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12th & 13th February 2009
The Stock & Land Hamilton Beef Expo has
become an important agricultural field day for the commercial
and stud beef producer, the district fodder and grain producers,
as well as the prime lamb industry.
Beef Expo 2009 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.
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.
PEN OF 3 RAM LAMBS
In view of the increase in autumn mating, and use of ram lambs in prime lamb breeding programs,it is proposed to conduct a prime lamb terminal sire competition as part of the 2009 Hamilton Beef
Expo.
Hamilton Beef Expo 2009 is aiming to present a wider profile of red meat production than
has previously been the case.
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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 Steer 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.
CATTLE DOG COMPETITION
This competition will continue throughout
Hamilton Beef Expo with a Brace competition to be held on
Thursday evening.
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FODDER
The highly successful FeedTest Fodder
and Grain Competition will again run under the auspices of
DPI's FeedTest.
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 2008 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.
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