11th & 12th February 2010

IInnovations at the 2010 Stock & Land Hamilton Beef Expo

All competitions to be held in the Sheep Pavilion, including the Pen of 3 Bulls.

Domestic Carcase "on the hoof" judging to take place at the Hamilton Livestock Exchange on Monday 8th February at 1.30pm

Prime Lamb Shearing competitionto be held on Thursday 11th February

MLA Forum to be held on Friday 12th February from 9am as part of the Stock & Land Hamilton Beef Expo.

For details download the flyer below

MLA Challenges and Opportunities for Today's Red Meat Producers

Beef Expo 2010 incorporates all three industries, including state of the art technology and innovation.

Held at the Hamilton Showground, Hamilton Beef Expo includes seminars, trade displays, commercially based cattle competitions as well as show cattle, prime lambs, fodder and grain.

CHANGES TO BEEF EXPO IN 2010

In 2010 the old Dining Room at the Showgrounds is to be demolished and a new Conference Centre is to be constructed on that site.  This will incorporate the Fashion Pavilion.  During Beef Expo 2010 this area will be a work-site and therefore changes have had to be made to Beef Expo layout.

In 2010 the Hamilton Beef Expo committee have decided to consolidate the Interbreed Show Cattle and the Pen of 3 Bulls competition (along with the Pen of 3 Ram Lambs and the Fodder & Grain competition under the one roof.  All will be in the Sheep Show Pavilion at the Hamilton Showgrounds. Outdoor trade space will be grouped around this area and car-parking for the general public will be located so that access to the Sheep Pavilion and Food Area will be through the trade sites.

MLA BEEF FORUM

Again the Meat & Livestock Association has agreed to present a forum on the Friday at Beef Expo.  This forum will be discussing pertinent issues facing the Beef Industry.  More details to follow.

TRADE

There will be extensive trade displays of cattle equipment, allied services to the industries and presentation displays of cattle.

For the cattle producer wishing to update cattle handling facilities and equipment, the Stock & Land Hamilton Beef Expo has become the Field Days to attend.

BEEF

Highlights of the Stock & Land Hamilton Beef Expo are the competitions geared to both stud and commercial producers.ie
• The Interbreed Show Cattle competition.
• The Domestic Carcase competition.
• The Cattle Assessment competition.

• The Pen of 3 Bulls (unled) competition is based on commercially-driven breed objects.
The Pen of 3 Bulls is assessed both visually and objectively.
The visual assessment is based on structure, market suitability and evenness.

This competition is unique to Hamilton Beef Expo, and allows the spectator to compare and contrast the bulls, as well as listening to the visual judge's commentary.

The displays of beef cattle of all breeds make for a highly competitive and visually exciting competition.

As part of the trade displays, individual studs as well as breed societies are more than happy to discuss their particular breed, and many producers have on display bulls that will feature in their forthcoming sales.

PEN OF 3 RAM LAMBS

Due to the increase in autumn mating, and use of ram lambs in prime lamb breeding programs, the committee introduced a prime lamb terminal sire competition as part of the 2009 Hamilton Beef Expo.

This competition will be continued at Hamilton Beef Expo 2010, with the aim to present a wider profile of red meat production.

PRIME LAMB SHEARING

With many producers retaining and shearing prime lambs for later sales, Hamilton Beef Expo recognizes the importance shearing quality has in the presentation of these lambs.  On Thursday 11th a Prime Lamb Shearing competition is to be held highlighting the importance of quality shearing

The highly successful FeedTest Fodder and Grain Competition will run under the auspices of Agrifood Technologies in Weribee.  Fodder and grain samples have either been sent directly to Werribee or have left at the Showgrounds in Hamilton for later collection.

The aim of the competition is to demonstrate the importance of objective assessment of fodder and grain quality, and how it relates to animal production.

Entries are invited in the categories of lucerne, clover, mixed pasture and cereal hay, as well as silage and four types of cereal grain (oats, wheat, barley and triticale).

With the large fluctuations in seasonal factors during 2009 some interesting results should be evident.

YOUNG AUCTIONEERS

This competition adds to the evening events with the Young auctioneers “selling” pens of cattle.

Thursday evening the Hamilton Beef Expo Food Hall allows all to wind down with a meal, a drink, music and friends.

EVENT ORGANISERS

The Stock & Land Hamilton Beef Expo is an event run by the Hamilton Pastoral & Agricultural Society Inc., along with Hamilton Sheepvention.