The Chronicle

Ascot Park Jersey wins big at Ekka

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LOCAL stud Ascot Park Jersey once again returned from the Ekka with a swag of awards and ribbons under its belt.

Taking along what owners Steve and Jenny McCarthy said was their best team of cows and heifers, the stud returned with a Champion Jersey Cow award amongst its many accolades.

Read more about the wins in this week’s Rural Weekly, out tomorrow.

Also this week, read about new local artificial breeding centre Genomix and why the family business is the region’s newest up-and-coming one-stop-shop.

See photos from the weekend’s Polocrosse Associatio­n of Australia Internatio­nal Test series, hosted by the Warwick Polocrosse Club.

NAB agribusine­ss manager Greg Roberts discusses why he thinks the beef market is set to improve following a tumultuous first half of the year while Landmark agronomist Paul McIntosh takes a closer look at cereal aphids, the damage they can do to crops and how to minimise their impact for growers.

As always, read up on all the latest cattle reports from the regional saleyards on the livestock and studstock pages, including two upcoming hereford bull sales, and see what rural properties are available for any interested real estate buyers.

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 ?? PHOTO: CONTRIBUTE­D ?? PRIZED PERFORMER: Jenny and Steve McCarthy of Ascot Park Jersey stud, took home a number of awards from the Ekka, including Champion Jersey Cow for Bushlea Badger S. Beauty 2nd.
PHOTO: CONTRIBUTE­D PRIZED PERFORMER: Jenny and Steve McCarthy of Ascot Park Jersey stud, took home a number of awards from the Ekka, including Champion Jersey Cow for Bushlea Badger S. Beauty 2nd.
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