A successful MLA Bred Well, Fed Well workshop was recently hosted by the Gippsland Hereford Group at the Omeo recreation reserve, Victoria. The workshop was delivered by Dr Jason Trompf of Latrobe University and Chris Mirams of Chris Mirams and Consultants. The Bred Well Fed Well workshops have been run at various locations around Australia…
The 74th Annual Glen Innes Hereford Bull Sale was held at the Glen Innes saleyards on Friday 26 July. 116 registered bidders bid to a top price of $14,000 for an average price of $4894 and a sale gross of $161,500. Of the 82 horned and polled Hereford bulls offered 33 sold at auction for…
The 74th annual Glen Innes Bull Show and Sale got off to a flying start with the judging of 85 quality Hereford and Poll Hereford bulls on Thursday afternoon. Classes were judged by Ben Davies of Wild Bear Herefords and Thomas Foods International. Grand champion on the day was awarded to the first-place junior bull,…
The Herefords Queensland Youth Association held their annual youth show in Pittsworth on the first weekend of July. The show drew 55 keen competitors from across NSW and Queensland who enjoyed a weekend full of educational activities and cattle competitions. Participants ranged in age from six to 25 with Seniors buddied up with Pee Wees…
Parkes NSW was buzzing with young beef cattle enthusiasts and whiteface cattle last weekend. Over one hundred competitors, aged six to twenty-five, travelled to the central west NSW town with 109 head of purebred and commercial cattle to participate in the 2019 Herefords Australia National Youth Expo. Competitors hailed from all over Australia (NSW, VIC,…
There has been a definite increase in demand for Hereford bulls in the United States due to growing awareness of the benefits of crossbreeding in commercial herds, according the American Hereford Association Executive Vice President; Jack Ward. Mr Ward was the keynote speaker at the 2019 Herefords Australia Breed Forum, held in Hamilton, Victoria on…
Herefords Australia Youth have begun work to compile and produce the 2020 Herefords Australia Calendar. The annual Herefords Australia calendar is a fixture in many homes and offices across the country, so this is a great opportunity to advertise your business and support the Youth at the same time. Each month features a photo that…
The 2020 World Hereford Conference (WHC) is being held in Queenstown, New Zealand from the 8th to 13th of March 2020. It is estimated that 450 Hereford enthusiasts and farmers from South and North America, Canada, Scandinavia, UK and Ireland and Australia will head to New Zealand for the conference. The conference offers a full…
It is with great sadness that we wish to advise that Jason Sutherland passed away last Thursday 13th of June following a short illness. Jason will always be highly regarded by all those who worked with him including work colleagues and customers alike and will be sadly missed. Jason was a family man who with…
18 June 2019 At the recent 12th Annual General Meeting of Herefords Australia held in Hamilton, Victoria, there was one ordinary resolution and three special resolutions voted on by the membership. Below is a summary of the results of the votes: Resolution 1 – That the nomination of Hilary O’Leary as a life member of…
