Not only were we busy with preparing and showing some of our stud animals....
...but we were flat strap catching up with clients and fellow Brangus breeders over the six days, as well as assisting with the launch of the Brangus World Congress, to be held in Australia is three year's time! There was no rest for the wicked!
The standard of Brangus at Beef 2009 was outstanding - the largest ever showing of our breed there - and we were proud to be part of this excellent exhibition of red and black Brangus cattle.
Jeff Frank did a good job with the fitting of our team - our bulls held their own out in the arena and our heifer did well in her class. 
Among those we were delighted to catch up with at the event were the Dunn and Gordon families, who gave us some great reports from their Bimbadeen purchases. It's feedback like this that confirms our belief in the type of easy handling, low maintenance cattle that we breed.
Our littlest helpers were doing a sterling job in assisting us in the promotions department, and we were delighted with the amount of entries people dropped into our black bin to try and win our $1500 genetics package giveaway. If you were ringside, you may have caught our Bimbadeen poddies helping pass out entry forms...
The lucky winner (drawn on the final day by ABCA president Alan Schutt) was Lachlan Miller of Warwick. Congratulations Lachlan - a great start for your cattle breeding future!
It was also great to be help launch Australia's effort in hosting the 2012 Brangus World Congress. We managed to stay behind the camera, as ABCA President Alan Schutt, Congress Chairman Ian Galloway and Beef Week CEO Noel Landry posed with Reg Robinson's lovely black Brangus Bull at the media launch. 
Amanda has promised not to try and use a bull as a canvas again in the near future!! It's trickier than it looks, folks.
She was also stunned to learn that her late-night entry in ABC's Battle of the Cattle contest - where cattle breeders were urged to send in their argument as to why their breed was the best (in 100 words or less) took out second place. Amanda missed the call from Robin McConchie but was alerted to the news by lots of well-wishers as she emerged from a seminar. The poem is on the front page of the Bimbadeen site.
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Before we sign off, we must say Congratulations to Brad and Jane Saunders of Charlevue Brangus, whose lovely black cow took out Champion Female of Beef 2009, and Ian and Anne Galloway, whose red bulls won Champion Brangus Bull of the show.
We are very excited to see the Australian Brangus breed developing, getting the recognition it so deserves, and grabbing hold of a great opportunity to steer it's own course into the future.
What a great time to be a Brangus breeder!
Until our next update...
Cheers from the Bimbadeen Team!
