Bright Future for Square Meaters Double Muscling
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OutsideOutside thethe With Compliments SquareSquare A publication produced by The Square Meaters Cattle Association of Australia Ltd Bright future for Square Meaters Double muscling Transporting livestock Holding an open day Square Meaters Cattle - “No Ifs, Just Butts” Outside the Square confident that in to continue breeding negotiating your various compact, medium frame Bright future for financial and insurance cattle but who had been matters, not just your rural sidelined by the shift to the cover, they will be more modern version of those Square Meaters than competitive. cattle. to speed up processing. There is tremendous A secondary, lesser The very great potential for the objective was to broaden contributions made by Tom Association to benefit by the genetic base of the Pankhurst in establishing you placing your business Square Meaters herd. This the original website, and through Ausure, with no concession will end pioneering the first edition disadvantage to you by permanently on June 30 of the Annual which he doing so, but the significant 2006. edited, were both very boost to our capacity to In late 2004/early 2005 a successful initiatives. promote the breed and very significant decision to With the subsequent therefore your interests will modify and extend the expansion of the Association’s be the reward you will reap. frame score system was membership and activities it The arrangement is not proposed by the Board and By Tony Cairns, Chairman became necessary to assist restricted to members, since endorsed by the Tom,who is a very busy any referral that you may membership. This modest This third issue of the man, with the ongoing make of an unrelated party extension of the frame Association’s Annual production of both these will also be eligible for the measurement system was magazine marks the tenth important facilities which commission, but in every designed not to attempt to anniversary of the breed’s are pivotal in the ongoing instance it is very important increase the size of our foundation in April 1996. promotion of the breed and that the client identify their cattle, but rather to try to It also coincides with the member’s interests. link to the Association for offset the natural tendency end of my three consecutive Accordingly, the second the benefit to flow to us. for the size of the cattle to years as Chairman, when I issue of the Annual was 2004 saw Square Meaters decrease generation by am required to step down coordinated by the make their inaugural generation unless great care from a position I have been secretary and contracted appearance as a Feature is taken with a breeding privileged to occupy during out, and the updated and Breed at the Royal program, and should assist a period of exciting ongoing maintenance of Canberra Show where the breeders avoid this progress of the breed and the website has been placed largest exhibit so far in our tendency. During this changes in the affairs of the with Graphical breed’s history was on show. period the Board has also Association. It is also a time Constructions based in The event was reviewed Membership for both reflection of these Tamworth. wholeheartedly supported categories to try to make events, and looking forward We have been fortunate to by the members with over our membership more to what lies ahead and what once again secure the 80 exhibits and was a great broadly inclusive, and has challenges we shall need to support and sponsorship of success by any measure. To expanded them to a minor meet in order to fulfil our the CRT organization for put the icing on the cake extent. We are also trying to wishes and long term the third year, with a the grand champion steer, a establish a Junior and objectives for our modest increase, and we heavyweight to boot, was a Schools program with a wonderful breed. look forward to the Square Meaters steer view to engendering Since April 2003 we have continued development of described by the judge as interest in Square Meaters seen the number of a long term relationship “bluddy beautiful”. I amongst tomorrow’s cattle registered cattle increase by with them. believe that it is fair to say breeders. over 50% from 2750 to A new and exciting that this event has been the In this last year of my 4165, and the commercial development during 2005 most significant factor in stewardship I attended all appendix by over 65% from was the establishment of a the breed’s promotion thus five Royal Shows in 244 to 405. The strategic alliance with far and I congratulate my Brisbane, Sydney,Canberra, membership has increased Ausure Insurance and fellow Board members for Melbourne and Perth to by 66% from 86 to 143. Finance whereby the their courage and foresight meet as many members as These increases have in turn Association will benefit in making the decision to possible and discuss their increased our secretary’s from financial instruments embrace this opportunity. respective concerns and work load from 15 to 27 negotiated through this Coinciding with that aspirations. I have to say hours per week.The group. event, the Board had that I was very impressed workload has caused the We are very hopeful that decided to re-open the herd with the standard of cattle Board to invest in upgrades the members and associates book to Murray Grey presented, despite relatively to both the computer will embrace this alliance females for a limited period small numbers outside hardware and software, and thereby further support for the primary objective of Canberra and Sydney, and I with a new registration the financial coffers of the attracting those breeders of am confident that the program being developed Association. They are grey cattle who had decided quality and standard of 2 Outside the Square February 2006 OutsideOutside thethe SquareSquare Square Meaters remains on The current Board has an upward curve since my before it the task of involvement began over developing a Strategic Plan Contents nine years ago. I was also which will need to address a very appreciative of the number of issues which attendance, interest and might include for instance: Chairmans Report PAGE 2 enthusiasm and hospitality a revision of the Mannosidosis PAGE 4 of the members in each Memorandum & Articles of location who provided me the Association to bring it An open day experience PAGE 7 with much feedback and up to date and rectify some Placid breed PAGE 8 suggestions. I have been anomalies; to examine, particularly gratified by the devise, and institute a form Expanding message PAGE 11 formation of breed of Breedplan to provide Square Meaters advised PAGE 12 promotion groups which some objective assessment have followed these of animals; to attempt to A very proud time PAGE 13 gatherings in Queensland increase, stabilize and Rules transporting stock PAGE 14 and Western Australia. develop a structured budget In 2003 Glen Jackson within which to conduct Regulations & Membership PAGE 18 undertook the task of trying our operations; develop a Member contact listings PAGE 20 to organize an inaugural marketing strategy to Show and Sale, but the increase our competitiveness; A proven breed PAGE 23 prolonged drought and to institute a Junior & A new sire PAGE 25 other factors caused this to Schools program; to be reduced to a multivendor conduct a prospective study Attracted to compact size PAGE 26 sale in which interested to review the method of Providing females PAGE 28 breeders participated in measurement (to make it Goulburn in May 2005. easier!) and determine a Double muscling PAGE 29 Although the sale was in standard of mature animal Generations of muscling PAGE 30 many respects disappointing, measurement; to institute a in many others it was a standard of desirable Living the dream PAGE 32 success, if for no other pigmentation characteristics Determine water needs PAGE 34 reason than we learnt a lot for the breed; and to from it and all participants institute an organized Better product solutions PAGE 37 are willing to go again. It method of steer preparation Female muscling PAGE 38 will however, likely turn out to raise our profile in carcass to be the precursor of the competitions, to name but a A wide product range PAGE 39 inaugural Show and Sale, few. probably in Camden in It only remains for me to August/September 2006. thank the membership and Outside the Square Advertisers Index There is much to be my fellow Directors for the Warrill Creek Square Meaters Stud................................................ page 4 Woolaringa Square Meaters Stud.................................................. page 5 satisfied about the progress confidence that they have Windridge Square Meaters............................................................ page 8 of the last three years. But shown in supporting me Jembella Park................................................................................. page 8 what of the future and over the past three years and Chevy Farm Square Meaters......................................................... page 9 where to now? the honour and privilege Thurloo Park Square Meaters........................................................ page 10 Silver Gully Estate........................................................................... page 11 The task ahead of us is very that they have extended to Elendee Square Meaters................................................................ page 12 daunting indeed, but by no me in allowing me to lead Mumbulu Square Meaters Stud..................................................... page 13 means