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GOOD LUCK! Melbourne Royal Show We have three FBNZ members heading to Melbourne, from 25 September - 3 October, as part of the RAS Youth Team of livestock judges and paraders competing in the Australian National final. The FBNZ members competing are Amy Hoogenboom (Merino fleece), Lucy Collin (Beef cattle paraders) and Emma Pollitt (Meat breeds sheep). Young FBNZ member ,Tayla Hansen, will also be travelling the Melbourne Royal Show after being invited to help Fish Creek Speckle Park’s with their show team. Tayla will be leading a yearling heifer for the stud and also competing in the a beef handler class at the show. FBNZ wishes these four members the very best of luck in their respective competitions and look forward to hearing the results!! Royal Agricultural Society NZ National Finals Good luck to all the FBNZ members competing in the NZ Royal Agricultural Society Young Judges and Paraders finals at the Hawke’s Bay Royal A&P Show in October. We have members competing in not only the Beef Judging and Parading finals but sheep and fleece also. 8 FUTURE BEEF NEW ZEALAND