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Welcome to a new and exciting year at Manchee Ag. The year has certainly started well for a lot of us with the wide spread rain. We have had 9 inches to date and have sowen 1000 acres of oats for the weaner cattle and the sale bulls.
January was an exciting month with the formal introduction of the Wave Hill Santa Gertrudis herd to our operation. This expansion will allow us to continue to supply the best quality genetics available to people looking for Santa Gertrudis cattle and to expand our genetic base. The number of stud Warenda and Wave Hill cows joined in the spring of 2007 totaled 550 head. AI was used extensively in the Wave Hill herd utilizing sires like Wilgaroon Jester (P) and Warenda Sahara (P). The Warenda stud was able to join Wave Hill sires naturally. An ET program utilizing both studs superior females has been undertaken utilizing sires like; Canowindra Snowdon and Waco Landlord.
January also saw the first of the Naralda Aladdin calves born. He was joined to a small number of Autumn calvers and the 18 calves born at this stage are outstanding. Yamburgan D6 is one to keep an eye out for.
At the end of February and early March saw us wean the older calves. Some of the new sires represented in the shorthorns calves are Yamburgan Sambo 5th, Yamburgan Diamantina 20th, The Grove New Legend, and in the Santas, Warenda Require (P), Warenda Kokoda, Wave Hill Xtra and Rosevale Zest. We are extremely pleased with the calves by these bulls.
We have entered 2 teams of steers in the Australian National Field Days competition held at Orange. The competition consists of the steers having 100 days on grass and then introduced to 100 days of grain in the feedlot. This is the first of its kind to be held in Australia. Both sections of the trial are judged with the winning pen being the combined best performers in both sections. We look forward to the results in August.
John has just returned from the 2008 Beef Spectacular held in Dubbo where he was judging and was very impressed with cattle presented. In the upcoming months we will exhibit a team of Shorthorns at Sydney Royal. Be a part of the Northern Beef Weeks in June and have a large Manchee Ag team of cattle ready for Brisbane Show in August.
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$80,000 Australian Record for Warenda Sahara (P) |
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Warenda Sahara (P) head lined the Warenda Sale this year selling to $80.000 to Baillieu and Sarah Myer, Yulgilbar Santa Gertrudis Stud. Sahara is by 2004 RNA Grand Champion Bull, Wilgaroon Jester (P). The first five Jester sons averaged $34,400 with a total of 12 sons averaging $16,833.
The sale had strong interest from both stud and commercial sales with the sale averaging $8,000. There were 73% repeat clients with 60% of all bulls selling for $4,500 or less.
To view a video report from The Land - Click Here.
A full sale report will be posted soon.
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Brisbane Show Success in 2007 |
Manchee Ag had a very successful Brisbane Show. We exhibited 14 bulls and received 12 ribbons.
The Highlight in the Shorthorn ring was winning Reserve Junior Champion Shorthorn Bull with Yamburgan Masterpiece. Another highlight was placing 1st and 2nd in the very strong 24 to 30 month class with lots 1 and 2 from this years sale catalogue. In the preceding class of 19 bulls, 20 to 24 months, was described as one of the best classes of Shorthorn bulls shown in Brisbane and we had 3 bulls entered with all three in the final line up and lot 4 placed 3rd.
The highlight in the Santa ring was receiving Reserve Senior Champion Santa Gertrudis Bull with Warenda Sahara (P) (lot 2). Placing 1st (lot 2) and 2nd (lot 5) in the first half of the 22 to 24 month class was another highlight with both sons being by Wilgaroon Jester (P).
A 19.5 month old steer by Warenda Mexico (P) was placed 5th in the RNA Taste Off Taste Test competition. The top 5 animals placed in this competition were only separated by a few points, Mr Pierce, RNA Steward, said.
In the RNA 100 Day Trial Manchee Ag were placed 5th with the pen of Shorthorn steers and 9th with the Santa Steers. The equal highest marbling steer of the competition was a milk tooth Shorthorn steer with a 2 score marbling and with a 106 EMA. All the Manchee Ag steers lost points for having over 20mm of fat at the P8 site which was outside the chiller specification. This is something we will address for next years competition.
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RNA 100 Day Trial - DWG Results - 2nd - 4th - 7th |
Manchee Ag were placed 2nd, =4th and 7th from 20 pens entered in the the weight gain section of the Trial at the . There were nine breeds represented in the trial. |
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The pen of Yamburgan Shorthorn steers, pictured above, placed 2nd with an average weight of 674 kg and an average daily weight gain over the 97 day feedlot period was 2.41kg/day. These steers had an average age of 18.5 months. |
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The Warenda Santa steers, pictured above, performed very well placing =4th and 7th from 20 pens entered. The pen placing 4th had an average age of 18 months, a daily weight gain of 2.24 kg/day and an average weight of 657kg. The 7th placing pen had an average age of 17 months, average DWG of 2.02 kg/day and an average weight of 646kg. |
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The average DWG for the whole trial was 1.93 kg/day. Mr Duncan Sturrock said it was the toughest year to prepare cattle for the competition as there was a lot of BRD (bovine respiratory disease) suffered by some steers entered.
We are pleased with the steers performance as we had no sickness of any kind in the 21 steers entered. The overall consistency of the performance of our steers was very pleasing and evident in the even line.
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Manchee Ag Newsletter 2007 |
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The newsletter is 12 pages and has a broad range of information. We have results from carcass competitions, 2007 Bull Sale previews, a fertility management article and the 'green feed trap', how to prevent losses during the first growth of greed feed.
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2007 Eidsvold Santa Gertrudis Feature Show
Pictured - Warenda Sahara (P) pictured at 19 months with an EMA of 130 sq/cm. ( Photo taken by Kent Ward QCL.)
Manchee Agriculture showed 6 Santa bulls and 3 Shorthorn bulls at this years Eidsvold Show. There was a showing of 160 Santa Gertrudis cattle and including the interbreed judging, unhoused section and prime cattle there was a total of 500 head.
Warenda Sahara was Junior Champion bull at 19 months of age, weighed 878 kg and had an EMA of 130 sq/cm. He is sired by Wilgaroon Jester (P) and was placed first ahead of two other Wilgaroon Jester (P) sons from Warenda. The trifecta was assessed by one of Australia's most accomplished judges, Mr Colin Hewett, saying the three bulls were very uniform in type, structurally correct and carry a lot of muscle. The bulls placing 2nd and 3rd respectfully were Warenda Sampsonite (P) and Warenda Sentry (P). The three bulls had an average age of 19 months, an average weight of 877 kg and an average EMA of 124 sq/cm.
We exhibited an under 12 month bull by Yarrawonga Pheonix, Warenda Tomahawk, he placed second.
Warenda Secptre (P) was placed 4th in a very strong class. Mr Hewett was impressed with his correctness and length. Warenda Sherlock (P) won his 20-22 months class weighing a massive 1018 kg at 22 months of age with an EMA of 132 sq/cm.
Yamburgan also had great success by winning Senior Champion Interbreed Bull with Yamburgan Lockyer 2nd (P). He is by The Grove Lockyer X857. The other two bulls were placed 4th and 5th in a very strong class of bulls with six breeds being represented. These two bulls were also by The Grove Lockyer and were Yamburgan Lockyer 8th (P) and Yamburgan Lockyer 13th (P).
Pictured is Yamburgan Lockyer 2nd (P) winning the Parkside Group Trophy for Senior Champion Interbreed Bull at the 2007 Eidsvold Show. Pictured with the bull is parader Ross Legget and Vivienne Hutchinson presenting the trophy. |
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Manchee Agriculture showed 2 bulls at the Annual Longreach Show. One of each breed. Warenda Sahara (P) was awarded the Supreme Exhibit of the show and Yamburgan Lockyer 2nd was awarded Senior Champion Bos Taurus Bull. Mr David Connell from Rockhampton was the judge and there was a good showing of animals with over 70 head exhibited. |
Pictured above is Warenda Sahara (P) with John Manchee leading and Jayde Walker from the Cumberland Stud, Blackall, presenting the Supreme Exhibit trophy at the 2007 Longreach Show.
Pictured above is Liz Manchee in action at Longreach Show with Yamburgan Lockyer 2nd.
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The Land's Northern Beef Week
Monday 18th - 25th June 2007 |
Both Yamburgan Shorthorns and Warenda Santa Gertrudis Studs had cattle on display for the Northern Beef week on Monday 18th June to 25th June 2007.
The beef week has quickly become an important part of allowing visitors to view our cattle before sale day with out any need to rush through the bulls.
Thank you to those of you that were able to attend. We had a total of 45 people through the gate for the day and all said they enjoyed the steak for lunch. |
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