Sweet success for J P Bourke & Co of Gladfield via Warwick, taking out the coveted Queensland Branch’s Illawarra Production Cow of the Year for the 2007-2008 lactation year.

The Bourke's Myrtleholme Lemon Empress 14 produced impressive figures of 1077 kg Fat plus Protein, 12362 litres of milk with 3.57% Protein and 5.14% Fat, to win the Michael Ledger Memorial Shield and prizemoney of $250.

Congratulations to Shane and the team.

The top ten animals in each age group for milk and fat plus protein are now available on the website.