Herefords Australia invites applications for the 2017 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…
DetailsTHE LAND – The 72nd annual Glen Innes Hereford bull sale topped at $22,000 in the Glen Innes Salesyards on July 28. 78 from 106 horned and polled bulls sold to average $6134 and gross $491,000. 46 from 57 horned bulls topped at $22,000 and averaged $7033; 32 from 49 polled bulls topped at $9500 and averaged…
DetailsDear Member, A 2nd run of a GENEPROB analysis for Hypotrichosis (HY) has been completed and individual reports are now available in the members download. In this update 175 animals had probability changes of greater than 25%, so it is worth reviewing the report. Animals with a probability of greater than 25% should be considered for testing. It is anticipated…
DetailsYou are invited to attend a hands on field day hosted by Thornleigh Herefords on 12th July 2017 from 9:00am-3:00pm. This event is for cattle producers who want a global perspective on demand and supply in the beef industry and who want to know what to look for when selecting bulls. For full information and contact details, click here to…
DetailsHosting the National Herefords Australia Youth Expo for the first time, the Queensland Youth group certainly did not disappoint the youth members and spectators that traveled from across the country to attend. 81 entrants aged seven to 25 and 112 head of cattle attended the event, held at the Pittsworth showgrounds 29th June to the…
DetailsHerefords Australia is please to present to you, the Winter 2017 Herefords Australia magazine. The magazine is now available to view online, click here, and will be arriving in your mailbox very soon. Special thanks to all advertisers that help to make this magazine the success that it is. Keep your eyes peeled in the…
DetailsThe Herefords Australia Board recognises that one of the most important challenges that faces the Hereford breed in Australia is the successful implementation and utilization of genetic and genomic technologies. It also believes that fundamental to the success of the breed is the engagement of commercial Hereford breeders and providing tools and knowledge that can…
DetailsYouth from across the country will begin rolling into Pittsworth, QLD in the coming days to participate and compete in the 2017 National Youth Expo. The committee has been hard at work for the past twelve months to ensure that this will be a worthwhile and memorable event for all involved. If you can't be…
DetailsFollowing the Annual General Meeting held in Armidale yesterday, the Board of Directors has appointed Mr Bill Kee from Warringa Hereford Stud in Yarram Victoria, as Chairman of the Board. Mr Kee has been a member of Herefords Australia since 1987, and was one of five new Directors elected to the Board this week. In…
DetailsTo all Hereford Australia Members, The results of the 2017 Herefords Australia board election have been sent by the returning officer Sam Notley at 9.15am his morning. In accordance with the constitution, Bill Kee and Geoff Bichnell have been elected as Horn representatives and Tim Burvill, Tony Haggarty and Trish Worth have been elected as Poll representatives. This will be confirmed…
Detailsby The Land FULFILLING the “pinnacle” of the family’s Poll Hereford history, Grathlyn Landmark L048 took out the junior and grand championships of the 56th Dubbo Poll Hereford National at Dubbo today.Grathlyn co-principal, Max Rayner, Hargraves, said the award was “humbling” as some of the best of the breed were exhibited by all breeders at this event. “This…
Detailsby The Land BULLS sold to four states with the $65,000 sale-topper heading to Victoria’s Gippsland region at the 56th Dubbo National Poll Hereford Show and Sale today. In an 88 per cent auction clearance 80 bulls sold from 91 to average $9288. Forty junior bulls topped at $20,000 to average $8025 while 40 senior bulls…
DetailsDear breeder, Please find attached the preferred Biosecurity Plan which needs to be completed (including Section 7 for Johne’s Disease) by 30 June 2017 if you wish to maintain your current Transitional J-BAS score. If you do not have a Biosecurity Plan in place by 30 June 2017 your herd will drop to J-BAS 0.For…
DetailsDear Herefords Australia Member, A number of breeders have asked for further information on why a new constitution has been developed and what the critical changes are. To assist with this the following document has been created. Click Here to download the document. Regards Alex Ball CEO
DetailsDear Herefords Australia Member, As indicated on Friday please find included in this email blast a link to the proposed constitution that has been developed in response to Pogson review. The board has received legal advice that it is simply good governance that a draft of the proposed constitution is released for member consultation and…
Detailsby Kristen Frost The Land – 10 May 217 Glendan Park Lassoo L137 (H) has won the grand champion bull exhibit at the 52nd Herefords Australia National Show and Sale at Wodonga today. Exhibited by Alvio Trovatello, Glendan Park Herefords, Kyneton, Victoria, Lassoo first won intermediate champion before he was sashed grand champion. A son of Warringa Google…
Detailsby Kristen Frost The Land – 12 May 2017 A commercially underpinned sale sent the average to a record high at the Herefords Australia National Sale at Wodonga yesterday. The sale was without the intense top prices witnessed at last year’s event, but the clearance and average increase told the story. Out of the 168 integrated horned and…
DetailsUnderstanding Breeder Size to Optimise Profitability.This is the question that will be asked at the upcoming industry event to be held at Walcha Vet Supplies on the 23rd of May 2017. Although the topic seems simple, it is believed the economic complexities run deep and are profit profound.The event has enlisted expert speakers who will…
DetailsFull show and sale results for the 52nd Herefords Australia National Show and Sale – Wodonga, are now available for viewing. Click Here to view the SHOW Results Click Here to view the SALE Results Congratulations to all exhibitors on a magnificent display of bulls.
DetailsHerefords Australia is set to publish a bumper winter 2016 edition of the breed’s own magazine. Due out in July in time for the spring bull sales, it will be packed full of major stud and commercial sales, carcass results, youth, branded beef, feedlot trials, Royal Show results, commercial on-farm stories, marketing and research developments. This is an outstanding opportunity for advertisers to promote their products, breeding…
DetailsDear Herefords Australia Member, It is with regret that I inform you that Dr Alex Ball has tendered his resignation as CEO of Herefords Australia effective the 30th June 2017. Dr Ball will continue to operate as the CEO until that date and has the full support of the board to do so. The board…
DetailsThis workshop is targeted at young breeders in the age range of 20-35 years of age to help inspire and prepare them for senior management roles within the beef breeding industry. The underlying theme will be “What is the role of genetics in a modern Australian beef industry”. Herefords Australia are entitled to 5 participants in the…
DetailsJust how much performance data is collected for Australian Herefords each year? Are certain traits better recorded than others? Given that this performance data is used to calculate BREEDPLAN EBVs, it is useful to review just how much data is collected for each trait, across the calving drops. To do this, the ‘Completeness of Performance’…
DetailsTycolah Oakwood L26 (P) has risen to the top of his worthy competitors to claim the Best Hereford Exhibit of the 2017 Sydney Royal Easter Show. Exhibited by the Crowley family, Tycolah Poll Herefords of Cobbadah NSW, the April 2015 drop son of Tycolah Lynwood H184 (P) weighed 950kgs and scanned an EMA of 132sqcm.…
DetailsPlease ensure that you are referring to the current Schedule of Fees (31st March 2017) and using the most recent DNA Request Form when submitting DNA to Herefords Australia. Note that the current forms and documents can always be found on the Forms page in the Member Services drop down menu. Click Here for Schedule…
DetailsCurrent status for the Hereford breed The microsatellite based haplotype test for Poll (POLL) (MLA project B.AWW.0222) developed by researchers at CSIRO, University of New England and The University of Queensland has been a major improvement on tests previously available. It was designed to be suitable for Bos taurus breeds, Bos indicus breeds and…
DetailsEffective immediately, Peter Sykes and Lachlan Day have resigned their positions as directors on the Herefords Australia Board.
Bidding stepped up a gear on the second day of the 77th annual Mountain Calf Sales to set a new top price of $1640 for steers and $1240 for heifers at Ensay. Selling agents Elders yarded 1400 Hereford and Hereford-cross yearling and weaner steers and heifers for the sale on March 15. The sheer demand…
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