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DetailsVale Clive McEachern
We 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…
DetailsWhiteface Females Hot Ticket Items in Store Markets Across Nation
Whiteface 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…
DetailsCommercially Focused Mangement Style A Winner For Jock
A 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,…
DetailsSteer Finishers Chase Hereford Steers to 561c/kg at Bairnsdale
In 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…
DetailsPhone System Down
The office is currently without phones, the issue has been lodged with our provider and will hopefully be resolved tomorrow. Please email info@www.herefordsaustralia.com.au
DetailsNotice of General Meeting
To 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…
DetailsHereford Breed Stamps Dominance to Clear $18.5 Million in Bulls
A 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…
DetailsHereford Weaner Steers Make 488c/kg, Heifers to $1820 and Cows $3100
Herefords 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…
DetailsOctober 2016 TechTalk – Identifying Curve Bender Animals
The 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…
DetailsPastoral Order Seeks 10,000 Whiteface Cattle for Grass Finishing
A 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…
DetailsLot Feeder Seeks EU-Accredited Steers for Hereford Brand
One 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…
DetailsOpportunity for New and Young Breeders to Experience Herefords
An 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…
DetailsHerefords Go Sky High in September Store Markets to Hit 681c/kg
Prices 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…
DetailsWhiteface Spring Sale Season Clears $9 Million Worth of
The 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…
DetailsApplications Open for 2016 CM Hocking Memorial Scholarship
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…
DetailsTalis Twilight Steals The Show At 2016 Melbourne Royal
Junior 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…
DetailsWhiteface Cattle Win Medals In 2016 RAS Beef Challenge Feedlot Trial
Hereford 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,…
Details‘Getting It Right: Contemporary Groups & Genetic Linkage’
The 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…
DetailsHerefords Set the Pace at Eastern Seaboard Store Markets
Despite 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…
DetailsPhoto Competition – 2017 Herefords Australia Calendar
Calling 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…
DetailsFive Young Industry Leaders Named As 2016-2017 Youth Ambassadors
Five 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,…
DetailsPrices Rocket Skyward to 681c/Kg For Hereford Heifer Weaners
Prices 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…
DetailsHerefords Australia Young Sire Program (HAYSP)
The 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…
DetailsWhiteface Prices Soar with Cows Hitting $2700 And Steers $2196
Whiteface 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…
DetailsGlobetrotter Outclasses Rivals to Win Supreme At Adelaide Royal
Days 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…
DetailsSteer Finishers Compete On Herefords to 446c/Kg In Gippsland
Gippsland 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…
DetailsOrganic Herefords in Hot Demand On Global Export Markets
Nose 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…
DetailsWodonga National Features New Judging Format and Sale Chairman
Horned 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…
DetailsMLA – Treat your cattle like Olympians
What 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…
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