September 2023
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Regatta on the move
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Up in arms Key Liberal National Party members have stood with Queensland farmers and landholders outside state parliament urging a rethink of large-scale renewables projects. Nationals federal leader David Littleproud labelled the state government’s 10-year plan for 80 per cent renewables by 2035 as “reckless“ and called for a senate inquiry due to the damage it may cause to agricultural land. Alongside Capricornia MP Michelle Landry, the demonstrators petitioned the Queensland government to speak with affected farmers as it rolls out large-scale wind, solar and water projects across regional areas. STORY PAGE 5
A big day
Ekka success
JK Cattle Company owners Justin and Kate Boshammer achieved 100 per cent clearance at their annual Angus and Brangus bull sale and are preparing for their Yearling Angus and Brangus bull sale and Wagyu bulls paddock sale in September. Significant money was also raised for their favourite charity. STORY PAGE 10
The Morgan family’s The Grove Shorthorns has won the 100 day HGP free export class in the hotly-contested 2023 RNA Paddock to Palate competition. Indeed, Spencer, Sophie, Megan and Godfrey Morgan of “Myall Grove”, Condamine owned three of the top four carcase teams in that class. “This is the third time in four years - since the HGP free export class started - The Grove has had overall champion pen,” Spencer Morgan said. The fourth generation, familybased seedstock operation also placed third overall in Class 37, completing a successful Ekka for the Morgan families. STORY PAGE 6
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Simply the best! Truro Sherlock S188 (P) has been crowned the champion of champions interbreed bull at the 2023 Royal Queensland Show. It completes a stellar year of championships for one of the most decorated Hereford
bulls of modern times. With owner Scott Hann on the halter, Sherlock blitzed all other breed bull champions in a unanimous decision under judges Erica Halliday, Ben Nevis Angus, Walcha, NSW, Scott Ferguson, Glen Oaks, Nobby and PJ Budler, Texas, USA.
The first Hereford to win the interbreed at the Ekka in years, Sherlock impressed for his enormous eye muscle, ideal fat cover, bone, carcase, structural correctness, overall balance and presence. Earlier Sherlock was sashed senior and grand champion bull in the Hereford ring un-
der judge Shane Bishop, Garglen Brahmans, Moura. The rising two-year-old weighed 1050 kilograms, had a raw eye muscle scan of 144 square centimetres and fat depths of 16 millimetres and 11mm. STORY PAGE 3
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