Purebred Hereford Steers have placed highly in the Northern Schools Steer Competition, held on 18th November 2021 in Inverell, NSW. Inverell High School purchased three Hereford steers in March, with the intention of exhibiting them at the Colin Say & Co Beef Extravaganza in September. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 restrictions, the steers were withdrawn from…
DetailsA fact sheet released by the American Hereford Association on udder scoring females has become another valuable selection tool for Vern and Margaret Younger of Inverell. Mr and Mrs Younger of YH Herefords have been making selection decisions based on udder quality for the last four to five years and are already seeing improvements in…
DetailsTWO of the Hereford industry’s most promising up-and-coming talents will travel interstate to learn more about the breed and stud stock operations after being named this year’s recipients of Herefords Australia National Youth Travel Scholarship. South Australia’s Tori Kitschke and Thomas Spencer from Western Australia will each receive $2,500 to fund travel to further develop…
DetailsAn instinct for beef production and “why not” attitude has spring-boarded the career of Hannah Gibb from an ambitious teen running a Hereford stud to an Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) Operations Analyst, assisting at least 10 business portfolios. Hannah’s journey has taken her from her hometown of Feilding in New Zealand to working with Australia’s…
DetailsWHEN Injemira Redford J006 Q287 made $160,000 in February, conquering a 35-year-old Hereford breed sales record by almost $40,000, a hot pace was set for the stud selling season ahead. Now, as the homestretch of that season nears, it is clear momentum has been maintained at Hereford sales throughout the country. Livestock agents from across…
DetailsA top-quality line of 206 Hereford females is on offer on AuctionsPlus this Friday the 24th of September on behalf of Craig Bittner of Junella Farming at Minlaton on the Yorke Peninsula. The feature line of females consists of 59 PTIC heifers aged 16 to 18 months and 147 PTIC cows between two and eight-years-old.…
DetailsThe 2021 CM Hocking scholarship has been awarded to 20-year-old Alicia Trovatello of Kyneton, Victoria. The CM Hocking scholarship was established in 2002 when Herefords Australia received a significant legacy from the estate of the late Mrs CM (Madge) Hocking to provide an ongoing annual scholarship for Australian citizens undertaking studies that will benefit the…
DetailsThree Herefords Australia Super Sires have sold at auction across the eastern states of Australia within the last fortnight, with each Super Sire making the top price of each respective sale. The three Super Sires on offer were Kidman Hitman Q067, Jarrah Fortune Q236 and the youngest current Super Sire: Warringa Rumpole R206. The first…
DetailsYoung cattle producers Matt and Emma Cheetham wasted no time securing the Hereford genetics they needed for their growing operation at the inaugural Vielun Pastoral Company (VPC) 2021 Bull Sale on Friday August 20th where they picked up the bell ringer lot, VP Endure Q039. Sired by NJW Endure, the well-framed polled bull was purchased…
DetailsThe maternal advantages of Black Baldy females and the extra growth attributed to hybrid vigour makes crossbreeding with Herefords an easy decision for Jim Nivison of Walcha. According to Mr Nivison the Hereford/Angus cross is a good fit for his operation as both the Hereford and Angus breeds have similar traits and meet similar markets.…
DetailsA Hereford steer entered by Devon Court Herefords has stormed through the opposition to take out champion 70-day HGP trade carcase in the 2021 RNA Paddock to Palate competition. The winning steer was Devon Court Advance Q122, an October 2019 drop steer which was sired by Devon Court Advance K126 and out of a Devon…
DetailsThe cold and wet weather didn’t dampen the spirits of anyone in attendance at the 76th annual Glen Innes Hereford Bull Sale, with 37 of 43 bulls selling to a top of $26,000 and averaging $7851. Auctioneer Lincoln McKinlay attributed a lot of the buying strength to local support with good stud activity on the…
DetailsThe team of seven bulls entered by Phil and Brad Thomas of Kylandee Herefords have swept through the competition at the 76th annual Glen Innes Hereford Bull Show, taking home the prize for grand champion bull, champion pen of three and champion truckload of six bulls. Perhaps most impressive is that this is the fifth…
DetailsThe northern bull sale season is off to a flying start this month with red-hot demand for bulls leading to full clearances and record averages. Nutrien Divisional Livestock and Stud Stock Manager John Settree has attributed the incredibly strong results to a combination of factors, including market strength and the good seasonal conditions being enjoyed…
DetailsWarwick Maxwell Pont 18th August 1941-22nd June 2021 Warwick was a Sydney businessman who bought his first registered Poll Herefords in 1975 for his property, “Mindaribba” at Maitland, NSW. Attending he World Hereford Conference at Banff, Canada in 1976 he became totally obsessed by the breed. In 1978 Warwick attended the National Show and Sale…
DetailsThe latest cohort of Herefords Australia Super Sires have been selected and added to the Super Sires online catalogue. (View the catalogue here.) Breeders of candidate bulls who met the initial selection criteria were notified at the beginning of June and given the opportunity to nominate one of their eligible bulls for the program. Seven…
DetailsHereford and Hereford-cross steers have excelled in the feedlot weight gain phase of the 2021 RNA Paddock to Palate competition. The competition was first judged in 1998 and incorporates three phases; feedlot weight gain, carcase competition and MSA eating quality, with the overall placings and carcase awards presented at the awards night held in August…
DetailsFrank Shultz, formerly of Hazel Downs Herefords, passed away on Tuesday 22nd June 2021 after illness. Hazel Downs was established by Frank’s father, Neil Shultz in 1966 at Bulahdelah NSW. Frank remained an active member of the Hereford society until 2006. Frank’s funeral will be a graveside service at Bulahdelah Cemetery on Monday 28th June…
DetailsBy Alastair Rayner for Genetics Central WITH the spring bull selling season rapidly approaching, its timely for producers to take time to consider what influences are likely to have an impact over the sales. These will range from the general demand for bulls, through to the requirement for bulls suitable to fill particular roles in…
DetailsThe Herefords Australia National Show and Sale (Dubbo) celebrated its 60th anniversary in style, with a new record average of $11,042 and a one-hundred percent clearance of bulls and females. Dubbo committee chairman Andrew Rayner described the full clearance as “the most pleasing part” of the day. “If anyone goes home disappointed today, they’re hard…
DetailsThe Rayner family’s Grathlyn and Armada studs enjoyed a hugely successful day at the 60th Annual Dubbo National Show, taking out both grand champion bull and grand champion female under show judge Jason Catts of Futurity Shorthorns, Baradine. Grand champion bull was presented to junior champion winner Armada Represent R070, exhibited by Andrew and Brooke…
DetailsHerefords Australia Ltd (HAL) has announced the appointment of Mr Ian Durkin as Chairman of the Herefords Australia Board. In line with past practice, all Herefords Australia Board positions are declared open in the first board meeting after the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Both Trish Worth and Ian Durkin were nominated for the position of…
DetailsKymarney Maverick Q009 stole the show at Wodonga on Wednesday morning, first taking out the intermediate champion title before going on to be judged grand champion bull of the show by Erica Halliday of Ben Nevis Angus, Walcha. Ms Halliday was delighted to return to judge the 2021 Wodonga National Show in person having judged…
DetailsMawarra If Only Q264 smashed the Herefords Australia Wodonga National Sale record on Wednesday, selling for $103,000 to David Lyons of Melville Park Herefords in what Mawarra stud principal Peter Sykes described as a “dream come true.” The previous Wodonga sale record was set in 2016 when South Australian sire Minlacowie Jubilant J123 sold for…
DetailsYagaburne Quest Q643 strode to victory in the Hereford ring at Beef 2021 in Rockhampton last week. The 19-month-old sire, exhibited by Yagaburne Poll Herefords Goondiwindi is a son of Supple Lawless and took out the junior champion sash before taking on the senior champion bull to be named grand champion Hereford bull of the…
DetailsPowerhouse female Wirruna Golden Vanity M261 stormed through the competition at the 2021 Sydney Royal Easter Show to be named grand champion female and supreme Hereford exhibit of the show. Owned in partnership by Tim and Jemma Reid of JTR Cattle Co at Roslyn and Damien Holloway of Tobruk Poll Herefords at Rowan, Golden Vanity…
DetailsStreamlined show and sale, same superior quality Herefords will head back to Wodonga this May in a refreshed and streamlined national event. In it’s 56th year, the Herefords Australia National Show and Sale will adopt a new schedule and sale platform at its traditional home, the Wodonga Exhibition Centre. The only national breed sale to…
DetailsMichael Crowley to join Herefords Australia board Herefords Australia has today announced the appointment of Mr Michael Crowley to the Herefords Australia Board. Under its constitution the Herefords Australia Board can appoint up to 2 directors who meet a comprehensive skill and industry-based experience selection criteria. Mr Crowley has over 20 years industry experience. This…
DetailsThe finale of the 2021 Mountain Calf Sales certainly did not disappoint with a quality yarding of 1,127 head of Hereford and Hereford cross cattle at Omeo selling for an average price of $1813 and grossing $2,044, 200. Elders agent Morgan Davies described the sale as “beyond expectations.” “We knew it was going to be…
DetailsDay two of the 2021 Mountain Calf Sales opened with the Hereford steers at the Ensay sale making up to $2010 per head and Hereford/Shorthorn heifers hitting $1940. Elders agents yarded a total of 977 head of Hereford and Hereford-cross cattle for the Ensay sale which sold to a range of buyers for an overall…
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