Victorian teenager Katie Kerby is on her way to building a stud herd after winning the Herefords Australia Youth Most Potential Breeder Award. Katie, of Glenmaggie, received a heifer donated by Andrew and Serena Klippel, Sugarloaf Creek Herefords, Corryong, Victoria, with the award announced at the Herefords Australia National Youth Heifer Expo dinner on July…
Melbourne based wool buyer Madison Gallagher was glowing after placing in the senior paraders at her first Herefords Australia National Youth Heifer Expo. Madison, 22, grew up in Heyfield, Victoria, with no family background in farming but went on to complete an agricultural science and commerce degree at La Trobe University. She was encouraged to…
Young Hereford breeder James Robbie is keen to shout the environmental and ethical benefits of the breed from the hilltops of New Zealand. He was among a small New Zealand contingent to take part in the 2022 Herefords Australia National Youth Heifer Show at Wodonga on July 6-9. A member of NZ Hereford Youth, James…
Tobruk Poll Herefords kicked off the 2022 spring bull sales circuit with a bang, setting a new Australian Hereford yearling bull record of $91,000. The 12-month-old Tobruk Southern Cross S15 was sold by vendor Damien Holloway, Wagga Wagga, to Lachy and Lou Day, Days Whiteface, Bordertown, SA, via AuctionsPlus on June 3. A son of…
On Monday 6 June, Herefords Australia Board Directors and several employees, including CEO, Lisa Sharp, visited the Trangie Agricultural Research Centre for an update on the five-year Southern Multi Breed (SMB) Project. The $7.3 million project is a collaborative R&D project co-funded by New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, University of New England, Meat…
Having boots on the ground and engaging with Hereford Australia members and other industry participants is key to ensuring we continue to remain a successful breed society that is well informed about the opportunities and challenges faced by our members. On 23 June, CEO, Lisa Sharp, attended Elite Poll Herefords open day at their ‘Eulalia’…
Prices leapt into the stratosphere at the 2022 Herefords Australia National Sale at Dubbo on June 7, punching out a new record top of $120,000. A total of 12 existing and three new vendors from NSW and Queensland offered 50 polled bulls and 14 females at the event which was interfaced with AuctionsPlus and drew…
A cracking crowd pleaser of a bull stormed his way through the classes at the 2022 Herefords Australia National Show and Sale at Dubbo today to win grand champion. The Ranch Remington R028, a Koanui Techno 3062 son, was sashed as senior and grand champion by judge Tom Nixon, Devon Court Herefords, Drillham, Queensland, in…
AN 18-year-old stud founder and aspiring cattle geneticist has clinched the Herefords Australia CM Hocking Scholarship in what is the 20th year of the bursary supporting the next generation of agriculture leaders. Emily Taylor rose to the top of a competitive field of applicants who vied for the coveted scholarship, which was bequeathed by Hereford…
Collecting and collating herd data provides vital evidence to back up genetic claims and helps producers improve their herds and operations. BREEDPLAN is Australia’s leading beef genetic recording system and, as a breed society, the data collected from our members is used to demonstrate Herefords’ commercial relevance within Australia’s beef sector. BREEDPLAN captures a wide…
