NEWSLETTER w JULY 2010 RED POLL FEATURE PERTH ROYAL SHOW he Perth Royal Show begins on the 25th of September Breeders Pair and a Progeny Group, these classes are exact in Tand concludes on the 2nd of October 2010 with Red Poll ages but may not be in exact order. judging to be held on Monday the 27th between 12pm and 2pm. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING After the Red Poll judging, a trophy presentation will be held in the Red Poll lane followed by a BBQ where all Red Poll members The Western Australian region will host the Red Poll AGM to and guests are welcome to attend. be held on Wednesday the 29th of September at 4pm on the showgrounds and the National Executive meeting will be held A Helmsman style special Red Poll sale will start at the on the Thursday following the Interbreed competition. conclusion of judging and may last for a few days to coincide with the arrival of our Victorian counterparts, the sale will be The W.A. Region looks forward to showing everyone some conducted by Elders Ltd with the sale board residing in the Red good old fashioned West Australian hospitality, with some Poll lane. studs open after the show for inspection. Should you have any enquiries please do not hesitate to contact our Publicity officer The classes for the judging are: Mrs Susan Lutey [email protected] or our President Mr Class 1 - Females born in 2010 • Murray Williams [email protected]. • Class 2 - Females born between 1/8/09 to 31/12/09 • Class 3 - Females born between 1/6/09 to 31/7/09 HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SOON • Class 4 - Females born between 1/1/09 to 31/5/09 Junior and Reserve Junior Champion Female BEST OF THE WEST • Class 5 - Female born between 1/1/08 to 31/12/08 • Class 6 - Females born on or before 31/12/07 RED POLL FEATURE SHOW - Monday Senior and Reserve Senior Champion Female On display 60 head followed by a dinner in ‘The Lane’. and Grand Champion Female RED POLL AUCTION - 2pm Wednesday Class 7 - Bull born in 2010 • Including 17 Stud and show animals for sale from the Class 8 - Bull born between 1/8/09 to 31/12/09 • Yongerellen, Ranfurley, Red Sands, • Class 9 - Bull born between 1/6/09 to 31/7/09 Moyle Park, le Topaz and Coranning Studs. • Class 10 - Bull born between 1/1/09 to 31/5/09 • Junior and Reserve Junior Champion Bull AUSTRALIAN RED POLL CATTLE BREEDERS INC • Class 11 - Bull born on or before 31/12/08 ABRI UNE ARMIDALE NSW 2351 TEL - (02) 6773 3144 FAX - (02) 6772 1943 Senior and Reserve Senior Champion Bull, Grand Champion Email - [email protected] Bull and Supreme Red Poll Exhibit. Special Classes include a Website - http://redpoll.une.edu.au PG 1 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REPORT The last four months have flown, especially for Kay and me. On chairman with Alan Wilson as deputy. The Adelaide Royal the 1st of May, I settled the sale of my practice, which had been Show approached us to conduct a feature show next year but we a great distraction, and kept me away from my duties to the had to decline considering W.A. were having one this year and Red Poll Executive. We then travelled to France for a wonderful that many are planning to go to the world congress next year in holiday on a canal boat which we drove ourselves along with the U.K. at a time when planning would be necessary. Richard close friends. No other tourist to speak of and the weather was Sampson, with his usual diplomatic approach, has informed the perfect. Royal of our decision but left it open for us to reconsider later. We returned at the end of June in time to prepare for the S.A. Richard has also been negotiating with the show cattle council Heifer Expo. Belinda Owston was the Red Poll Ambassador on our behalf regarding the hoof points allocated to the having won the award earlier in the year and she came to O’Connor team of three steers where we have been traditionally Jamestown with her husband, Wayne and mother, Susan Lutey, underscored and have to make up the deficit with carcass points. on the Friday before the show to give the Maleer and Moyle It is our premise that under the conditions of entry the teams Park herds the once over and get acquainted with her heifer. should be judge as teams, the case until recently, rather than While they were with us we had some fun and I ‘m sure Belinda the current practice of allocating an individual score during the will tell you all about it in her report. It was the first time Kay class judging to each animal, and the team points then being and I had spent with them outside of a show or executive the aggregate of the individual assessment. A system we find environment, and we thoroughly enjoyed their company. unacceptable. We suggested the scrapping of the points ‘on the hoof’, which disadvantages us. Their reasoning for no team After the expo they visited Oakwood to stay with Peter Wilson, assessment is the constraints placed by the show timetable, and so they had a good look at S.A. cattle. We were able to use they now cannot take out the hoof points because it is written Belinda’s considerable skill to clip another heifer which we took in the conditions. They now have a quandary because it is in to the expo for Annabel Ritchie of Booleroo Centre. Annabel the conditions that they judge the “team as a team” and allocate was an intermediate competitor and performed very well points. Deliberations are continuing. A very nice piece of work considering her lack of experience. Belinda, on the other hand, by us I think. was the consummate professional and getting a very flighty heifer presentable for the Judge as if it had done two royal Many of you who have exhibited at Adelaide would remember shows and could take anyone on. The handlers and the animals Bill Thorn, a retired Red Poll breeder of Wruwallin stud. Bill were great, but unfortunately, the Judge preferred Santas and passed away while I was overseas. Fortunately, John and Simmentals. Veronica Malone were able to attend his funeral. Bill exhibited from 1967 until 1976 at Adelaide and was noted for a very The S.A. region took the opportunity at the expo to hold its good junior bull, Wruwallin Joint Account. In recent times he AGM and our W.A. visitors attended. We asked Wayne to would always greet us on arrival before the show opened with a present the Federal council report and to give us details of the helping hand and a joke or two. He will be missed. up and coming feature show. I have once again been elected RICHARD DALEY YOUTH AMBASSADOR 2010 I farewelled a wet and windy Perth on Friday the 9th of July destined for Adelaide. I had been chosen to represent the Red Poll Society at the 2010 South Australian Heifer Expo. The week started with time spent at Moyle Park, Jamestown. We braved the icy wind and imminent rain to spend the day looking at cattle and working with the heifer Mr and Mrs Daley had so kindly lent me for the Expo. That evening we had planned a hot shower, followed by a lovely dinner at the local restaurant but unfortunately the Perth weather caught up with Adelaide late that afternoon and PG 2 by dusk there was no power, every shop in town had closed by winning an Auctioneers Course donated by The Society of their doors, including the restaurant and the local hotel. Mr Auctioneers and Appraisers South Australia (SA) Inc. and Mrs Daley saved the day; dinner was enjoyed next to the I would like to take this opportunity to say a very big thank bon fire with a glass of wine, jacket potatoes and soup. It was you to the Red Poll Society for the opportunity with which an awesome, unplanned evening followed by a breakfast, again they provided me to travel and compete in the South Australia around the bonfire, due to yet another power failure. It was a 2010 Heifer Expo. To Mr and Mrs Daley, for their generosity camping adventure I will never forget, thank you. in every aspect of my trip, from hospitality through to lending During our time in Jamestown we travelled to the Maleer Red me a heifer and equipment for the expo, thank you both so Poll Stud of Mr and Mrs Malone. They very kindly gave us a very much. I would also like to thank Mr and Mrs Malone for tour of their stud and we were very interested to hear about taking the time to show us their cattle and the amazing views their organic business. The scenery and history of their farm around their farm. Last but not least, a big thank you to Peter was absolutely breathtaking. and Kristen Wilson for their hospitality, long shower, wonderful food and a warm soft bed after the camp. Monday the 12th of July was the first day of camp. I was thrown in at the deep end as soon as I arrived sitting through Thank you again to everyone involved. In closing, the an interview for the Herdsman Competition held amongst the scholarship offered by the ARPCBI is a huge opportunity Senior Competitors.