Key points: Seven young bulls join Hereford Australia Super Sires catalogue Elite sires embody balance of high-performing genetic traits suited for grain and grassfed operations Super Sire Glentrevor Trust N909 has son inducted into the program AN elite group of young sires from across the country has been inducted into the ranks of the Herefords…
Key Points: Early Spring sales top at $70,000 Several auctions achieve 100 per cent clearance rates Multiple sales post averages exceeding $16,000 THE insatiable demand for Hereford bulls has gathered steam as the Spring on-property sales circuit found new momentum, topping at $70,000. Merawah/Tenaru Poll Herefords, Boggabilla, NSW, rang the bell at $70,000 for their…
Key points: Steers surpass $2000/head at Wodonga Strong demand for premium Hereford breeding stock across key selling centres Herefords dominate Alice Springs Feeder, Steer and Heifer Show Sale The cream came off the Autumn markets across the nation in July as cold, wet weather set in and the industry faced a market correction for both…
Key points: Hereford genetics excel in nation’s only grassfed trial Purebred Hereford steer leads the trial on 410kg liveweight Impressive results from Hereford infused steers Six producers with purebred and infused Hereford steers have reached the first milestone of the nation’s only grass-fed steer trial, having completed the first weigh. Purebred entrants in the 47th…
Two of the Hereford breed’s most promising up and coming talents will travel to learn more about the beef industry after being named as this year’s recipients of the Herefords Australia National Youth Travel Scholarship. Brittany Abbott, Wagga Wagga, and Janet Cantwell, Braidwood, NSW, will each receive $2500 to fund travel within Australia or New…
Commercial producers underpinned the 77th annual Glen Innes Hereford Bull Sale with a top price of $26,000 and solid bull average of $8915. Held at the Glen Innes saleyards on 29 July, the multi-vendor sale offered junior and senior bulls plus pregnancy-tested-in-calf heifers from 18 existing, new and returning vendors, and drew 100 registered bidders…
Herefords Australia took a deep dive with two seedstock producers on their philosophy around what they believe the breed needs to be aspirational about – carcase traits and calving ease. Wirruna Poll Herefords, Holbrook, and Yavenvale Poll Herefords, Adelong, opened their gates to visitors during the 2022 Southern Beef Week, with their bull sale teams…
A homebred sire from a vendor returning to the fold at the 77th Glen Innes Hereford Bull Show and Sale stole the limelight as grand champion bull. Held at the Glen Innes saleyards on July 28, the show classes were judged by Jeremy Upton, Yarram Park Herefords, Willaura, Victoria, with Lot 66, Willgoose Detour receiving…
Young cattle handlers from three Australian states and New Zealand honed their skills and gained new mates at the Herefords Australia National Youth Heifer Expo, resuming after a two-year hiatus. The expo was held at the Wodonga Exhibition Centre on July 6-9 and drew 79 participants ranging in age from six to 25 years from…
One of the breed’s young guns emerged at the 2022 Herefords Australia Youth Expo, taking home not only a swag of awards but also the admiration of judges, spectators and his fellow youth. William Van Gend, 18, looked after the team of 21 ballot cattle for the Llandillo Poll Hereford stud, matching each animal with…
