A Herefords Australia crossbreeding trial is set to generate controlled, accurate data on the commercial value of crossbred beef genetics using Hereford sires over Angus females. The Black Baldy trial is a partnership between Herefords Australia, Adelaide University, Greenham Tasmania, Meat and Livestock Australia and Musselroe Beef. The project has received 50 per cent co-operative…
DetailsHereford weaner steers hit a new breed record in the physical auction market of 660c/kg in Victoria this week. And, restocker demand continued for whiteface breeders with three-in-one Poll Hereford units selling for $2360 in the on-line auctions. Steers weighing under 200kg returned a high of 600-660c/kg at Bairnsdale on November 11, eclipsing the previous…
DetailsThe sixth and final 2016 SBTS and TBTS Webinars, 'Where to With Genomics?', was held last night. The webinar was recorded and is now available on the SBTS/TBTS YouTube channel: For more information, contact: Catriona Millen Technical Officer Southern Beef Technology Services ABRI, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351 Ph: (02) 6773 3357 Mob:…
DetailsTrans-Tasman opportunities based around people, science and collaboration ensure a bright future for the breed, according to NZ Herefords president Phill Barnett. A group of five representatives from the NZ Herefords Association toured southern NSW this week as part of the Trans-Tasman Beef Cow Productivity Project. The project is a collaboration between Meat & Livestock…
DetailsA Trans-Tasman cow productivity project is set to deliver Hereford producers the tools to lift fertility and profitability in their females. The Trans-Tasman Beef Cow Productivity Project is a collaboration between Meat & Livestock Australia, and Beef +Lamb New Zealand Genetics, and involves members of Herefords Australia and NZ Herefords. It encompasses about 20 Hereford…
DetailsDespite markets around the nation this week suffering reduced yardings and the northern sales on a cheaper trend, restockers continued to seek out whiteface breeders. At one of the nation’s biggest indicator saleyards at Wodonga on Tuesday, Hereford steers, 692kg, made 320c/kg or $2216 for vendor B Richens, Wangaratta, in the prime market. R &…
DetailsDon’t forget to book your advertising in for the Summer Edition of the Herefords Australia Magazine. The deadline is 21st November. Contact Annette NOW on 0428 844 937.
DetailsWe sadly report the passing of AHS Past President and Life Member, Clive McEachern, Ardno Herefords, Inverleigh, Victoria. Clive passed away on Sunday, November 6 after a brief illness. The Ardno Stud was registered in 1935 by Clive’s father Ralph and became widely recognised as one of the finest female herds in Australia. During the…
DetailsWhiteface females were the hot ticket item in the nation’s October store markets with restockers paying to $3100 for first calf heifers, $2700 for PTIC heifers and $1820 for unjoined yearling heifers. Steer weaners topped at 561c/kg in store markets while buyers paid to $2145 for heavy grown Hereford steers in the prime markets. The…
DetailsA management style driven by commercial profitability has resulted in Hereford producer Jock Nivison being named as a finalist in the NSW Farmer of the Year Award. Mr Nivison, 34, of Walcha, NSW, is part of the family partnership running the Yalgoo herd of 350 performance recorded cows, a commercial cow herd and a flock…
DetailsIn a busy week for spring store sales across southern Australia last week, steer finishers paid to 561c/kg for Hereford weaner steers and $2525 for breeders. Herefords were also in demand at the Myrtleford annual spring cattle sale, topping the cow and calf, steer and heifer categories. In Victoria’s south-west at Hamilton, purebred heavy steers…
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DetailsTo the Herefords Australia Member, On behalf of the Herefords Australia Board, I wish to notify all Herefords Australia members that on the 5th of October members submitted to the company 12 resolutions to remove all twelve directors (section 203D) from the Herefords Australia Board. The number of eligible votes received from members submitting the…
DetailsA Hereford buying bonanza in 2016 has resulted in a thumping $7000 average for more than 3000 bulls sold under the hammer nation-wide worth $18.5 million. On the way, the breed set a top on-property price of $110,000, a new record top price at the flagship Wodonga National of $95,000 and sale average of $$9961,…
DetailsHerefords have continued to track well at sales last week, topping the weaner steer and female pens at Bairnsdale, unjoined heifers selling on-line to $1820 and cows to $3100. At Bairnsdale, in Victoria’s Gippsland, Hereford steers weighing 357kg topped the weaner pens at $1480 or 415c/kg, on Friday, October 14. Purebred weaners weighing under 200kg…
DetailsThe SBTS October 2016 TechTalk – Identifying Curve Bender Animals A PDF copy of the October 2016 TechTalk Identifying Curve Bender Animals 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
DetailsA single pastoral order has been put out into the marketplace for 10,000 whiteface weaners for grass finishing to domestic trade and bullock weights. Landmark divisional livestock and stud stock manager, John Settree, Dubbo, said the order from a single pastoral client was a result of a booming flush of feed across the pastoral regions.…
DetailsOne of Australia’s biggest lot feeder, Whyalla Beef, has appealed for European Union accredited steers to supply their popular Hereford Reserve branded product. The company has a 130-day whiteface program at their feedlots at Whyalla, Texas, Qld; Bective at Tamworth, NSW, and Peechelba at Wangaratta, Vic. Whyalla Beef national livestock manager Greg Krarup said quality…
DetailsAn opportunity to experience the Hereford breed, ranging from products and information to feeding, animal selection and a seedstock auction, will be held in the Sydney basin next month. The Sydney Regional Hereford Group will hold the Hereford Experience Day on Saturday, November 5, from 10am, at Elm Vale, 531 Old South Road, Mittagong. Group…
DetailsPrices for Hereford weaners rocketed into unchartered territory in September with heifers selling for a whopping 681c/kg at Bairnsdale. 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. Black baldy steers continued to lift, topping…
DetailsThe Hereford breed has steamrolled through the 2016 spring on-property bull sales season, clearing 1286 bulls around the nation worth a thumping $9 million. A total of 40 on-property sales were held in Victoria, Tasmania, NSW, and Queensland from June 16 to September 13. In the break-up, 1286 horned and polled bulls were sold from…
DetailsHerefords 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…
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:
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…
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…
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