Borrowed heifer from Walcha stud sweeps the field at Herefords' Youth Camp
Emma Godbolt, a fifth-generation Hereford breeder from Wodonga, has shown the intermediate champion heifer and later judged the grand champion exhibit at the Herefords Northern NSW Youth Camp for 2025.
The camp attracted 116 registrations, with a range of age groups, including peewee, junior, intermediate and senior to the Glen Innes showgrounds.
Led cattle judge Stephen Reid, Talbalba Herefords, Milmerran, Queensland, had 128 entries to examine, ranging from led steers to classes of led heifers with up to 16 in one age group.
He described the intermediate and grand champion, Yalgoo Belle Kashmir U263, which Miss Godbolt had borrowed from Jock Nivison and family's Yalgoo stud, Walcha, as the most complete and correct heifer on the day. The heifer was shown in the 16-month class and sired by Ke Warra Maxwell R156.
"She has beautiful capacity and heaps of quality," Mr Reid said.
Gemma White, Bundaleer, Barraba, with The Forest Harmony V288, showed the reserve champion intermediate heifer. It won the 12 to 14-month class and was sired by The Forest Frank.
"This heifer has a tremendous capacity, moves along well as an easy doing and functional heifer," Mr Reid said.
Miss White also showed the female senior champion, The Forest Cherry Ripe U272, sired by Willgoose Energise, paraded in the 17-month female class.
"The senior classes kept me working," Mr Reid said. "My champion was structurally correct, and that took the day.
In reserve was another from the 17-month class, Mondeo Coleen U007, sired by Mountain Valley Quirindi Q020 and paraded by Ivy McDonald from Maitland.
The junior champion female was Yarram Marinda V008, shown by Connor Duthie, Irvingdale, Queensland, which was a calf at-foot to the top-price cow at last year's dispersal of the Yarram Park Hereford stud, Willaura, Victoria.
Honours shared at Hereford Youth Camp
Junior judging competition winners from Coolatai, Casino, Maitland and Armidale.
Connor's father, Mark Duthie, said his family's stud, Calloway Poll Herefords, and the Greenwood Hereford stud, Triabunna, Tasmania, bought the duo for $16,000. Days Horizon M028 sired Marinda V008.
George Durkin paraded Valley View Coral V009 from the nine-month class, who was named the reserve junior female. Mountain Valley Spotter S005 sired it.
The senior and grand champion bull was Truro Upperclass U190, shown by Damon Murphy, Inverell. It was an August 2023-drop calf sired by Yavendale Deal R125.
The reserve was Vanjarra Jester U003, paraded by Lily Rosten, Mungay Creek. Calved in June 2023 it was sired by Supple Record.
There was only one entry in the junior bull class, Vanjarra Paratrooper V001, paraded by Isla Von Mengersen, Mungay Creek.
In the commercial classes, Imogen Lubke-Wood, Narrabri showed a Charolais-cross heifer that won champion, while the reserve was a Hereford shown by Reid Wellings, Duri.
The champion steer was a Hereford, shown by Millie Miller, Walcha, and the reserve was an Angus-cross paraded by Bella Miller, also from Walcha.
Earlier in the day, the junior judging competitions were held, and all 116 entrants were given a turn describing their choices.
Emerald Dean, Mallanganee, Casino, won the intermediate section, and Riley Weller, Mountain Valley, Coolatai, won the senior section. Tim Reid, JTR Poll Herefords, Roswell, adjudicated these two sections.
Deb Reid, Talbaba Herefords, Milmerran, Queensland, and her daughter Kate adjudicated the peewee and junior sections. Ivy McDonald, Maitland, won the peewee ribbon, and Brody Scott, Armidale, won the broadribbon.
