Current status for the Hereford breed The microsatellite based haplotype test for Poll (POLL) (MLA project B.AWW.0222) developed by researchers at CSIRO, University of New England and The University of Queensland has been a major improvement on tests previously available. It was designed to be suitable for Bos taurus breeds, Bos indicus breeds and…
Effective immediately, Peter Sykes and Lachlan Day have resigned their positions as directors on the Herefords Australia Board.
Please note that the Herefords Australia office will be closed from 12pm on Monday 20th March 2017 for the Armidale Cup Public Holiday. The office will reopen at 8am on Tuesday 21st March 2017.
The Sydney Royal Beef Challenge was established in 2011. It's a feedlot trial competition run by the RAS in regional NSW. As a commercially-focused feedlot competition, the annual Sydney Royal Beef Challenge is unique. It represents all stages of the process including live assessment, carcase judging, profitability and eating quality, plus all animals entered in…
Steers sold at last Thursday's Armidale cattle sale will ultimately help farmers affected by the St Ivan's fire in central NSW. The 17-month-old Te-Angie blood steers, weighing 585kg, sold for 292c/kg or $1708, with one third of the proceeds donated to the Dunedoo Bush Fire Appeal. Chris Johnston, Cameron and Davidson, Gunnedah, said the funds would help in the purchase of…
Dear SBTS Stakeholders, As you may be aware, in 2017 SBTS will be running 14 Regional Forums around Australia. Click here for registration forms and more information. The Regional Forums will be held on the following dates in the following locations: The program has been designed to cover a number of important topics for BREEDPLAN members.…
Dear Members, Due to significant storms in the New England region over the weekend, the Herefords Australia Office is currently without phones, internet or systems. We are working to have these services restored ASAP and hope to be fully functionally at some point today. Your patience and understanding in the meantime are greatly appreciated. Regards,…
It is with great sadness we notify our members of the passing of Wendy Hain, Gunyah Herefords, Cooma NSW, last Friday. Wendy's funeral will take place in the Catholic Church at Cooma on Friday 17th February at 11 am. Wendy was well known to Hereford breeders with many major success in both the show and auction rings.
We are now able to upload videos, in addition to images, to individual animals on our system. The cost is $11/animal and the preferred formats to send them videos in is .wmv or .avi. This is a great marketing tool for those members with upcoming bull sales. Should you have any questions or wish to…
