From the Rail

NORTHAM Poll Dorset breeders Warren and Louise O'Neill, Centreforest stud, Northam, were the winners of the Westbreed prize for exhibitors in the Bayer Avenge ram shed and Milne marquee at last week's Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field Days.

All stud breeders on display in the ram shed or marquee were in the draw for the Westbreed-sponsored prize of an embryo flush of three donor ewes.

The Centreforest stud was founded in 2008 and is based on Hillcroft Farms bloodlines and has a strong focus on ASBVs.

The O'Neills have undertaken AI programs in the past but not ET so they are excited about the opportunity.

The winner was drawn by Bayer Animal Health southern WA area manager Paul Duggan.

Looking for cattle

ARE you looking for store cattle?

If you are, there are a number of sales on the horizon which may be of interest.

The first is this Friday's (September 2) Landmark Boyanup store sale.

In the sale the Landmark South West team expect to yard 1500 head.

The biggest portion of the yarding will be 900 Friesian steers aged four months through to 25 months.

Also on offer will be 100 first-cross steers, 300 beef steers, 25 first-cross heifers, 150 beef heifers and 25 cows and calves.

The next sale will be the combined agents sale at Manjimup, on Wednesday, September 14, commencing at 10am.

The sales will then head back to Boyanup for the Elders monthly store sale, which will be held on Friday, September 16 and the Elders team is expecting a yarding of about 1000 head.

p For further details on these sales contact your local agent or refer to advertisements in this week's Farm Weekly.

Making 'Sheep Easy'

DO you want to find an easier way to run your sheep? Then make sure you mark Tuesday, September 13 and attend the Sheep Easy Field Day at Muresk Campus in Northam.

Now in its fifth year, Sheep Easy is the annual field day delivered by 'The Sheep's Back', Australian Wool Innovation's (AWI) WA Grower network.

It was established in response to the common complaint that sheep are hard work and it aims to address the problem by presenting a combination of sheep systems and new-technology solutions that make the whole package easier and this year's program won't disappoint.

So make sure you have the day marked on the calendar and get along and see how producing sheep can be made a lot easier, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain!

The day will cost you $30 which will include refresh- ments, lunch and a sundowner at the end of the day.

* Please RSVP your attendance via email: admin@sheepsback.com.au or phone 9736 1055.

KD Genetics field day

ON the topic of sheep field days KD Genetics will be hosting a field day at its Kojonup property on Monday, September 12.

Along with presentations from a number of speakers attendees will also be able to have a first look at the operation's new Multimeatmasters (a high fertility White Dorper) and Multimeats (a high fertility White Suffolk).

If you are thinking of attending the field day please RSVP for catering purposes.

* For more information and to RSVP please contact Tim Stevenson on 0427 008 096 or Bayden Reid 0409 570 219.

Early notice

AN early notice for this year's spring sheep sales, if you are going to be looking for ewes make sure you have Monday, October 24 marked on the calendar.

Primaries in conjunction with Westcoast Livestock will host a sale on this date at Katanning.

In the sale the agents are hoping to yard 8000 ewes.

p For further details or to nominate sheep contact your local Primaries or Westcoast Livestock agent.

Cancelled sales

WITH the ram selling season now well and truly upon us, I thought it would be an idea to advise of the sales which have been cancelled since the ram sale fixtures were published in July. Those cancelled sales are:

* Hyden ram sale – Friday, September 2

* Pallinup ram sale, Gnowangerup – Wednesday, September 14

* Jolma ram sale, Cunderdin – Tuesday, September 20

* Kaula Dale ram sale, Kojonup – Friday, October 7.