News and Testimonials
News Down Under - June 2010The growth path of 4 Seasons continues to build. James Dickson, National Sales manager is delighted with the latest count of retale stores now stocking 4 Season products. "This is the result of great products and a very good connection with our valuable customers" he states. Big Blocks Ready For Final TrialsAfter two years of intensive investment in R&D, 4 Seasons are close to commercial release of their new range of high consumption molasses based blocks. The first blocks to be released will be a range of high Phosphorus/ mineral blocks. Stubblebuster® Turns Love Grass Into DollarsGraham Moore has been on the historic property “Tangoa” since 1957 when he was but a mere lad of 7… Graham and his Dad, Ian, fought against love grass for the best part of half a century until a few years ago when he simply got sick of buying herbicides. On advice from Glenn Bennett at Severn Holdings store in Glen Innes, he tried using the 4 Season supplement block, Stubblebuster®. "Now, while using Stubblebuster® my cattle are utilising what I had previously thought was useless grass. On love grass, my cattle have put on up to a kilo a day in what has been one of the hardest seasons on record." Stubblebuster ® Best For BeefBill knows the importance of dosing animals with protein and trace minerals to ensure they make the most of dry feed but the move out to “Tyrone” a decade ago presented him with a new problem. The water there is all surface water and the lack of troughs meant Bill had to find a new way to give his herd urea in economically-manageable quantities. Stubblebuster® Turns Dry Feed Into MoneyGarry is one of Bendigo premier producers of merino wool. His property, “Kilbracken”, is located near Knowsley and that area has been as dry as any. While some woolgrowers have been struggling with dry pasture issues such as pregnancy toxemia and tender wool, Garry’s flock has been consistently delivering quality cuts. Garry says that’s because he always makes sure his sheep have been getting supplement to make up for any nutritional shortfall in the dry feed. He’s always used blocks but last year switched to 4 Season Stubblebuster.
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Pre-Lamb Blocks Work In GuyraIn 2005, Bob was gutted when he lost 50 ewes to Preg Tox, despite the care he’d shown during the lambing season he knew he’d have to something different. Bob said “Losing that many ewes is just money straight out of my back pocket. You just can’t afford to lose that many ewes every year”. Bob has long been a customer of Landmark Guyra employees suggested that the health of his flock might improve with the use of selected mineral supplement blocks. The sheep get 4 Season’s Protein 50™ throughout the year and prior to lambing; say 5 – 6 weeks, bob gives them 4 season’s Pre-Lamb block. Pro-70® Boosts Beef Production At JeoglaRichard Braham has been managing the mighty Jeogla Station east of Armidale for 16 years. The 22,000 acre station carries between 7,500 and 10,000 beef cattle depending on the year. His preferred block is 4 Season’s Pro-70®, a 100kg block which is high in protein (70%), including 22.5% urea and bypass protein. Victorian Merinos Thrive On Stubblebuster®Jonathan Leech, in partnership with his parents and brother Richard, run a flock of merinos as well as cross-bred ewes and fat lambs on his property, “Roselee” north of Bendigo. “The block I use is Stubblebuster from 4 Season Company, which activates the gut and helps sheep break down dry feed. It was a bad summer and I wasn’t holding out much hope for the conditions of our sheep – especially the Merinos, but I was pleasantly surprised by the results come shearing time.” Gotta Rock - Multi Purpose MerinosIn 1995 we left the main stream of thought in breeding sheep after attending a day on SRS®. We left the traditional world of selecting sheep, progressing to selecting sheep based on skin biology... We approached 4 Seasons to make a prescribed block. Big Blocks The Answer For Portland DownsPortland Downs Manager, Andy McLean, has consistently used Protein 50 blocks for his stock. "For the past 3 years, we have used 4 Season's Protein 50, 80Kg block. I firmly believe that these blocks suit the area and address all necessary deficiencies in my stock's diet."
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Last Update: 20 July, 2010 23:29
