Simmental NZ has TWO ELITE HEIFERS TO GIVE AWAY this year. The Simmental studs donating the heifers welcome your involvement with their stud and will run your heifer and her progeny for you if you don’t own or have access to grazing. The Simmental Cattle breed is one of the premiere breeds of the world and arguable one of the most flexible and popular. It is used as a Terminal Breed ( all the progeny are slaughtered), as a Maternal Breed ( the female progeny are kept as replacements ) and some parts of the world are used in the Dairy industry. This is an opportunity not to be missed. If you would like an entry form or require more details please contact Alastair at Simmental NZ:
Phone : 063234484
E-mail : alastair@pbbnz.com

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RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SIMMENTAL NEW ZEALAND’S STUD STARTA PROGRAMME

SIMMENTAL NEW ZEALAND(SNZ) AND HEIFER
DONOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES

Heifer Donors are prepared to run the heifer and her progeny for a period of 3 years from May 30th each year if the recipient hasn’t got grazing.

This allows potential recipients to apply whose parents aren’t farming. After 3 years it is by mutual agreement between the two parties as to whether the grazing arrangement continues but the responsibility of the Donor and SNZ ceases.

Donor studs are prepared to involve the recipient in the Stud and their farm as much as practical. This is to encourage you, the recipient, to continue in the seed stock industry and make a career in farming.

If the stud was sold or deregistered within the 3 years for some reason SNZ would do its best to place the concerned cattle with another grazier but would not be responsible for doing so.

If any animal from your new stud are sold from the graziers property, eg first calf was a bull and sold (either for breeding or to the works) then the grazier can retain $500 to offset costs. NB the original heifer can’t be sold.

A list of heifer donors and recipients will go on the website. A maximum of two heifers will be offered in any one year. SNZ will keep in touch with recipients .

RECIPIENTS RESPONSIBILITIES, RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. Interested recipients must be between the ages of 17 - 30 years on the first of May each year.

2. Recipients must submit a hand written application to: Stud Starta Program, Simmental New Zealand, P O Box 503, Feilding. by April 10th.

This should include:

• Why do you wish to be considered for the Stud Starta
    programme?
• What do you know about the Simmental Breed?
• Why do you wish to be involved in the seed stock industry (i.e     stud stock breeding.)?
• What are your aspirations for the future?
• Supply 2 testimonials and 2 referees.

3. Recipients must pay an annual youth membership fee of $100 and a $20 pedigree and performance fee for every female 2 years old and older after the first year (first year is free).

For this you will receive all Simmental NZ newsletters, a free copy of the Beef Review which contains articles on all breeds, research and development technical information and reports. You will also receive the latest Breeding values for your cattle and a list of all the breeding values for all registered Simmental sires in Australasia.

4. Recipients must register a stud and abide by Simmental New Zealands Rules and Regulations.

5. If the recipient fails to abide by the rules and regulations or wishes to deregister his/her stud within the 3 years of receiving their heifer then the concerned cattle automatically become the property of the person who originally donated the heifer to you and are transferred back to them.

6. Applicants will be short listed and the final 6 will be interviewed by a panel of three including the breeder of the heifer and two Simmental NZ representatives at Beef Expo.

7. Entries will be judged on the following:

• Enthusiasm and Knowledge on the breed
• The reasons why they wish to be involved in the stud stock
    industry and farming
• Their aspirations for the future

Other things that maybe considered, but not necessarily, are past experience with farming, community/school service, family involvement financial need and presentation.