In conjunction with the October 2019 Hereford BREEDPLAN analysis, Herefords Australia will release four new selection indexes. The four new indexes are: The Southern Self-Replacing Index (SSR), the Northern Self-Replacing Index (NSR), the Southern Baldy Maternal Index (SBM), and the Northern Baldy Terminal Index (NBT). The new indexes aim to better reflect the different production…
Better maternal traits in crossbred dams and higher growth rates in crossbred progeny are the primary benefits of heterosis that have so far been uncovered in the Herefords Australia Black Baldy Trial. The trial was developed in 2014 with the first AI matings taking place in September of that year. Professor Wayne Pitchford of the…
Please note that the Herefords Australia office will be closed on Monday 7th October for the NSW Labour Day long weekend. Normal office hours will resume from 8am Tuesday 8th October.
Hereford bulls are achieving great results for the Marks family of Winvic, in the Kilcummin district north of Clermont. Darren and Alice Marks along with their daughter Olivia run a Braford breeding herd of 1,200 breeders over 10,073 ha. The Winvic property was originally drawn by Darren’s grandparents in 1957 at which time Herefords were…
ABC Rural: Lara Webster Sisterly bonds are one of life’s most precious relationships and any number of things can strengthen them. For three sisters from New South Wales, it is a love of Hereford cattle and a big dream to own a stud that has brought them closer. Twenty-year-old Sophie Cooper and her sisters, Jacinta,…
A pair of Kerlson Pines Hereford steers have shone in this year’s Royal Adelaide Show Led Steer Championship Awards. Kerlson Pines Paddy P147 was exhibited by Keith Area School and won Reserve Champion Light Domestic Carcase with a score of 88.80 points. Paddy had a liveweight of 426kg and a dressing percentage of 53.99%. Kerlson…
The 2019 Herefords Australia Young Guns Conference was held in conjunction with the Herefords Australia Breed Forum in Hamilton, Victoria in June. 22 future breed leaders attended the two-day workshop which featured presentations from international speakers and a condensed version of the highly successful MLA Bred Well, Fed Well workshop. American Hereford Association Executive Vice…
John Grieve formerly of Invernaion Herefords, Millmerran passed away on Monday August 26. John was a much-respected member of the Australian Hereford Society and served on the council from 1973 to 1992. John was President of the council from 1980-1983 before taking on the role of Vice President from 1983-1986. He retired from council in…
Steak enthusiasts were once again treated to a fantastic eating experience by the Herefords Northern NSW group at the 2019 AgQuip field days in Gunnedah, NSW last week. AgQuip is Australia’s largest agricultural field day and attracts thousands of visitors from across the country each year. The Herefords Northern NSW group served 4000 premium Hereford…
Located in Armidale NSW, Herefords Australia represents the interests of, and provides services to, some 1,600 Members nationally. Member services include breed registrations and inventory, DNA processing, certifying live exports of breeding stock, marketing and communications, breed development and promotional activities, commercial breed development programs, member accounts and participation in breed and/or industry R&D projects.…
