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ISSUE 160 • JUNE 2019
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HEREFORDS

THE BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE NEW ZEALAND HEREFORD ASSOCIATION

PANTONE CMYK PANTONE CMYK
PANTONE 2925 C PANTONE 425C
C-85 / M-21 / Y-0 / K-0 C-0 / M-0 / Y-0 / K-80
R-0 / G-156 / B-222 R - 84 / G -88 / B - 90
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CHAMPION BULL
Hukaroa Refined 17 98
owned by the Hansen Family
Pictured: Briar, Dean, Lisa, Gemma Hansen
and Cam Heggie, PGG Wrightson Genetics
Photo: courtesy of Maria Robbie

PGG Wrightson’s Livestock

National Hereford Show and Sale 2019

Once again NZHA were blessed with fine weather for the 2019 the beef industry, as well as the “EBVs were very good across
PGG Wrightson Livestock National Show and Sale. The judges the mob”. He selected his Champion Bull, “Hukaroa Refined 17
Eoin McKerchar (Senior Judge) and Sam Tipping (Associate 98” belonging to the Hansen family, as he was “a big strong bull
Judge) visited the grazing unit at the Levett Line, Kiwitea on and was a worthy bull to be Champion”. The Reserve Champion
Monday 13th May to assess the 14 bulls. McKerchar addressed bull, owned by the Taylors, “Glenbrae Navigator 1711” was
the large crowd the following day, stating that he took into selected for his “great length, good bone, and width across the
consideration the age difference, which was up to 3 months, hind quarters”.
whilst judging and stated that all the bulls would contribute to National Show & Sale Continued on page 3 ...

DIARY DATES 2019 CONTENTS

JUNE 2 NZHA President's Note 10 FBNZ Competition 2019
11th-12th Herefords Australia Breed Forum 3 PGG Wrightson Livestock 11 Notice about Hereford
12-15th Mystery Creek Fieldays National Hereford Show & magazine 2020
JULY Sale and Sale Results
26th Copy due for August Hooked on 4 - 6 Hereford Prime NZ
Herefords
7 - 8 Council Communications
OCTOBER 8 Boehringer Ingelheim
18th Hereford Magazine advertisement World Hereford Conference
bookings Early Bird deadline
31st WHC Early Bird Registration closes UPDATE