"Join Us In Lowline Country" is the official newsletter of the Australian Lowline Cattle Association Inc, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
This is Issue ONE, Friday, August 15, 2008. You are receiving this email because you are a member of the association or because you have asked to be put on the mailing list.

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: Thanks for the feedback on  the first issue of "Join Us in Lowline Country."  This, the 2nd issue  is as up to date as it gets, even including results of the Lowline classes at the Ekka, held yesterday. In this issue, we've taken on board reader comments about our cramped page indexing which now is more spread out and runs down both sides of each page. Every page also has its own printable PDF which can be accessed by a link at the bottom right of each page. (They have to print horizontally, and aren't perfect, but print much better than last time.)  To make "Join us in Lowline Country" work as well as it can for all of us, please keep sending contributions. We need show results, notices of upcoming events, anecdotes from members and paraders, stories from children and, particularly, photographs. Please paste whatever you have  into an email form and send it to the Editor. This newsletter (and all future ones) is also available on our new webserver.
  Keep the ideas coming. John Rowe.


SHOWS & EVENTS
2008 Brisbane Royal Show (Ekka) results
Steers at 2008 Brisbane Royal
2008 Boonah Show results
Hunter Valley Youth Workshop

ON THE GO
Beef Australia, Rockhampton 2009
Lowline steers needed for Sydney Royal 2009
Victorian update including country show dates

COMING EVENTS
Small Cattle for Small Farms field day
Southern Victoria Promotion Group AGM
Southern NSW Promotion Group AGM
Melbourne Royal Show
ALCA AGM
Royal Adelaide Show
Perth Royal Show
NZ Royal Show


Emma & Lana were Youth Ambassadors

You could be too
APPLICATIONS CLOSE AUGUST 25
Don't miss the chance. Get your application together.
Emma tells you how to do it PLUS Read about their trip to Denver.



ARE YOUR PHOTOS AS GOOD AS THIS ONE?...
New competition to find front cover picture for the 2009 ALCA Journal.
Find out more

Don't forget carcase data for Keith Smith

MEMBERS'STORIES
Ploughbright's twins that aren't twins

Cuddly Ardrossan calves


Jack Murphy of Pittsworth State's big day

UK Lowlines go to first shows

Lowline adventures in Klamath, Oregon

Paul Phillips and a show to remember

Another shaggy dog story

Small Cattle for Small Farms

Blue Jem stud now operational

Melville and Barnham State High Schools move to Lowlines.


YESTERDAY, AT THE EKKA

TWO GRAND CHAMPIONS. Vitulus Chicks Rule (above)
and Lik Lik Blinky (below)

  SYDNEY 2010 will be our best show ever

MEMBER'S QUESTIONS
How do we weigh our
newborn calves?


How do I protect my herd against BVD and EBL?

It's our first show.
What do I clip?


PURE BEEF
No bull. Ardrossan finds a new marker for potency.

Colombo Park and Elandra in grass-fed steer trial

Vitulus putting on the beef in Thailand

Welcome new ALCA members

ALCA contact details


"Join us in Lowline Country" is the official newsletter of the Australian Lowline Cattle Association Inc, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
It is distributed to all members of the association who have Internet access in Australia, New Zealand, and the rest of the world.
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