale – Norm Fort

February 10, 2015

We received the news of the passing of a local Geelong icon – Norm Fort on Friday 6th Feb 2015 after a sustained battle with Parkinson’s disease . Norm worked for Elders ( before that DSM ) as cattle agent active in the 1970’s – 1980’s and was a key figure in the Geelong /...


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