by Melissa Neal | Feb 22, 2015 | Rural Ambassador, Shows
Berwick ranks highly in show memories from my childhood. As a teenager I spent many weekend at shows around Victoria, but particularly in the Gippsland region. It was at Berwick many years ago that I entered my first cattle handlers competition. As a student at...
by Melissa Neal | Feb 2, 2015 | Agriculture, Education, RASV
Over the weekend I had the pleasure of navigating the RASV Heifer Challenge vehicle over 2000km to assess over 180 heifers. Travelling and discussing stock with an exceptional cattleman, Judge Jack Woodburn of Forbes, NSW was an amazing experience. This reminded me of...
by Melissa Neal | Jan 19, 2015 | Education, Shows
Have you hear the saying “Don’t work with children or animals”? Well, why not put them both together! The Angus Youth RoundUp is an exceptional event for cattle enthusiasts. I’ve been involved with RoundUp since 2002, it is an annual four-day beef industry education...
by Melissa Neal | Nov 2, 2014 | Rural Ambassador, Shows
Whittlesea Show was a sea of red in the cattle arena this year with a Red Poll feature. Two buses of Red Poll World Congress attendees met with breeders from around Australia to view 55 head judged by Graeme Hoff The high quality of the breed was evident throughout...
by Melissa Neal | Oct 18, 2014 | Shows
Geelong Show was a good opportunity for me to get back on the ground preparing and showing cattle at the Red Angus Feature show. Peter Sykes, Mawarra Herefords, had a strong ring of quality cattle to judge. It was such fun to catch up with many friends and help...
