Hosting the National Herefords Australia Youth Expo for the first time, the Queensland Youth group certainly did not disappoint the youth members and spectators that traveled from across the country to attend. 81 entrants aged seven to 25 and 112 head of cattle attended the event, held at the Pittsworth showgrounds 29th June to the…
The Herefords Australia Board recognises that one of the most important challenges that faces the Hereford breed in Australia is the successful implementation and utilization of genetic and genomic technologies. It also believes that fundamental to the success of the breed is the engagement of commercial Hereford breeders and providing tools and knowledge that can…
Youth from across the country will begin rolling into Pittsworth, QLD in the coming days to participate and compete in the 2017 National Youth Expo. The committee has been hard at work for the past twelve months to ensure that this will be a worthwhile and memorable event for all involved. If you can't be…
Following the Annual General Meeting held in Armidale yesterday, the Board of Directors has appointed Mr Bill Kee from Warringa Hereford Stud in Yarram Victoria, as Chairman of the Board. Mr Kee has been a member of Herefords Australia since 1987, and was one of five new Directors elected to the Board this week. In…
by The Land FULFILLING the “pinnacle” of the family’s Poll Hereford history, Grathlyn Landmark L048 took out the junior and grand championships of the 56th Dubbo Poll Hereford National at Dubbo today.Grathlyn co-principal, Max Rayner, Hargraves, said the award was “humbling” as some of the best of the breed were exhibited by all breeders at this event. “This…
by The Land BULLS sold to four states with the $65,000 sale-topper heading to Victoria’s Gippsland region at the 56th Dubbo National Poll Hereford Show and Sale today. In an 88 per cent auction clearance 80 bulls sold from 91 to average $9288. Forty junior bulls topped at $20,000 to average $8025 while 40 senior bulls…
by Kristen Frost The Land – 10 May 217 Glendan Park Lassoo L137 (H) has won the grand champion bull exhibit at the 52nd Herefords Australia National Show and Sale at Wodonga today. Exhibited by Alvio Trovatello, Glendan Park Herefords, Kyneton, Victoria, Lassoo first won intermediate champion before he was sashed grand champion. A son of Warringa Google…
by Kristen Frost The Land – 12 May 2017 A commercially underpinned sale sent the average to a record high at the Herefords Australia National Sale at Wodonga yesterday. The sale was without the intense top prices witnessed at last year’s event, but the clearance and average increase told the story. Out of the 168 integrated horned and…
Tycolah Oakwood L26 (P) has risen to the top of his worthy competitors to claim the Best Hereford Exhibit of the 2017 Sydney Royal Easter Show. Exhibited by the Crowley family, Tycolah Poll Herefords of Cobbadah NSW, the April 2015 drop son of Tycolah Lynwood H184 (P) weighed 950kgs and scanned an EMA of 132sqcm.…
Bidding stepped up a gear on the second day of the 77th annual Mountain Calf Sales to set a new top price of $1640 for steers and $1240 for heifers at Ensay. Selling agents Elders yarded 1400 Hereford and Hereford-cross yearling and weaner steers and heifers for the sale on March 15. The sheer demand…
