•  On 12 March 2010, Redgate held an on property Production Sale.  See the “sales” page for Sale results .

 

  • In Spring Breedplan 2009, we are delighted that Redgate has eight 2008 or 2009 born calves in the top 1% for all $Indexes and a further 11 calves in the top 5% for all $Indexes.  Where an animal ranks in the percentile bands is more valuable information for us than the EBV per se because we use Breedplan primarily as a benchmark.  

 

  •  Our 2008 bred heifer, “Redgate Regina REDD828” was awarded the Reserve Junior Champion Poll Hereford Heifer ribbon at the 2009 Royal Melbourne Show.  We are delighted with this award.  In Spring Breedplan 2009, Regina has some of the highest $Indexes & EBVs in the breed: 4 weeks before the Show, she was still in the paddock with her contemporaries. 
  • Redgate participated in the Show in association with Pam & Lynn Vearing of Glen Goulburn Poll Herefords and we are sincerely grateful for Pam & Lynn’s encouragement and support.   

 

 

  • Our overseas contacts and business are extending steadily and as a result, a new entity, Redgate Genetics International (RGI), has been set up.  This is managed by our daughter Nicola and her husband Mike Adcock who are based in Euroa, Victoria. RGI has imported semen from Hirsche Herefords in Canada and is currently investigating importing other semen from USA and New Zealand. 
  • RGI will collect semen from two Redgate bred bulls in 2010 for export as well as ‘for sale’ in Australia.  These bulls are REDD932 and REDD935.   
  • In May 2009, Scholarships and Prizes were awarded at Charles Sturt University. 
  • Katelyn Braine was presented with the 2009 Redgate Scholarship for a Veterinary Science student at CSU.  Katelyn is studying the Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Bachelor of Veterinary Science – double degree.  Congratulations Katelyn! 
  • Jennifer Coonan was awarded the Redgate Poll Herefords Prize for excellence in the subjects ‘Principles of Genetics’ and ‘Animal Production’.  Jennifer is also studying the Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Bachelor of Veterinary Science – double degree.  Congratulations Jennifer! 

 

 

 

 

 

Redgate genetics – ‘opening new opportunities’.