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June 2024 Newsletter
Welcome to our 2nd Newsletter for 2024! We hope that this finds all our readers in fine fettle and that everyone is coping with the challenges that are always part of our industry. It's still very dry in the top half of the South Island while in the south, it’s been cooler than normal. In parts of the North Island,…
March 2024 Newsletter
Welcome to the first Newsletter of 2024!! Hope you all had a great Christmas and got a chance to relax! It is hard to believe we are in the 3rd month of the year already!. Dry conditions are really starting to bite in places.. here is hoping we get some respite soon! Calf sales are starting around the country as…
December 2023 Newsletter
Welcome to the Third and Final Newsletter of 2023! We hope this final Newsletter for the year finds you all well. Here in Canterbury we have been blessed with enough rain to keep things relatively green – long may it continue! Wherever you are in the country, I hope that you have a good summer and have a chance to…
September 2023 Newsletter
Welcome to the first Newsletter of 2023! Hope the weather has settled down at your place. It has been a very challenging season for most around NZ, our thoughts are with those that have been affected by the recent horrendous weather. Heres hoping this Winter and Spring are a kind one. This is our first newsletter – and will be…
June 2023 Newsletter
Welcome to the first Newsletter of 2023! Hope the weather has settled down at your place. It has been a very challenging season for most around NZ, our thoughts are with those that have been affected by the recent horrendous weather. Heres hoping this Winter and Spring are a kind one. This is our first newsletter – and will be…
April 2022 Newsletter
Hello to you all A warm welcome to our new members: Cat and Caleb Burkitt – Mid Kahui Road, RD 4 Opunake Hayden and Maria Fletcher – (H & M Pastoral Ltd) Culverden Philip and Elizabeth White – 1928 SH3, RD 17, Whanganui Annual General Meeting 2022 This is to be held in the Taranaki region on the 19th and 20th May. ... Read more
August Newsletter
Hello to you all This is my first Presidents comment in a Society publication so I thought I should at least introduce myself to those of you reading this, who I have not met personally. Diane and I are very much part time farmers and have been so for 23 years of our 32 years ... Read more
February 2021 Newsletter
Hi All I hope the new year is starting off well with your calves looking good as we near weaning time. As usual the weather is dictating our daily farming practices, and here in Canterbury we are drying out significantly even though we are getting the odd shower of rain. The 2020 year ended rather ... Read more
Obituary; Neill Burke 1949-2020
The NZ Murray Grey breeders have lost a passionate and enthusiastic breeder with the passing of Neill Burke on 27th December 2020. The Chequers bloodlines are distributed throughout New Zealand and Neills visits to many Australian studs have made the Chequers name known on the other side of the Tasman as well. Neill was always ... Read more
December 2020 Newsletter
Hi All I hope calving has gone smoothly for everyone and now for most mating is well underway. The weather has certainly been varied up and down the country with extremes of conditions. Here in Canterbury, we were beginning to get very dry but fortunately, we had good rain about ten days ago, and even ... Read more
