Herefords Australia invites applications for the 2016 CM Hocking Memorial Scholarship. Applications will be considered from Australian citizens who are undertaking a course of study that will be applied to the breeding, care and maintenance of Hereford cattle and/or will be of benefit to the Australian Hereford industry. Applications are to be in writing and…
DetailsJunior heifer Talis Twilight L962 stole the limelight by winning supreme whiteface exhibit of the 2016 Melbourne Royal Show. Judge Peter Collins, Tennyson, Vic, gave the Karina Cherry daughter the junior and grand championships before also awarding her the supreme broadribbon. The June 2015 drop heifer was out of Talis Twilight H951 and exhibited by…
DetailsHereford and Hereford cross steers have claimed silver and bronze medals in the prestigious 2016 Sydney Royal Beef Challenge. In the 70-day grain fed domestic class, Matt and Debbie Kelley, Warragundi Beef Co, Carrabubula, NSW, placed third in the carcass judging and took home a bronze medal with their purebred entry. Purebred steers also won…
DetailsDespite wet conditions and reduced yardings, Hereford cattle continued to be among the market toppers at eastern seaboard store sales last week. Hereford weaner steers topped the Bairnsdale store cattle market in Victoria on September 23 at 589c/kg and sold to 578c/kg at Dubbo, in central NSW, on the same day. At Bairnsdale, nine Hereford…
DetailsThe second of the 2016 SBTS and TBTS Webinars, 'Getting It Right: Contemporary Groups & Genetic Linkage', was held last night. The webinar was recorded and is now available on the SBTS/TBTS YouTube channel. Watch it here:
DetailsCalling all photographers! Caught an amazing Hereford scene on camera? Why not share it with us and enter our competition? We are looking for photos to appear in our 2017 Herefords Australia calendar. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your images and win some great prizes while doing so! To enter, simply send your…
DetailsFive young aspiring beef industry leaders have been named as the 2016-2017 Herefords Australia Youth Ambassadors. They are Sarah Day, South Australia, Oliver Jeffery, NSW, Emily Rabone, Queensland, Taylah-Rae Robinson, Vic, and William Vivers, NSW. The Herefords Australia Youth Ambassador program is an initiative designed to engage the next generation of cattle enthusiasts. Open to…
DetailsPrices for Hereford weaners have rocketed into unchartered territory with heifers selling for a whopping 681c/kg at the Bairnsdale store sale last Friday. Purebred steer weaners hit 580c/kg in the same sale while at the Central Tablelands Livestock Exchange, Carcoar, NSW, Hereford steers hit a high of 500c/kg and Black Baldies 521c/kg. According to Meat…
DetailsThe future genetic success of Herefords Australia will be determined primarily by the quality of the young bulls and heifers selected for use in your breeding program. One of the three key factors that influence the rate of genetic gain, is the generational interval (length). A recent analysis of the Hereford breed has shown that…
DetailsWhiteface cattle prices continued to soar in August store markets around the nation, with cows to $2700, heavy steers making to $2196 and weaner heifers topping at 444c/kg. Demand was red hot in Victoria’s Gippsland on the back of widespread rain and a shortage of numbers with lightweight Hereford weaners making to 488c/kg at Bairnsdale.…
DetailsDays Globetrotter L107 shot straight to the top at the 2016 Adelaide Royal, taking out the junior and grand champion bull, and supreme Hereford exhibit. Shown by Lachy and Lou Day, Days Whiteface, Bordertown, SA, the June 2015 drop bull was sired by Days Elaborate J59 and out of Days Blissful J25. Mr Day said…
DetailsGippsland steer finishers competed strongly on Hereford weaner and yearling steers at Bairnsdale, with prices hitting 446c/kg. Bairnsdale & Associated Agents yarded mixed sex weaners, unjoined heifers, and cows and calves for the August 26 sale. Heavier cattle sold to slightly easier rates than last week’s Greenwood Livestock sale, while the lighter cattle sold to…
DetailsNose to tail products from organic Hereford cattle are being snapped up by Asian, Middle East and US consumers. OBE Organic sales and production executive Kirsty McCormack said organically certified Hereford carcasses were attracting a premium above the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator. Miss McCormack said demand was outstripping supply with Hereford producers encouraged to transition…
DetailsHorned and polled bulls will be judged together for the first time at the Herefords Australia National Show and Sale at Wodonga next year. The event, to be held on May 10-11, will feature the reintroduction of the intermediate classes but the sale will remain junior and senior categories only. Judging will be moved back…
DetailsWhat does MSA beef have in common with Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist Kyle Chalmers? In both cases, glycogen is critical in optimising a gold standard performance. Leading up to a big event athletes optimise their performance by loading up their glycogen stores through energy-dense food. During a race swimmers use glycogen stores to…
DetailsYearling Hereford steers have topped at 431c/kg at the Gippsland Regional Livestock Exchange store cattle sale. Selling agents Greenwood Livestock yarded 1000 grown and weaner steers, heifers, and cows and calves for the August 19 fixture held at Sale, Victoria. The sale was interfaced live with AuctionsPlus. Topping the grown Hereford steers was vendor Glen…
DetailsThe 2015 Australian Beef Eating Quality Audit has been generated from the analysis of MSA grading results for over 3.2 million cattle, processed and graded through 42 licenced processors across the country during the 2014-15 fiscal year. Click Here to download the full document.
DetailsThe board of Herefords Australia has requested an external party to review and provide an audit report of the corporate governance of HA for the benefit of the board directors and members. This review should include recommendations for updating of the constitution. Click Here to view the full terms of reference document. Any enquiries or…
DetailsThe SBTS July 2016 TechTalk – Scan Data for Heifers is Valuable is now available. A PDF copy of the July 2016 TechTalk – Scan Data for Heifers is Valuable can be accessed by, Clicking Here. If you have any questions, please contact Catriona Millen on 0409 102 6044 or via email catriona@sbts.une.edu.au
DetailsSBTS and TBTS will be running six webinars in 2016, with the first scheduled for 8pm AEST on Monday 12th September. Click Here for further details and dates If you have any questions regarding the webinar program, please contact Catriona Millen on (020) 6773 3357.
DetailsYearling Hereford steers hit an impressive $2237 at the Tamworth Prime Cattle Sale in northern NSW yesterday. The sale, conducted by Tamworth Livestock Selling Agents Association, yarded 1079 head – up from 725 last week. A highlight of the sale was the cull bull prices, with a Hereford bull topping the category on $3165. Weighing…
DetailsHereford cows have topped at 388c/kg and weaner steers at 450c/kg at last week’s Dubbo store sale in central western NSW. Widespread rain drew a strong crowd, resulting in a solid market on the reduced yarding of 845 head at the sale on August 5. MLA’s National Livestock Reporting Service quoted the steer and heifer…
DetailsCootharaba Vaucluse K9 showed his class to trump the line-up at the 2016 Brisbane Royal Show to be sashed grand champion Hereford bull. Exhibited by Ian and Anne Galloway, Cootharaba Herefords, Roma, Qld, the 2014-drop bull was also sashed as the senior champion Hereford bull. Vaucluse was sired by Glendan Park Empire E002 and is…
DetailsA Hereford cross steer was sashed grand champion led steer and sold under the hammer for an impressive $22/kg dressed weight at the 2016 Brisbane Royal. The 10-month-old Limousin-Hereford cross steer was exhibited by Chris and Michele Law, Hunday Herefords, Quirindi, NSW, and was sashed as middleweight champion and grand champion led steer. The couple…
DetailsA Hereford cross steer was deemed as the most suitable carcass for the domestic market in the 2016 Gympie Carcass Classic. The yearling Hereford-Droughtmaster cross steer was part of a team of five head entered in the competition by Brian and Lyn Thompson, “Conamore’’, Mt Urah, Queensland. The couple run a Droughtmaster herd of 350…
DetailsA powerful carcase bull stole the show at the 71st annual Glen Innes Hereford Bull Sale by posting a new record top price of $45,000 for the combined horns and polls. The sale, held at the Glen Innes saleyards on July 29, is the longest running multi-vendor bull sale in regional Australia. A total of…
DetailsHereford and Hereford cross cattle set the red centre alight yesterday with a new record top price of 368c/kg at the Alice Springs prime and store sale. Selling agents Territory Rural McPherson, Landmark and Elders yarded 3560 cattle for the fixture at the Bohning Yards, Roe Creek on July 28. The sale was attended by…
DetailsStock handling equipment: Calf capture units aid in Breedplan recording + VIDEOS by Jon Condon Beef Central With Breedplan performance recording continuing to grow in seedstock herds across Australia, new equipment is starting to emerge which helps in the often-laborious process of capturing newborn calves in the paddock to record birthweights, in order to generate EBVs…
DetailsA purebred grass fed Hereford steer has won a bronze medal in the Australian Food Awards. A striploin from the yearling steer was entered by Matt and Debbie Kelley, Warragundi Beef, Curruabubula, NSW, in the RASV Royal Melbourne Australian Food Awards competition. Mr Kelley said the 12-13 month old steer had a dressed weight of…
DetailsIn order to be in a position to utilise genomic technologies, Herefords Australia have decided to move DNA testing from microsatellite technology (MIPs) to Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs). All new samples received for DNA testing as of 1 July 2016 will be tested using SNP based tests. SNP based DNA gives Herefords Australia the opportunity…
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