Beef on show
With the uncertainty of COVID and the weather gods, Lang Lang Beef Cattle spectacular pushed ahead, staging a popular youth education afternoon and cattle show on January 14 and 15.
Young cattle enthusiasts were privileged to tuition from some of the country’s best cattle fitters and judges.
They made halters, prepared cattle for the show ring and then went on to judging their own select class of cattle.
The competition started with Georgia Van Rysbergen- who turned seven last week, winning the first event with Graham Duggan in second and Ben Glover in third.
Handler Teegan Neutze from Cardinia won the next class of handlers while Cowra entrant, Jada Buchan took out the senior class. It was Teegan that stepped up in the championship with her own heifer being sashed champion handler for the show.
Tables turned for the junior judging though when Jada was crowned champion junior judge and notably Jada’s younger brother winning his section of the judging too.
On the Saturday, there was a buzz of activity for exhibitors preparing their cattle for judge Luke Spencer to cast an eye over.
Taking out junior champion heifer, grand champion female and supreme champion exhibit was Christie Fuller and her entry, Diamond Ms Reckoning R447. The judge was almost speechless and simply described as wow!
Diamond Angus made the nine hour trip worth while taking out the senior champion female with Diamond Miss Stainless N427 and junior and grand champion male with Diamond Redemption R423.
Hanging Rock Speckle Park had a successful show coming away with senior champion male and local cattle breeders Alan and Jill Furborough Welsh Black Bull winning reserve champion male with 2 year old- Buchanan Park Quality Mack.
Next generation breeders Sianna and Jayde Grylls of EJ Angus Stud exhibited EJ Therase and EJ Ella respectively in their heifer classes, but it was the pair of heifers where the twins presented their heifers again that the judge couldn’t go past.