Hayden Hanson, Theodore, Qld, was named 2025 SA Junior Heifer Expo senior champion herdsperson and won the prestigious beef industry scholarship in the Expo's 40th year. He is just the second Queenslander to win the herdsperson award. Video by Catherine Miller.
00:00Unreal. Words can't describe it. We've been working towards this for three years and been showing since I was seven, so it's 14 years of efforts going into it.
00:18And what do you love about showing cattle?
00:21Just showing off cattle and displaying what we breed and what other people breed that allow me to lead for them.
00:28Cool. And you've won a Beef Industry Scholarship, you know, great prize. Any idea what you'd like to do with that?
00:35Yeah, I'd love to go over to North America first and go look around a heap of Brangus, Angus studs.
00:41A few ramen ones that are pretty high up in the showing world.
00:44And then we might head down to South America and have a look at some more Brangus and Ultrablax genetics down there.
00:51Excellent. And what type of cattle do you guys have yourselves?
00:55We have Brangus, Angus and Ultrablax.
00:58Okay. Yep. Good. And what have you loved the most about this F4 Expo this week?
01:02Just the group of people that's in it. We've had a really good group of senior leaders.
01:08So, yeah, just been very fortunate with everyone around and everyone who's competing.
