On Friday 18th August, Australian Lowlines at their best were paraded at the EKKA for all to see. A brilliant line-up of cattle with keen participants, proud owners and breeders. Congratulations to all. Grand Champion Female – Dakabin Infinity owned & bred by Dakabin State High School Grand Champion Bull – Pittsworth Model owned &...
Lowlines participated in the Meet the Minis Day on July 2nd held at Junabel Miniatures. It is an open day for families and small acreage farmers to meet and share our livestock and have fun! Over 4300 people attended and the Lowlines saw most of them! We have two new members already as a result....
The South Australian Promotion Group have just completed another very successful On Farm Challenge for South Australian members. This is a competition where cattle are judged on their own farm & without any preparation. Very simple but very effective in helping breeders to identify good and not-so-good traits in their breeding herd so the breeder...
Rockhampton Show was well supported by Lowline breeders, with 6 studs exhibiting over 30 head of cattle. There was a real spirit of cooperation – from borrowing clippers and hoses to helping each other out cleaning and feeding and maintaining cattle – and that huge clean up job, everyone worked together! And what a great...
by Lucy & Lana Kuipers, Elle Kay Lowline Stud, Tuena, NSW Elle Kay Lowline steer – 3rd Place Live & 3rd Place on the Hook Since starting our cattle venture many years ago, we’ve always known that some people think little of Lowline cattle and view them as more a hobby or pretend cattle, rather...
The Royal Sydney Show judging was held on 7th April, 2017 at the Sydney Olympic Park at Homebush, NSW. Lowline girls, Sienna Smith & Lily & Ella Falkenburg with their heifers at Sydney Show An impressive line-up of 31 Lowlines and 8 calves were exhibited by 10 studs from New South Wales & Victoria. New...
Every year at the Royal Sydney Show the perpetual Hordern Trophy is awarded to the best pair of beef cattle exhibits in the Interbreed competition. These pairs consist of the Grand Champion Bull and Female of each breed exhibited at the Sydney Show. It is a much sought after award as it includes prize money...
By Daniel Pederson, The Land 7 April 2017 TWO-year-old Lowline bull O’Hara Sir Charles, owned by Wayne and Tracey Hall, Windsor, won the coveted Roger Barlow Perpetual Trophy for best Lowline exhibit at the Sydney Royal Show on Friday afternoon. O’Hara Sir Charles – Supreme Exhibit O’Hara Sir Charles also won senior champion and grand champion...
The Toowoomba Royal Show was held from 30th March to 1st April at Toowoomba in Queensland. Five Lowline studs exhibited 18 animals on the weekend. Unfortunately, due to the extensive flooding in Queensland from the recent cyclone, Rockhampton Girls Grammar School couldn’t travel with their show team to Toowoomba as planned, so missed the event....
A video of some of the highlights from the Pittsworth Show can be seen on the ALCA Facebook page and https://www.facebook.com/PittsworthSHS/videos/1131557790289951/ Pittsworth Show highlights from the Cattle Show Team The Agriculture Department; 2 teachers and 33 students had an extremely busy time at the 2017 Pittsworth Show. We washed, blow dried and showed 25...