The position of ‘Youth Liaison Director’ (YLD) has once again been appointed by the Board of Herefords Australia. Mr Mark Duthie, Irvingdale QLD, (pictured left) was elected to the HAL Board in May 2020 and has been appointed to this position. Mr Duthie has plenty of prior experience with the Youth group, having been HAL…
DetailsIn keeping with the plan to better engage with members and industry experts, the Herefords Australia Board have this week finalised the Board committees and structure with several Herefords Australia members being appointed to the new committees. Deputy Chairman Marc Greening described the new committee structure as an exciting initiative that would allow and encourage…
DetailsEntries are now open for the ANZ National Beef Carcase Competition. The competition is conducted as part of the BEEF AUSTRALIA 2021 program of events and is open to producers Australia wide, with participating processors in each state. Being open to entries Australia wide, the competition offers producers from around Australia a unique opportunity to…
DetailsMark Baker and Alex Sparkes have been selected as the new Herefords Australia Board members following a call out to HAL members for expressions of interest to fill the two positions. The Chairman, Trish Worth said she was pleased that so many talented and skilled members had expressed an interest in serving on the HAL…
DetailsFor the third year in a row Hereford steers have shone in the Royal Adelaide Show Steer Carcase Competition. Hereford steers came away with two wins in the competition, being awarded Champion Light Domestic Carcase and winning the Purebred Export class. The champion Light Domestic steer was a 12-month-old Kerlson Pines steer named Dexter, entered…
DetailsMeat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and Southern Beef Technical Services (SBTS) have both recently released a series of online resources directed at both commercial and seedstock producers. The MLA Accelerate program provides a range of resources and informative videos directed at commercial producers to encourage greater use of genetic selection tools. The MLA genetics hub…
DetailsA line of yearling Hereford steers offered by Aringa North Pastoral from Korumburra, near Port Fairy, VIC have set a new cents per kilogram price record for non-Wagyu cattle on AuctionsPlus this week. The line of 83 Glentrevor blood Hereford steers averaged 175 kilograms and sold for an incredible 695 cents per kilogram or $1216…
DetailsBids were flying for the opening lot at the Talbalba Herefords 2020 bull sale as Talbalba Emperor P043 was knocked down for $100,000 to Cara Park Herefords, Delungra NSW and Yarram Park Herefords, Willaura, Victoria. The impressive six-figure sum for the 24-month-old stud sire was at the time of sale the second highest price for…
DetailsHerefords Australia and Neogen Australasia are pleased to now offer Herefords Australia members the new GGP Bovine 100K genotype. This a higher density genotype that will now be used in the Hereford Standard and Hereford Horn/Poll DNA bundles at no extra cost. Previously these bundles offered 50,000 SNP markers while the new testing will offer…
DetailsThe Board of Herefords Australia have created a new director role within the Board. The position is ‘Member Liaison Representative’ (MLR). Mr Ian Durkin, Coolatai NSW, (pictured left) was elected to the HAL Board in May 2020 and has been appointed to this position. What is a Member Liaison Representative (MLR)? The MLR position has…
DetailsThe 75th Annual Glen Innes Hereford Bull Sale took place on Friday 24 July 2020 at the Glen Innes saleyards. Elders Glen Innes conducted the sale with 36 of 49 bulls selling under the hammer for a sale clearance of 73 percent while several of the passed in bulls sold immediately after the sale. Of…
DetailsThe grand champion sash at the 75th Annual Glen Innes Hereford Bull Show was brought home by 24-month-old Kylandee Packsaddle P003. This is the fourth year in a row Phil and Brad Thomas of Kylandee Herefords, Inverell have claimed top honours in the Glen Innes Bull Show, a trend Brad says they hope to continue.…
DetailsThe Herefords Australia National Youth Committee have been busy organising a range of initiatives for the coming year, starting with the National Youth Auction this Friday. The Auction will be held online via AuctionsPlus and will run from midday Friday 26 June until 8:30pm on Sunday 28 June (AEST). The auction features 16 lots from…
DetailsGraham ‘Harry’ Day of Bordertown, South Australia has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal for services to the livestock industry in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Mr Day said it was a great surprise and a great honour to receive the award. Graham’s father Allen E Day founded the Allendale stud in 1931…
DetailsThe 59th annual Herefords Australia National Sale (Dubbo) was held online via AuctionsPlus on Tuesday 2 June. The sale saw 16 of 23 bulls sell to a top price of $16,000 and average $8375 while all four heifers offered sold to a top price of $10,500 and averaged $5875. The top price of $16,000 was…
DetailsA new look Board has been announced for Herefords Australia following the Annual General Meeting held on 25 May 2020. Newly elected directors Sam Becker (QLD), Ian Durkin (NSW), Mark Duthie (QLD and Marc Greening (NSW) join current directors Geoff Birchnell (NSW), Tony Haggarty (NSW), Bill Kee (VIC) and Trish Worth (SA). At a recent…
DetailsTo all Hereford Australia Members, The results of the 2020 Herefords Australia Board election have been declared by the returning officer Michelle Paull on 20 May 2020. In accordance with the Constitution, Ian Durkin, Sam Becker, Marc Greening and Mark Duthie have been elected as Directors of Herefords Australia. This will be confirmed at the AGM on the…
DetailsThe 55th Herefords Australia National Sale saw a top line-up of Hereford bulls sell to $55,000 and average $9040. Held online via AuctionsPlus due to COVID-19 restrictions, 100 of 110 bulls sold in the online sale for a clearance of 91 percent and a sale gross of $904,000. Show and sale coordinator Jamie-Lee Oldfield was…
DetailsThe junior champion bull in this year’s online Wodonga National Show; Kanimbla Power Town P067 has gone on to take out the grand champion title of the show. Exhibited by Kanimbla Poll Herefords, the 21-month-old son of imported U.S. sire NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y was awarded the grand champion prize by show judge; Erica…
DetailsHereford producers are in a prime position to capitalise on current market premiums in certified grass-fed markets. Processors are paying up to a dollar per kilo more for certified grass-fed cattle that meet the specifications of certain products and brands. Herefords’ renowned doing-ability on grass and the seasonal turnaround across much of Australia offers a…
DetailsA current live export order for commercial Hereford heifers to be exported to China as breeders is paying premium rates to Hereford producers. To meet the specifications of the order the heifers must be between 200 and 400 kilograms and be aged between eight and 16 months. The heifers also must be sired by a…
DetailsThe 2020 World Hereford Conference (WHC) was held in March in Queenstown, New Zealand. Over 60 delegates from Australia attended the conference which included a wide range of informative topics and agricultural tours. Hereford multi-country genomic evaluation was discussed by Dr Brad Crook of ABRI and Professor Dorian Garrick of Massey University. Dr Crook’s primary…
Details31 March 2020 Nominations to join the Board of Herefords Australia closed last Friday 27 March 2020. The following members have nominated to join the Board: Mr Sam Becker – Banana, QLD Mr Sam Broinowski – Mudgee, NSW Mr Ian Durkin – Coolatai, NSW Mr Mark Duthie – Irvingdale, QLD Mr Marc Greening –…
Details27 March 2020 Please find below an update from the Board and staff of Herefords Australia in relation to the current COVID-19 situation. Our primary focus is the health and well-being of our staff and members, whilst still being able to deliver the services that our members require. The Herefords Australia Office is currently open…
DetailsThe Herefords Australia Wodonga National Show and Sale will go ahead under a very different format for 2020 amid growing restrictions and concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The 55th annual National Show and Sale will be held in online video format with bull videos being used for virtual judging and for an online auction hosted…
DetailsThe 45th Annual George and Fuhrmann Hereford Weaner Sale was held at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange (NRLX) on Friday March 13. Agents yarded 1220 head of quality Hereford steers and heifers which according to George and Fuhrmann agent Darren Perkins was approximately 300-400 head back on previous years due to some vendors selling early…
DetailsHerefords have demonstrated their renowned grass-finishing ability in the 2019 Lardner Park Steer Trial with a pair of Hereford steers finishing third in overall weight gain and carcase points. The Lardner Park Steer Trial is the only grass-based steer trial in Australia and has been running for 45 years at Lardner Park in the Gippsland…
DetailsHeifer prices labelled as “insane” left vendors stunned as they eclipsed the steers and skyrocketed to a new record of $1810 at the Omeo Weaner Sale. Buyers were met with some of the best line-ups of whiteface weaner calves in the nation for the final leg of the 80th annual Mountain Calf Sales at Omeo,…
DetailsGrass fever maintained the momentum to push autumn drop steer prices to a new record of $1660 at the Benambra Weaner Sale. A big crowd of buyers and vendors descended on the Benambra yards for the opening Elders whiteface fixture of the 80th annual Mountain Calf Sales on March 4. The selling agents penned 1700…
DetailsFor buyers it was a case of throw away the calculator and for vendors just enjoy the ride as prices pushed into unchartered territory for whiteface weaners of 650c/kg at the Benambra Calf Sale. Victorian, NSW and South Australian steer finishers and lot feeders converged on the Victorian high country on Tuesday to bid to…
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