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Kate Tickle attended the SA Junior Heifer Expo in 2006 as a result of winning the
2006 PJ Cattle Co scholarship.

“I had an amazing time. It was such a great experience. The PJ Cattle Co Scholarship is an opportunity not to miss. PJ supplied my heifer, gear and entry fee, giving me the chance to attend the SA Heifer Expo: a show in a league of its own.
As a senior competitor competing to win the trip to America, my four days at the show were packed full. Educational talks to attend; a heifer to feed, water and wash; a buddy and their heifer to look after; a clipping competition to concentrate on; a marketing assignment to work on in any spare minute I had; a beef quiz that tested my knowledge; interviews to attend; junior judging, paraders and heifer classes to compete in - combined with the essential socialising - didn’t leave me much time!
I came out of it with 3 major awards, including the S.Kidman & Co Quinyambie Station Work Experience Award. This gives me the opportunity to head west to jillaroo on a 12 000 square kilometre station for 3 months!
One of the things that’s going to keep me coming back is the Senior Champion Herdsman Award. Win this, and you’ve won yourself a 4 month beef study tour of the USA! This year I was Reserve Champion Herdsperson, just 1.5 points from winning the trip. That’s just one of the reasons why I’ll be back next year…”

Kate Tickle, K-Bar Angus Stud, Dungog, NSW