I have many times thought about making a to-do list of tasks to complete but have never thought that was sensible until we could fit those tasks on a sheet of lined A3 paper. That time is getting close so I will need to gather up my 3B1 notebooks from my ATV, ute, shed, tractor …
With 2020 been and gone New Zealand entered into 2021 in a blissful state of ignorance. Nothing could stop an incredibly stressed population who had endured lockdowns, uncertainties and financial turmoil from enjoying a “typical” kiwi summer. While Covid-19 ravaged overseas economies, and much of the developed world experiencing prolonged lockdowns, New Zealanders took to …
Welcome to the first newsletter of the new year. Happy new year to all members, lets hope 2021 is kinder to us without the droughts, COVID, and Donald Trump that have made 2020 a year to forget.
Welcome to the last newsletter of 2020 What a year it has been, with major drought in NZ and a global pandemic to boot. The changes at your association have been more mundane but quite relevant nevertheless.
Welcome to your October 2020 newsletter from your Council. We all have different ideas how the breed should develop but the passion we have for our cattle is something we all have in common. It is time for us as an association to have a look at how we see the NZ Devon develop in …
Welcome to your August 2020 newsletter from your Council. It’s been a little while since the last newsletter. As most of our members I have been very busygetting our cattle through the winter. Having bought in feed, while it was still available, we havebeen feeding out all winter to four different mobs.
Welcome to the April 2020 newsletter from your Council. The drought has bitten even harder since the last newsletter and a quick survey of some of our members has confirmed that grass covers are desperately low and supplementary feed is next to impossible to find. Some rain has fallen to kickstart growth but a lot …
Welcome to the March 2020 newsletter from your Council. The drought has not let up since the previous newsletter with no, or no significant rain since then. Many farms are struggling for stock water on top of the lack of feed. So far the Ohuka Devons have been cleaning up the hill country without losing …
Welcome all to the first newsletter of the decade. Your Council intends to get more communications out to all the members. We plan to send out newsletters after each Council meeting and in between we invite members to contribute articles about their own stud activities or other items they think may be of interest to …
December 2019 Newsletter President’s comments Dear fellow Devon breeders, Your Council has been quite active since the previous newsletter. Following the cancellation of the world conference we have decided to not run a mini tour as some concerns were received that a mini tour could impact the US World Devon Congress in 2023 which will …
