Hereford breeders are coming to the aid of Victorian dairy farmers in crisis through a beef bull aid project. Under the project, co-ordinated by Igniting Change and Elders Bendigo, up to 100 Hereford bulls are needed for distribution to needy dairy farmers in the Campaspe and Loddon shires. Dr Charles Lane, of Igniting Change, said…
Hereford steers hit a new breed record of 660c/kg in store sales during November as the sales momentum continued across the nation. Restocker demand was strong for whiteface breeders with three-in-one Poll Hereford units selling for $2360 in the on-line auctions, and cows with young calves topping at $2400 in the store market. Heavy grown…
Grass finished Hereford steers dominated the carcass competition at the recent Noorat Show in Victoria’s western district. Herefords Australia life member Ken Hodge has supported carcass competitions throughout the state for decades and came up trumps at the Noorat show on November 19 with his five yearling purebred steers. The hoof and hook competition drew…
Gippsland Hereford producers have toured King Island to see the grass finishing ability of their cattle sourced out of the annual Mountain Calf sales. Members of the Ensay Producers Group were invited by Elders Bairnsdale to take part in the supply chain tour on November 4 to meet with their steer finisher customers and island…
Best selling author and Hereford steer finisher Michael Keenan is looking forward to offering his grass finished heavy steers sourced out of the 2016 weaner sales. Mr Keenan had created waves at the Wodonga market in February when he bought the lightweight weaners, paying to 438c/kg – a new record at the time for Hereford…
Australia has won gold medals with a powerful male and female entry in the 2016 Champion of the World and Hereford – Miss World judging. Tondara Uptowns Novelty 126 won gold in the 2016 Hereford – Miss Asia/Africa category with Australia’s polled bull entry Days Fleetwood K185, winning gold in the 2016 Hereford – Champion…
A single pastoral order seeking 10,000 whiteface cattle is one third of the way to being filled, with more cattle sought. The call was made in early October to the marketplace for 10,000 whiteface weaners for grass finishing to domestic trade and bullock weights. Landmark divisional livestock and stud stock manager, John Settree, Dubbo, said…
A big draft of one mark, pastoral bred whiteface heifers topping the Dubbo store sale was a highlight for the breed in the week’s markets. The run of 300 spring 2015-drop heifers were consigned by Mutooroo Pastoral Company, Quinyambie Station, Broken Hill, NSW, to Dubbo on November 24. They weighed 265 to 475kg to average…
Restockers will have the opportunity to source larger numbers of quality breeding females at the genuine herd dispersal of Mt Hope and Beverley Downs in central NSW next month. The Hereford herd is based on Ironbark, Yavenvale and Talbalba genetics, and will be offered on AuctionsPlus on Friday, December 2. The draft comprises 502 cows,…
A Herefords Australia crossbreeding trial is set to generate controlled, accurate data on the commercial value of crossbred beef genetics using Hereford sires over Angus females. The Black Baldy trial is a partnership between Herefords Australia, Adelaide University, Greenham Tasmania, Meat and Livestock Australia and Musselroe Beef. The project has received 50 per cent co-operative…
