Herefords Australia Winter 2019

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Location: Dalriada, 9985 Hume Highway, Holbrook NSW 2644 - (14km north of Holbrook) www.ravensdalepollherefords.com.au

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Contents Editor Kim Woods Outcross Media 0499 77 2860 kim@outcrossmedia.com.au Art direction and design Creed & Lang 07 4661 1541 Advertising Annette Weatherstone Rural Weekly 07 4660 1360

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Lifting female fertility

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High-end chestnut beef

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Autumn bull sales wrap

Publisher Herefords Australia ABN 86 121 714 332 General Manager Andrew Donoghue Breed development manager Michael Beattie

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Member Services Officer Ambrose Kenney

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Chairman’s report

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Member Services Officer Leanne Olrich

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General manager’s report

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Member Services/ Marketing Co-ordinator Rowan McNaught Events and Youth Co-ordinator Katelin Davies Bookkeeper Carmel Reilly Board of Directors 2019 Bill Kee, Chairman Tony Haggarty, Chairman Finance, Audit and Risk Committee Geoff Birchnell , Chairman, Marketing and Development Committee Sam Broinowski Scott Lewington Pat Pearce Trish Worth (Directors) All mail to: Locked Bag 7, Armidale, NSW, 2350 The Herefords Australia magazine is published twice a year by Herefords Australia Limited.

Articles appearing in the Herefords Australia magazine do not necessarily represent the policies, opinions or views of Herefords Australia.

6 News • Heifer challenge win • World Hereford Conference • Whiteface profit • Black baldy update 12 Carcase triumphs 18 Technical news 26 Vales 27 ALPA support 28 Royal Show results 32 Hereford True Genetics

41 Wodonga National 45 Dubbo National 48 Autumn weaner sales 70 Store sales wrap 73 Northern news 76 Board of Directors 78 Regional contacts 81 Breeders directory 82 2019 events calendar

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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

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Bill Kee Dear members, Your Board of Directors continue to focus on the Strategic Plan to ensure the adoption of the various strategic objectives by members will provide industry relevance, consumer acceptance and a value proposition for them.

To this end, the Board recently reviewed the Strategic Plan and determined the strategic programs continue to be appropriate to achieve those objectives.

Notwithstanding the continued pressure the ongoing drought has placed on the agricultural sector and, in particular our members and their commercial clients, there are many positives and excellent results relating to our Hereford breed, and the value both membership of Herefords Australia and breeding Herefords offers.

At Victoria’s Lardner Park Grass Fed Steer Trial, which is the only grass fed trial in Australia, a pair of Hereford steers won the award for the highest daily weight gain beating all other breeds, both European and British.

At the same trial a pair of black baldy steers won the award for the highest MSA grading (eating quality) in the trial.

At the Teys Beef Spectacular feedlot trial at Wagga, NSW, black baldies won the award for the highest daily weight gain of all the entries.

At the Victorian Gippsland mountain calf sales in March there was high demand for Herefords with added value for breeders with an export order for Hereford heifers which sold for prices up to $250 per head more than expected.

This meant many Hereford heifers sold for equal and in some cases more than their male siblings. This result was only available to members of Herefords Australia which proved the value proposition that membership offers.

A review of the Indexes is underway and the release of revised Indexes later in 2019 will add more value and commercial relevance.

Our Hereford True Genetics - Super Sires program, whilst in its infancy, offers to members genetics which will assist to improve the cattle we breed to a standard and quality more acceptable to industry and the consumer.

The Breed Forum held at Hamilton in June provided members with an agenda full of information and presentations appropriate to deal with breed and industry issues. It is intended a similar forum will be held every year at a different location and/or state to support members and breeders in those areas.

JBS were recently quoted in a May 2019 article in The Weekly Times: “According to JBS, which launched the Hereford Boss meat brand in January last year, processors demand for Hereford cattle is strong.”

JBS Southern beef sales manager Robert Ryan said the ‘positive traction’ and rapid uptake of the Hereford Boss program was the fastest of any the company had launched.

The release of the preliminary results from the Black Baldy research program show the overwhelming weaning weight benefits of joining a Hereford bull to an Angus cow. The results relating to maternal and carcase traits are due later in 2019.

In one of the toughest seasons experienced by the agricultural sector for many years the results of the Herefords Australia National Show and Sale held at Wodonga in early May exceeded all expectations. It was the first time performance data was included in the judging and was enthusiastically received by exhibitors and purchasers as a positive innovation. The sale achieved a commendable clearance and an excellent top price of $40,000. There were bulls suited to seed stock producers and commercial producers alike. I congratulate the organising committee, the judge Lachy Day, the exhibitors and the enthusiastic purchasers and supporters for making this an iconic annual event for our breed.

In closing I again urge all our members to embrace all our strategic projects and pursue excellence in all their endeavours.

Let’s not be a breed that serves history, let’s continue to be a breed that makes history!

Yours faithfully, Bill Kee

CHAIRMAN, HEREFORDS AUSTRALIA LIMITED

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GENERAL MANAGER’S MESSAGE

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Andrew Donoghue There has been a lot of activity at Herefords Australia during the first half of 2019.

The two R&D projects are progressing well and providing vital information and data for the breed.

The BIN project continues to deliver highly valuable hard to measure traits that are essential to the accuracy of performance recording and genomics.

Results from the Black Baldy trial have been reported with some initial birth and weaning data released.

More results will be reported over the next six months, culminating in a final report and added resources for Hereford seedstock producers to use to assist promoting the use of Hereford bulls over commercial cows of any breed.

Work has commenced on an R&D strategic plan that will prioritise future R&D projects and will ensure they are targeted to provide the information and data required to move the breed forward.

Herefords Australia is working with AGBU on the development of new Breed Object Indexes. Information has been collected from stud and commercial producers and processors to ensure the indexes are as relevant as possible and will progress the breed in the right direction over the coming years. We expect to release the new indexes in late 2019.

The Super Sires program has been well received by both stud and commercial producers. Further refinement of this program is being undertaken. An updated super sires program will be released in late 2019 following the release of the new breed object indexes.

Hereford genetics performed strongly at both the Teys feedlot trial and the Lardner Park Steer Trial with results from these having been released in early 2019. Both these trials show the increased profit that whiteface genetics can bring to a commercial beef herd. Black baldy steers had the highest average daily liveweight gain in the Teys Feedlot trial.

In the Lardner Park Steer Trial, Hereford steers had the highest daily weight gain and black baldy steers won the prize for highest eating quality (MSA index). These are outstanding results for our breed.

Herefords Australia has been working with Neogen Australasia to ensure members are receiving the best DNA services available. This has resulted in the release of a Hereford uLD genotype for genotyping Hereford females.

Whilst initially being focused on stud females, a commercial female genotype is also in development. Our partnership with Neogen Australasia is providing members with more cost-efficient genotyping options through both services offered and the cost of genotyping.

The Herefords Australia National Shows and Sales at both Wodonga and Dubbo faced challenging seasonal conditions. Despite these conditions, the prices received were solid. At both events, the judging took place using a combination of traditional phenotype and structure, and performance data. It is important the information provided to the judge in the judging ring matches the information that is available to the buyer at the sale.

Hereford Live was released in April 2019. Hereford Live is an online tool for members to submit data to Herefords Australia and Breedplan. It also provides members with the opportunity to look up and edit information on their animals. Hereford Live is a great new tool that will give Herefords Australia the ability to offer new services to members in the future.

The 2019 Herefords Australia Breed Forum was held in Hamilton, Victoria in early June. The program for the forum contained cutting edge technical and commercial information for those attendees with an outstanding list of speakers.

Future breed forums are being planned with the location being moved around each time to give all members and producers the opportunity to attend.

Regards, Andrew Donoghue

GENERAL MANAGER, HEREFORDS AUSTRALIA

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Wirruna marks 70 years of commercial focus

Southern NSW stud Wirruna marked its 70th anniversary milestone with a celebratory dinner in Holbrook in March.

Rabobank Albury branch manager Ivan Lilley presented stud principals Ian and Richard and Ian Locke, with Ivan Lilley, Diney Locke with a Rabobank, Annabel Locke, Murray commemorative silver Wallace, Rabobank, Diney Locke and plate to mark the Jack Hanna at the 70th celebrations. occasion.

Wirruna rates as one of the largest registered Hereford herds in the country and is recognised as running a disciplined production system with a high level of commercial focus.

This long history of selection, using high quality performance data, has seen the Wirruna herd make genetic gains double that of the breed for the last 15 years, where the average 2017 born Wirruna calf is now rated in the top 5 per cent of the breed for all $Index values.

According to Ian Locke, the fact Wirruna Poll Hereford Stud has a long history does not infer ‘traditional’, but instead ‘success by innovation’.

The Wirruna Poll Hereford herd was established by Ian’s grandparents Aubrey and Ruby Locke in 1949.

When Richard Locke succeeded his father Aubrey as principal of the stud in the early 1970’s, he was frustrated by the stud industry’s concentration on showing cattle rather than being aligned to the needs of the commercial cattleman.

The stud therefore made a fundamental change in direction in 1972 to genuine performance testing raised on grass.

Richard was a pioneer in performance recording and the Wirruna herd was used as part of the validation of what became BREEDPLAN© which was launched in 1985.

Ian was the third generation family member to take on the management of the herd in 1994.

“In our 70th year, today’s cow herd at Wirruna involves calving 600 registered females and selling close to 200 bulls per year,’’ he said.

“The fundamental principles remain, running and selecting beef genetics that are able to survive and thrive under commercial stress conditions.

“Fully performance recorded with Group BREEDPLAN©, and now boosted with the adoption of genomics, Wirruna remains at the frontier of seedstock production and innovation for the commercial beef producer.’’

UK genetics company Cogent Signature Beef has announced Wirruna Lennon is now in their stable.

David and Maggie Kelly, Netherhall Herefords, UK, bought Lennon at the spring 2018 sale for his muscle development, conformation, and an eye muscle area EBV of +7.9 ranking him in the top one per cent on BREEDPLAN. “With his above average calving figure of +2.6 and muscle structure, we expect this modern day Hereford to fit the UK market competing with continental cattle,’’ Mr Kelly said.

“This outcross pedigree also carries an IMF of +1.4 providing both carcase yield and quality.’’

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Ravensdale reaps rewards in Heifer Challenge Incremental improvements across the entire herd resulted in a win in the 2019 RASV Heifer Challenge for Ravensdale Poll Herefords.

Among the 10 finalists were whiteface studs Melville Park Poll Herefords and Herefords, Vasey, Vic, Taronga Poll Herefords, Paschendale, Vic, and Sugarloaf Creek Herefords, Corryong, Vic. Challenge judge Dean Afford, South Australia, visited 36 properties and travelled 5000 kilometres throughout Victoria and southern NSW. Mr Afford said the winning team displayed structural correctness and good muscling according to breed type without being over muscled and losing femininity.

Ravensdale Poll Hereford principal Brian Burgess, of Holbrook, NSW, had been a finalist in last year’s challenge.

Mr Burgess said the stud had made incremental gains in phenotype, performance and genetic gain.

“Significant emphasis is placed on structure and phenotype – EBVs are a great tool to gauge the genetic merit of an animal, however it still needs to be sound with a market suitability,’’ he said.

“Winning the Stock and Land Beef Week Heifer Challenge is a great honour and with the calibre of other stud operations of all breeds, it really does vindicate our philosophy to strive even further to reach perfection in our cattle breeding program.’’

Ravensdale was recently recognised as a 5 star performance recording herd.

Last year, the stud was the biggest Poll Hereford vendor at the Wodonga National Show and Sale, selling 17 bulls for an average of $7470.

Ravensdale also sold the two top priced bulls at the 2018 Dubbo National at $22,000 and $32,000.

Ravensdale was founded 13 years ago with 10 registered females and a dream to establishing the stud as a leading seedstock producer.

“The goals at Ravensdale are simple, no stone will be left unturned to produce the best industry relevant Poll Hereford genetics for the Australian beef industry,’’ Mr Burgess said.

“The growing of the herd has seen over 1000 embryos harvested from the best female lines in the industry.

“Real world commercial pressure is what establishes a consistent, predictable and functional breeding herd.

“From a performance angle, Ravensdale will continue doing as much herd recording as possible – birthweights, objective carcase scanning, independent structural assessment and significant DNA analysis and recording.’’

Ravensdale’s winning pen of heifers in the 2019 RASV Heifer Challenge.

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All the best NZ has to offer at World Hereford Conference 2020 Australian Hereford breeders will head across the ditch next year for the World Hereford Conference.

Held every four years, the event is a key date on any Hereford breeder’s calendar with delegates from around the world expected to converge on New Zealand’s week-long event at Queenstown on March 8-13, 2020.

NZ Herefords general manager Posy Moody expects breeders to travel great distances to the conference.

The conference starts with an opening reception on Monday, March 9 at the Millennium Hotel.

Tuesday’s meetings will be followed by a gala dinner at Walter Peak after a ride in the historic TSS Earnslaw across the lake.

Wednesday will be spent on a field day to Locharburn and Earnscleugh Hereford studs, courtesy of the Brown and Campbell families.

“We are looking forward to hearing from a range of speakers and influencers, including Pablo Gregorini and the Lincoln research team exploring Hereford behavior on high country, and the opportunities surrounding genomic testing from Neogen and Allflex,’’ Ms Moody said.

After returning to the conference room on the Thursday, the delegates will travel to the Wanaka A&P Show on Friday to support the Young Breeders Competition, watch the cattle judging and enjoy the many attractions the show has to offer.

There will be a North Island tour hosted before the conference and one in the South Island afterwards.

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The pre-conference tour (March 4-8) from Auckland to Wellington includes visits to the Craigmore, Bushy Downs, Charwell, Kairuru, Koanui, Otapawa and Te Taumata Hereford studs, plus a visit to commercial Hereford property, Birch Hill Station.

The post-South Island tour (March 14-18) starts with a 4WD trip through Mt Nicholas Station which runs commercial Herefords, to Te Anau.

Studs visited on the way to Christchurch include Monymusk, Waiau, Westholm, Limehills, Stoneburn, Merrylea and Orari.

There will also be a visit to Erewhon Station.

Packages are available so partners can enjoy the sights of Queenstown during the conference.

For details about the tours and conference can be found at www.nzwhc.co.nz Herefords Australia is calling for expressions of interest for youth members aged 18 to 30 years to represent Australia in the Boehringer Ingelheim Young Breeders Competition held in conjunction with the WHC. Herefords Australia intends to assist with associated travel costs for up to two teams (four on each team).

Activities include stock judging, clipper and handler competitions, and a stud visit.

For details contact kdavies@herefordsaustralia.com.au to register your interest.

More information on the Young Breeders Competition can be found at http://www.nzwhc.co.nz/youngbreeders-competition

The World Hereford Conference

March 8th-13th, 2020 • Queenstown, New Zealand • www.whc.co.nz

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Whiteface producers pocket extra $154 a head in dry times

By Kim Woods Whiteface vendors pocketed an extra $156 a head for heifers and $72 for their steers above other British breeds at the 79th annual Mountain Calf Sales.

Held at Benambra, Ensay and Omeo on March 12-13, the mountain calf sales yarded 5502 cattle this year, despite some vendors electing to sell earlier at the January weaner sales.

Autumn drop whiteface steer prices peaked at Ensay at $1220 and heifers at Omeo at $1090.

Going into the sales, dry seasonal conditions and a softening cattle market had created nerves for vendors.

The majority of calves had been weaned early Whiteface cattle tracked above other British breeds by an average and either supplemented or run on creek flats. of up to $154 during the 79th annual Mountain Calf Sales.

Vendors had rounded down their expectations generally by $200 a head, but were caught by surprise when two international live export orders competed against each other for Hereford heifers.

The heifers, weighing 280-360kg and purchased from Herefords Australia members, are bound for breeding programs in Russia and Kazakhstan.

The additional competition resulted in heifer prices surging to steer level and finishing at $1090 resulting in a windfall for Victorian high country producers who had held females back for the two-day event.

The majority of cattle sold to Gippsland, Victoria’s north-east, King Island, the Riverina, and Tasmania.

Repeat steer finishers did not hold back when it came to bidding on the heavy end.

Typical of those was local fattener Paul Pendergast who has bought the same Shorthorn-Hereford line for the past 11 years and recently sold a draft of those steers to a top of $2300.

He was quick to reinvest, buying the opening pen at Benambra calf sale for $1030 to grass finish over winter.

The whiteface offering hit its peak when 1100 Hereford and Hereford cross steers and heifers were sold at Ensay on March 13 for an overall average of $793.

The sale averaged $763 for steers and $709 for heifers.

This outpaced the steer average at the Omeo Angus sale on March 12 by $72, the heifers by $156 and the overall sale average by $154.

The overall average for the Elders Benambra Weaner Sale was $740, with steers averaging $776 and heifers $682.

A total of 1331 mixed sex whiteface cattle were yarded at Benambra.

The final leg at Omeo yarded 1471 head to average $727 with steers at $777 and heifers averaging $645.

In comparison, Omeo’s Angus sale yarded 3162 cattle for an overall average of $639, a $691 steer average and $553 for the heifers.

Autumn drop Angus steers topped at $1010 while whiteface vendors were $210 a head in front with a 2019 top price of $1220.

So, how were the whiteface calves tracking on a cents per kilogram basis?

Unfortunately, just two vendors regularly display indicative green weights on their steers each year.

Jim Pendergast, Penderscourt, Hinnomunjie, listed a green weight for his top pen of May-June drop steers of 345kg at the Benambra Calf Sale.

They sold for $1030 to give an estimated curfewed price of 314c/kg.

Barry Newcomen, Ensay, weighed a sample of the tops of the draft at the Ensay Weaner Sale to average 415kg.

The pen sold for $1220 to return a curfewed price of $309c/kg.

But, the vast majority of backgrounders had set their budgets on a dollars per head basis with the orders centring around lighter steers at 240c/kg and the better quality types for lot feeding or grass fed programs at 300c/kg.

The Mountain Calf Sales are one of the few fixtures where large runs of European Union accredited whiteface cattle can be sourced, however many buyers did not elect to retain the calves within the system this year.

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Crossbreeding into profit with a whiteface A boost of up to nine per cent in weaning weights can be achieved in steers out of Angus females simply by switching to a Hereford bull.

The advantages of heterois, or hybrid vigour, in black baldy progeny has been quantified with the release of preliminary calving and weaning results from the Herefords Australia Black Baldy trial.

The crossbreeding trial is generating controlled, accurate data on the commercial value of crossbred beef genetics using Hereford sires over Angus females.

The cattle are being grazed at Cape Portland and Nabowla in Tasmania under the management of Musselroe Beef.

The crossbreeding trial is a partnership between Herefords Australia, Adelaide University, Meat and Livestock Australia and Musselroe Beef.

Live, carcase and meat eating quality data is being collected on the progeny through the supply chain, from birth to slaughter, and analysed by University of Adelaide professor Wayne Pitchford.

Reproductive capacity data, including age of puberty, is also being collected on the black baldy and Angus heifer progeny.

About 600 commercial Angus females were artificially joined to 11 industry leading Hereford sires, along with Angus as a comparison.

All sires used in the trial were genotyped with a Geneseek HD SNP (150k) and all progeny genotyped with a Geneseek LD SNP (40k).

Back-up bulls of both breeds were sourced from leading Australian studs and used over the three cohorts.

The trial began in spring, 2014 and is due to conclude in December, 2019 with the last cohort of steers to be grass finished and processed in July at Greenham Tasmania.

Within the project, 40 per cent of the calves were born to two-year-old maiden heifers and the balance to three and four-year-old mature cows.

Preliminary results showed Hereford sired steer calves from maiden cows were three per cent heavier at weaning than Angus sired calves, providing a value add to young females in the herd.

In the mature cows, Hereford sired steers were nine per cent heavier at weaning over their straight Angus siblings.

Professor Pitchford said sire breed differences were not significant for calving ease or calf survival among heifers and mature cows.

Among two-year-old maiden heifers, there was assistance required for calves sired by both breeds with no sire breed difference in calving ease for heifer calves, and a five per cent increase in assistance required for Hereford sired bull calves.

Hereford sired black baldy calves were six per cent heavier at birth.

Prof Pitchford said using Angus bulls over heifers would reduce the risk of calving difficulties, and using Hereford bulls over mature cows would add growth.

“As an example, if a commercial Angus herd of 100 cows had 20 heifers and 80 mature cows calving, use of Hereford bulls would mean assisting in only an additional three calves but get the production of an extra 1600kg of weaning weight,’’ he said.

Prof Pitchford said the trial’s calving data was completely transparent to the wider industry.

“We are open to potential challenges but even on weaning weights the increased potential is quite substantial, and we still have carcase weights and female reproductive traits to come,’’ he said.

Herefords Australia breed development manager Michael Beattie said carcase and growth information would follow once the final cohort steers were processed.

“The weaning data is evidence of the heterosis effect with Hereford sired steer weights nine per cent heavier over straight Angus,’’ Mr Beattie said.

“The trial is quantifying the benefits of heterosis which commercial black baldy producers have taken advantage of for a long time.

“At the end of the day, it is about producing more kilograms of quality beef per hectare.

“If you can get a nine plus per cent increase in weaning weight, that adds up to a few extra dollars in the pocket for the producer.’’

Herefords Australia plans to roll out workshops on the economic benefits of black baldy crossbreeding programs during 2019.

Herefords Australia general manager Andrew Donoghue said it was tremendous to see findings of the muchpublicised trials conducted in the USA held true under Australian conditions.

“The Hereford breed has experienced a significant resurgence throughout North America as an asset in crossbreeding programs of any colour, in fact, more cows will be bred to a Hereford bull in the USA this year than ever before,’’ Mr Donoghue said.

“We are excited for this trend to be established in Australia.

“To date, added weaning weights have proven the worth of a Hereford sire in a terminal breeding program.

“During the next stage of our research we are excited to prove the added maternal value of the Hereford F1 cow based on added fertility and longevity – core profit drivers in any business.

“The combination of the trial results and on-farm benchmarking data on the black baldy will give producers a complete crossbreeding package.’’

A full report containing all results from the Black Baldy project is planned to be released in the second half of 2019.

The crossbreeding trial is generating controlled, accurate data on the commercial value of crossbred beef genetics using Hereford sires over Angus females.

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QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND 9TH – 13TH MARCH 2020 NORTH ISLAND PRE TOUR

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5 nights accommodation 3 lunches/2 dinners Evening entertainment

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Start Auckland Depart 4th March Millennium Hotel

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Night 1 & 2 Rotorua

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4th & 5th March Dinner and Maori Cultural Show Charwell Polled Herefords

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Koanui Polled Herefords Otapawa Polled Herefords

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Te Taumata Polled Herefords

18th March Okawa Poll Herefords

Erewhon Station

Craigmore Polled Herefords

Mount Nicholas Station

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Night 1 Te Anau 14th March Monymusk Polled Herefords Waiau Herefords

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Merrylea Polled Herefords

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Stoneburn Herefords

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Monday 9th March

Millennium Hotel, Queenstown (pm)

Registrations. Welcome Reception

Tuesday 10th March

Millennium Hotel, Queenstown, Walter Peak Station

Country Reports, Innovation Presentations, Delegates Meeting, Gala Dinner

Wednesday 11th March

North Otago Hill Country Station venues

Visit two iconic Hereford hill studs, Demonstration of latest innovative tracking and monitoring, Allflex BBQ

Thursday 12th March

Millennium Hotel, Queenstown

Innovation Presentations continued, Delegates Meeting, free afternoon to explore, Queenstown

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Prime steer raises $2400 for cancer charity A Hereford cross steer raised $2400 for charity and topped the Make Smoking History Wagin Woolorama unled prime yearling beef competition.

Held in Western Australia, the competition was judged by Gary Buller, Karridale, with the charity steer, a Hereford-Murray Grey cross placed second in the heavyweight section.

Finishing on 94 points, the steer weighed 486kg liveweight and was donated by S & C Livestock, Sebastian Butchers and the Dowling family.

During judging, Mr Buller said there was not quite enough importance placed on temperament and its impact on prime steers.

“Cattle need to be able to hold it together in the yards and the ability to do this certainly leads to better meat quality,’’ he said.

The steers were auctioned as part of the Commonwealth Bank cattle program, with the Hereford cross steer topping the sale at $2400 or 494c/kg.

The proceeds were donated to Pancare, a national organization fighting pancreatic cancer.

The steer was bought by Anthony Fells, Kojunup, who was keen to support Pancare after a brush with pancreatitis.

In the led show classes, 11-month-old Paragon Lord Pickles was shown by Paragon Miniature Herefords to specialty breeds champion junior bull, while four-year-old Paragon Lord Liam was champion senior bull.

The 10-month-old heifer Paragon Lady Pena was sashed as specialty breeds champion junior female for the Paragon stud.

S & C Livestock auctioneer Cameron Petricevich, left, with buyer Anthony Fels, Kojonup and Coco Chien and the $2400 top price steer sold at the prime beef and heifer sale. Image Farm Weekly.

Whiteface cattle reaffirm they are kings off grass Herefords showed their dominance off grass by achieving score of 62.21. the top average daily weight gain of all breeds in the Lardner Four of the top seven individual steers with an MSA Index of Park Steer Trial.

63.0 plus were all Hereford influenced.

As one of the few grass based steer trials in the nation, Lardner Paul Sykes was pleased with the feedback comprising graphs Park provides producers with the opportunity to assess cattle and individual statistics. under independently controlled grazing conditions.

He was encouraged to re-enter the trial with the Herefords The trial is compliant with the Coles QA grass fed program, Australia sponsorship. and cattle must meet a domestic grade carcase weight Tarcombe had not previously entered the Lardner Park specification of 210-285kg and 8-14mm of P8 fat. trial but Tim Hayes agreed the competition was a great Of the 62 entries this year, 10 were purebred Herefords and opportunity for producers to benchmark their cattle. another 12 Hereford influenced.

“Herefords are renowned for grass finishing and this backs it The 10 purebreds averaged 1.46kg liveweight gain a day, the up,’’ Mr Hayes said. highest for any breed and above the competition average of The trial started on August 1, with regular weighing days 1.4kg a day. held so entrants could view the progress of their stock.

Paul and Judi Sykes, Karoonda Park, Gelantipy, Vic, placed The entries were run as one mob on ryegrass based pastures third on a score of 215.5 points. and had an average daily liveweight gain of 1.4kg.

The Karoonda steers were sired by Days Director H202.

Cattle had a final weigh on December 3 and were processed Tarcombe Herefords, Ruffy, Vic, placed third in the carcase at JBS Australia’s Brooklyn plant on behalf of Coles. section.

Entrants are supplied with an eating quality analysis of how Co-principal Tim Hayes said the result reflected the stud’s their entries compare with cattle within the trial, as well as focus on carcase traits. against MSA eligible graded cattle within Victoria, NSW and Black baldy cattle also performed well in the trial, winning nationally. the highest eating quality category, judged off the average The pasture was monitored throughout the trial period to MSA grade of the two steers. determine if it was having an impact on steer performance and carcase Two Hereford sired black baldies LEFT: Paul Sykes, Karoonda Herefords, results, in particular dark cutting entered by Andy Watson, Billabong percentages.

Beef Company, Holbrook, graded Gelantipy, is congratulated by Herefords Australia general manager Andrew with an average MSA score of 63.42.

Agriculture Victoria beef extension Donoghue. officer Fiona Baker said selenium Herefords Australia sponsored an levels in the cattle were also tested award within the trial for the highest RIGHT: Nick Wragge accepted on behalf ranking entry sired by a Hereford bull. of Andrew Watson, Holbrook, the highest to determine any links between the eating quality award from Andrew selenium status and occurrence of Karoonda and Tarcombe won first Chippenfield, Radfords. dark cutting. and second place with their Hereford “Although there were a large number steers, and third place went to Nick of steers testing deficient in selenium Wragge, Woomargama Station, near the end of the trial, their growth Woomargama, NSW, for another pair rates were still above the critical 0.8kg of purebred steers. liveweight gain a day (the minimum The Woomargama steers scored 214 growth rate which helps reduce the points overall with an average MSA chance of dark cutting),’’ Ms Baker said.

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Breeds cattle with a great muscle pattern YAVENVALE NAILDIT N374 (PP) - May 2019 Hereford GROUP BREEDPLAN BW (Kg)

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Outcross heifer bull with high IMF LIMEHILLS STREAKER 150368 (PP) - May 2019 Hereford GROUP BREEDPLAN BW (Kg)

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Curve bending heifer bull breeding attractive progeny KAIRURU MALONE 150548 (PP) - May 2019 Hereford GROUP BREEDPLAN BW (Kg)

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Whiteface liveweight gain impresses lot feeder Whiteface grain fed cattle have recorded daily gains up to 2.7kg at a northern NSW feedlot.

The cattle were fed at the MacCue family’s Wilga feedlot at Bellata, and averaged 1.9kg over 82 days.

At processing, the cattle graded with a Meat Standards Australia Index of 64.9 and average score of 60.2.

Wilga feedlot turns off around 3000 cattle into the domestic trade and hosted Herefords Australia staff and commercial producers in March.

Manager Mike MacCue said the first month in the feedlot was the most important from a health perspective.

He said proper management before feedlot entry could help eliminate health issues.

Whiteface cattle on feed at Wilga where entry liveweights are 380kg.

These include vaccination, yard weaning, acclimation and backgrounding to protect “To minimise such risks, treating the feeder cattle prior to cattle against Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) and entry with products such as 5 in1, Bovilis MH + IBR and Pestivirus, some of the biggest issues facing cattle in feedlots.

Multimin would be advantageous and greatly assist the Herefords Australia’s breed development manager Michael animals’ wellbeing during the feedlot induction phase.”

Beattie said smaller feedlots were embracing the profitability Mr MacCue said there was no upside to feedlot mortality. of Herefords in the domestic market.

“It’s rewarding to know smaller, privately held feedlots are “Evidence has shown when cattle are moved from one seeing the benefits of the Hereford breed achieving market environment (often extensive and maybe a different climatic specifications with minimal days on feed, and our members region) into an intensive environment like a feedlot where are supporting lotfeeders like the MacCue family,’’ Mr Beattie cattle are penned into larger cohorts, those individuals with a lower immune system may experience health issues; often said.

“One of the more noted take home messages from the respiratory which could lead to pneumonia and even death day was animal health and the importance of pre-feedlot if not treated in a timely manner,’’ he said. management.

Show stopping steer sets new record at $13.80/kg A Hereford infused steer brought the house down to set a new record price of $13.80/kg liveweight at the 10th annual Potential Show Steer Sale.

The sale was hosted by Colin Say and Co at the Glen Innes saleyards in February and featured a new sale record for the Limousin-Hereford cross steer, eclipsing the previous record by $2.80/kg.

The steer was presented by Hereford breeder Chris Law, Hunday Pastoral Company, Quirindi, NSW, and weighed 260kg.

The Triple Threat Show Steers Syndicate snapped up the steer for $3588.

Queensland based show steer fitter Travis Luscombe, Toowoomba, selected the steer on behalf of the syndicate and will feed and prepare it for the middleweight class at the Royal Queensland Show in August.

Mr Luscombe said a sibling to the top price steer had placed second at Ekka last year and the syndicate wanted another animal from the same stable.

Chris Law aims to produce commercially focused cattle to sell at market.

He had sold steers from the sale drop at the Scone saleyards for 320c/kg.

Mr Law said the combination of Hereford and Limousin gave bone, softness and finishing ability over 70-90 days.

Dugald McIndoe, Smithston Farms, Glencoe, sold the reserve champion Hereford-Angus-Simmental cross steer for $7.10/kg to Coonamble High School.

The 265kg steer returned $1881 at auction.

Nathan Purvis, Shad Bailey, Chris Law, Travis Luscombe and Steve Daley with the top price steer. Image Kirra Kelly, The Land.

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Whiteface steers shine in feedlot trial Grain fed Hereford and Hereford infused steers have dominated the 2019 Beef Spectacular Feedback trial.

Riverina commercial producers James and Jacinda Douglas, “Waverley Run”.

Big Springs, NSW, repeated their past success in the competition by winning the champion feedlot performance.

The category is judged on average daily weight gain and animal health, with the couple’s team of black baldies scoring a maximum of 350 points.

Tom, Sophie and Thomas Holt, Coonong Station, Urana, NSW, won the Riverine Classic Beef Brand champion pen with a purebred team, while Les and Gai Douglas, Cheviot Hills Ag, Big Springs, were in reserve also with purebred steers.

Now in its 10th year, the feedback trial drew 38 vendors with 68 teams of 330 cattle.

Shane Bullock, Teys Australia, congratulates Joe Gahan and Michelle Norman, Coonong Station, Urana, on the Riverine Classic champion pen.

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The entries, including nine whiteface teams, entered the 112 day trial at Teys Australia Jindalee feedlot, Stockinbingal, NSW, and were processed at the company’s Wagga plant in December.

Waverley Run first entered the competition in 2016 to obtain analysis on cattle performance in a grain finishing system.

Mr Douglas said the Hereford temperament and ability to finish through variable seasons was an advantage in his herd.

The Yavenvale blood Waverley steers were randomly selected from the weaners and placed fourth overall with a total score of 821 out of 1000 for entry specifications, feedlot performance, carcase specifications and overall performance.

Their steers entered the feedlot at 350-438kg and gained an average of 2.79kg a day over 112 days to reach a final weight of 650-746kg.

The team had an average dressing percentage of 54.8, lean meat yield of 56.82 per cent and achieved a profit of $683.42.

In order to be eligible for the Riverine Classic Beef class, all five carcases from the entered team must grade Meat Standards Australia and meet the specifications for the Teys Riverine Classic Beef brand.

The champion pen from the Holt family’s Tondara Herefords were all by US sire and 2015 Hereford Champion of the World Chac Mason 2214, and out of registered or previously registered stud females.

Mrs Holt said the feedback was valuable in producing cattle to perform in the feedlot.

“We’ve been entering for quite a few years now but haven’t had results as good as this before,’’ she said.

“The champion pen were all AI steers while another pen were all imported US embryo steers and the third pen were by homebred bulls.’’

The winning team entered the trial at the end of August weighing 396-494kg, and had an average daily weight gain of 2.43kg to finish at 652-760kg.

The steers dressed at an average of 53.5 per cent, and had an average lean meat yield of 57.7 per cent.

Whiteface teams were also entered by Bill Garnock, Boco Pastoral, and Ken McCallum, Cumberoona Pastoral.

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Key traits to be addressed by Hereford breed

By Catriona Millen, Technical Officer, Southern Beef Technology In recent months, Herefords Australia, along with AGBU and SBTS, have been progressing development of version 6 BreedObject Selection Indexes for the Hereford breed.

As part of this process, a survey was circulated to Hereford members to gather opinions on production systems and breed direction for the next 10 years.

Responses were received from nearly 100 Hereford producers.

Overwhelmingly, the feedback received from Hereford producers indicated there are some key traits producers believe the breed needs to address to move forward successfully.

THESE INCLUDE: 1. MARBLING (INTRAMUSCULAR FAT)

The general consensus received in the feedback is there is a need to lift the level of marbling in the breed as a whole. There was some difference of opinion around how quickly this needs to be achieved, and what an acceptable level of average marbling within the breed would be. While increasing the marbling of the breed was identified as a key focus, there was also consensus that gains in marbling should not be achieved at the expense of retail beef yield and growth.

2. CALVING EASE

While Hereford has made gains in improving calving ease in recent times, calving difficulties were still seen as a challenge for the breed, particularly for commercial cattle producers. Improvements in calving ease were therefore identified as a key direction for the breed in coming years.

3. FERTILITY (DAYS TO CALVING)

As one of the key profit drivers in beef production systems, Days to Calving was also identified as a key trait for the breed to improve in coming years. Feedback from Hereford producers indicated that in many cases, the percentage of females, especially heifers, which were PTIC after joining could be improved.

4. MATURE COW WEIGHT

Feedback from Hereford producers also indicated that for many, mature cow size was a concern. While there was no desire amongst producers to reduce mature cow size to the point the cows are extremely early maturing and small framed, there was a desire to move some of the extremely late maturing larger framed females back to more moderately maturing females with average frame scores.

The feedback from Hereford producers also highlighted several key differences between the southern winter rainfall dominant and northern summer rainfall dominant Hereford production systems.

This included not just time of calving (autumn and/or spring calving versus winter/spring calving), but also differences in the way calves are finished and prevalence of Hereford bulls entering purebred and crossbred markets.

In the southern systems, the majority of bulls are sold into purebred Hereford production systems.

Many of the calves in these purebred systems are grass finished, with some being finished on grain.

Some bulls are being sold into Black Baldy systems, but this does not currently account for a large proportion of the market.

In the northern systems, crossbred systems are more common, with many bulls being used over Angus or Bos indicus (e.g. Brahman) cows.

Grain finishing is more common, with a larger proportion of animals entering feedlots.

In addition, differences between cost of feed and length of time producers typically offer supplementary feeding to the herd also varied between the southern and northern production systems.

The variety of production systems that Hereford animals are being utilised in make it likely Herefords Australia will need to publish several BreedObject Selection Indexes.

These are likely to include Selection Indexes for both purebred and crossbred programs, as well as different target market endpoints (e.g. grain-finished versus grass-finished).

In addition, Hereford breeders and commercial producers will continue to have the option to create their own customised Selection Index to suit their individual production system via the BreedObject website.

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By Catriona Millen, Technical Officer, Southern Beef Technology While females contribute 50 per cent to the genetics of their offspring, there is often a tendency amongst beef producers to concentrate on the male side of the pedigree.

While individual bulls typically have a bigger influence on the herd than individual cows, simply because they produce more progeny, females also play a role in the genetic improvement of the herd.

This article will explore reasons why Hereford producers may consider genotyping their females and discuss the DNA bundles that are available to do so.

WHY GENOTYPE FEMALES?

Just as there are a variety of reasons to genotype male animals, there are a number of reasons why Hereford producers may consider genotypingAt their female herd.

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Even in the best managed herds, parentage errors can still occur. Possible reasons forVictoria/Riverina parentage errors include multi-sire matings, rogue bulls, uncertainty as to whether the AI bull or the back-up bull is the sire, mismothering and/or human error.

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While the above offers a number of reasons to genotype females, often there is more than a single reason for genotyping an animal.

Instead, Hereford producers may decide to genotype female animals for a combination of reasons described above (e.g. both to manage genetic conditions and for genomics purposes).

WHICH FEMALES SHOULD I GENOTYPE? Deciding which females to genotype will vary from herd to herd. Producers who are doing full parentage verification may decide to genotype all cows that will have calves.

Alternatively, they may decide to genotype their replacement heifers each year with the view of eventually reaching the point where all females in the herd are genotyped.

Producers who are managing genetic conditions may wish to genotype cows from certain lines that are likely to be carriers.

The animals a producer wishes to genotype for genomics purposes may also vary, from a subset of females through to all heifers in the calving drop.

Female animals can contribute valuable information for Single-Step BREEDPLAN. In addition to the benefits of Single-Step BREEDPLAN for individual animals (e.g. more accurate EBVs), genotyping females can provide more certainty about the female side of the pedigree.

In addition, females with genotypes and performance information will contribute to the Hereford reference population, thus contributing to the ongoing success of Hereford Single-Step BREEDPLAN. As mentioned in the ‘Hereford Single-Step BREEDPLAN: 12 Months On’ article in the previous magazine, animals with records for poorly recorded traits are particularly valuable; this includes those with mature cow weights, days to calving information and/or ultrasound scan information.

WHICH PRODUCTS CAN I USE TO GENOTYPE FEMALES? Up until now, Hereford producers have had three bundles which they can use to genotype animals. These are: 1. Hereford Standard Bundle (LD 50K chip – parentage, genomics, HY, DL, IE & MSUD) 2. Hereford Horn/Poll Bundle (LD 50K chip – parentage, genomics, HY, DL, IE & MSUD, horn/poll status) 3. Hereford Comprehensive Bundle (HD 150K chip – parentage, genomics, HY, DL, IE & MSUD, horn/poll status) There has also been the opportunity for Hereford producers to do other individual genetic tests, including standalone parentage verification with the SeekSire DNA profile and/or testing for individual genetic conditions and horn/ poll status.

However, for many, particularly those with large herds, the cost of genotyping females has been prohibitive.

Herefords Australia are partnering with Neogen Australasia to release a new ultra-low density (uLD) SNP chip, which is being offered exclusively to genotype female Hereford animals.

This new chip will offer Hereford producers the chance to genotype their females for parentage verification and genomics purposes (no genetic conditions) at a reduced price compared to the current Hereford bundles.

It is hoped that this new uLD product, being cheaper, will increase the number of Hereford females being genotyped.

These genotypes, when included in the Hereford Single-Step BREEDPLAN analysis, will assist Hereford producers to identify genetically superior females at a younger age than currently possible, and thus allow increased rates of genetic gain in the breed.

HOW MANY HEREFORD FEMALES ALREADY HAVE GENOTYPES? Since the release of the Hereford Single-Step BREEDPLAN analysis in October 2017, Hereford producers in Australia and New Zealand have been rapidly increasing the number of Hereford animals with genotypes.

In the last magazine, we saw that there had been nearly a 3 fold increase in 12 months, from 3,651 animals with genotypes in October 2017 to 9,773 animals with genotypes in October 2018 (Figure 1).

This trend has continued; in March 2019, there were 13,763 Hereford animals with genotypes (Figure 1).

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When the composition of these animals was examined, it became clear that Hereford producers are genotyping not just their bulls, but also a proportion of their female herd.

In October 2017, female animals made up just 16% of Hereford animals with genotypes (Figure 1).

In October 2018, females made up 25% of the Hereford G-Matrix, and, in March 2019, this had risen to 29% (Figure 1).

The calving year of these animals varied, with the oldest female animal born in 1972 and the youngest born in 2018.

However, 90% were born in 2010 or later, and nearly 60% born in 2016 or later. From this it can be deduced Hereford producers are genotyping females that are in their current herd, in particular first-calf heifers.

In some cases, Hereford producers are even genotyping females that have not yet had calves of their own.

CONCLUSION There are several reasons to genotype Hereford females, including for parentage verification, to manage genetic conditions and for genomics.

However, for many, the costs of genotyping females can be prohibitive.

For this reason, Herefords Australia and Neogen Australasia have combined to release a new uLD product for genotyping Hereford females. Genotypes from female animals, particularly those with phenotypes for traits that aren’t well recorded within the breed (e.g. days to calving and mature cow weight).

It is hoped that the new uLD product will encourage further genotyping of Hereford females, adding to the nearly 4,000 Hereford females that had genotypes as of March 2019.

Figure 1. The number of male and female animals with genotypes in the October 2017, October 2018 and March 2019 Hereford Single-Step BREEDPLAN analysis.

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Improving Hereford Female Fertility with Genetics

By Catriona Millen, Technical Officer, Southern Beef Technology Reproductive performance is a key determinant of profitability in a beef cattle enterprise.

Consequently, selection for improved reproductive performance should be an important consideration for all beef cattle producers (though of lesser importance to those focussed on producing terminal sires).

For Hereford breeders who are using BREEDPLAN, there are two fertility EBVs currently available.

These are Scrotal Size and Days to Calving. The Scrotal Size EBV is a measure of reproductive maturity and although measured on bulls, is useful for identifying which heifers will reach puberty at an earlier age and return to oestrous earlier after calving.

Although positively correlated with pregnancy rate, it is not a direct measure of this trait.

The Days to Calving EBV describes the genetic differences between animals in the time from the start of the joining period (i.e. when the female is introduced to the bull) until subsequent calving, and is expressed in days.

Most of the variation in this trait occurs in how long it takes the female to get pregnant (e.g. did she get pregnant in the first cycle, second cycle or not at all), with only a small amount of variation in this trait being due to gestation length (Figure 1).

Lower, more negative Days to Calving EBVs are more desirable, as they indicate females that conceive earlier in the joining period (i.e. shorter Days to Calving). Females with lower, more negative Days to Calving EBVs also tend to be those that show early puberty as heifers, earlier return to oestrous after calving and higher pregnancy rates.

Figure 1. Measure of Days to Calving

COLLECTING DAYS TO CALVING INFORMATION

The following is a quick summary of the types of data required for the calculation of the Days to Calving EBV and other potential future female fertility EBVs. Breeders interested in recording this data should refer to the “Recording Days to Calving Information” and “Collecting Better Female Fertility Data” tip sheets for more detail.

This information should be submitted directly to BREEDPLAN via a BREEDPLAN compatible herd recording software package or via the Microsoft Excel template for “Submitting Joining Information”.

THE DATA REQUIRED IS: •

All joining details of all females in herd. This includes dry or culled cows and all matings, not just the successful ones. ◦◦ The Days to Calving EBV currently reported is for naturally mated cows only but there is research underway looking at incorporating data from artificial breeding programs into the trait. ◦◦ For this research to occur, data on all events (e.g. synchronisation) associated with artificial breeding is required.

• Pregnancy test results are not part of the Days to Calving trait, but breeders are encouraged to submit them for potential future inclusion.

• All births (dead or alive). If dead calves are not recorded then the dam will be incorrectly assumed to have been dry.

• Details of all females disposed of from the herd. This is important so the cow is not discriminated against if she didn’t have a calf recorded, because she left the herd for reasons other than reproductive performance (e.g. injury). ◦◦ Note that the fate/disposal codes for Days to Calving are different to the disposal information submitted routinely to your Breed Society. ◦◦ This information may also be used in a future female longevity EBV. For more information, see the Days to Calving tip sheets available on the BREEDPLAN website (http://breedplan.une. edu.au/).

Alternatively, please feel free to contact the SBTS Technical Officer for Hereford, Catriona Millen on (02) 6773 3357 or catriona@sbts.une.edu.au.

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John Edward Stanyford Cowcher

Heidi and John Cowcher at Quaidering Herefords.

Long serving former director of Herefords Australia Limited, John Cowcher, died in January after a freak boating accident.

Born in 1948, John was the much loved husband of Heidi and father of Christopher and Michael.

John was an avid Hereford breeder who served on the board of the Australian Hereford Society from 1982-1991, the Australian Poll Hereford Society from 2005-2010 and Herefords Australia Limited from 2007-2008 and 2009-2012.

The only board member to serve on all three societies, John was committed to his family, farm, stud cattle and the community.

He was principal of Quaindering Herefords at Williams, WA, with the stud enjoying great success for many years at an on-property sale.

In the mid to late 1960s, John would often help the Day family, owners of Springston Herefords, at the Perth Royal Show.

After purchasing registered cows from the Springston and Dirkbrook studs, Quaindering Herefords was established with the first registered calves born in 1970.

Soon John was marketing bulls at Society sponsored sales like Busselton and Kojonup, or at the multi-vendor all breeds sale known as Beef Week.

John and his brother Charles embarked on their first on-property sale in 1989, offering 18 Hereford and 12 Simmental bulls.

John’s involvement with Herefords brought him great joy and he made some wonderful friends, with trips to the Royal Show with his team so much more than an

opportunity to promote the Quaindering stud and compete.

The show was also a great holiday, a chance to catch up with mates, share some great nights at the Stockies bar above the Silver Jubilee building or at a breed society dinner after judging.

Fellow Herefords Australia board member, Hilary O’Leary, described John as “a great listener and a valuable, level headed contributor to a debate. He was strong, forthright and unwavering in his opinion.’’

In more recent times, John had a loyal following of clients who purchased bulls from him every year on farm.

He was highly regarded by the industry in Western Australia and was president of the Western Australian Herefords Association at the time of his passing.

He had the distinction of being the longest serving Williams Shire president, a life member of the Williams Repertory Club, and was a member of Williams Anglican Church Parish Vestry, Williams Medical Centre Board, Williams Junior Farmers and Williams Harness Racing Club.

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Richard “Dick” Cadzow Respected member of the Northern Territory cattle industry and Poll Hereford breeder Dick Cadzow died in Alice Springs on March 21.

Dick and his wife Ann had previously owned Phillip Creek Station and purchased the lease on Mount Riddock Station in 1986.

The quality of the herd at Mount Riddock was testament to his vision, skills and commitment to the cattle industry.

Cattle from Mount Riddock regularly attracted top prices at the annual Alice Springs Show Sale and Dick was highly

Ken McKay

Ken McKay loved flying, cattle and horses.

Legendary cattleman, horseman and pilot Ken McKay passed away aged 93 in January.

Ken and his wife Judy, a former patron of the Australian Poll Hereford Society, took

regarded by his fellow cattlemen and conservationists’ alike.

He received life membership of the NT Cattlemen’s Association in 2013 and left a legacy of the importance of caring for the land.

Dick was a pioneer in improving the capability of the land, by developing an understanding of landscape functioning and introducing pond banks, while managing grazing pressure.

In recognition of his dedication to natural resource management, Dick was awarded the Rural Press Landcare Primary Producer

Award in 2004.

Mount Riddock developed into a trend setting station for central Australia as Dick welcomed researchers to do studies in pastoral land rehabilitation, cattle herd efficiencies, cattle herd health, rotational grazing, meat quality and development of new technology.

As an active member of the Alice Springs Pastoral Advisory Committee for eight years, he shared his knowledge with young pastoralists and departmental officials.

over running the Merawah Poll Hereford stud at Boggabilla from Judy’s father, JH Doyle, one of the founding fathers of the Poll Hereford breed in Australia.

During their time at the helm, the couple maintained the stud’s position in the Australian beef cattle industry and sold cattle to all states of the country and overseas, as well as staging breed leading bull sales year after year.

Ken was a talented stockman, horseman and pilot whose flying career began as a fighter pilot in World War II. He continued to fly his distinctive Cessna with Merawah Poll Herefords emblazoned on the fuselage until his sixties.

A shrewd cattle dealer, Ken traded thousands of cattle during the 60s and 70s (predominantly Herefords) throughout south-west Queensland and

northern NSW, underpinning his desire to keep his stud herd commercially focused and relevant.

He was a keen rodeo competitor and operated a bucking bull and horse string with the late Wally Gunn, of Sevenbardot Poll Herefords, as well as being a highly regarded polo player, a prominent campdrafter and president of the Australian Bushman’s Carnival and Rodeo Association.

In his later years, Ken maintained his keen interest in the cattle industry and particularly Hereford cattle, and was a source of advice for many at every Merawah sale. He was still active at the stud’s 2018 sale.

Ken is survived by his two sons Andrew and Robert, and their wives, Carolyn and Lori, and grand children Serena, Angus, Jade and Greg.

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Hereford beef rings the bell at auctioneer’s dinner Tender and flavoursome grainfed Hereford beef was the star of the menu at the Australian Livestock and Property Agents Young Auctioneers Competition dinner.

Held at The Dockside in Darling Harbour on April 12, the dinner was attended by 270 guests and featured the 100 per cent Hereford product.

The beef was from 170-day grainfed steers in the Herefords Australia’s Beef Information Nucleus project.

Herefords Australia general manager Andrew Donoghue said the society had sponsored the Sydney dinner with Hereford beef for two years running.

“Herefords Australia are proud to be associated with ALPA and the Young Auctioneers competition,’’ Mr Donoghue said.

“It gives us an opportunity to showcase our quality product to the agency world, in particular the next generation of livestock agents.

“NH Foods partnered with Herefords Australia to make the beef meal possible.’’

Herefords Australia has been a platinum sponsor of the ALPA Young Auctioneers Competition for the past five years.

The charity auction at the dinner raised $19,150 for the

Royal Flying Doctors Service of Australia, and included a hide donated by Herefords Australia and sold for the top price of $3000.

The 2019 ALPA National Young Auctioneers Competition winner was Anthony O’Dwyer, GDL Dalby, while the runner-up was Joe Allen, Elders Euroa.

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Tycolah triumph in golden anniversary year An impressive Allendale Bingara K184 son stormed through the ranks in the judging at the 2019 Sydney Royal Show to win grand champion bull.

Steve and Therese Crowley, Tycolah Poll Herefords, Barraba, NSW, exhibited Tycolah Queenscliff N029 to senior and grand champion bull.

Fittingly, the couple was celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Tycolah stud and Queenscliff was one of the first calves by Bingara, which was purchased by Tycolah at the 2016 Wodonga National.

The May 2017-drop bull was out of Tycolah Irish Maid J140 and impressed judge Peter Falls, Malton Shorthorns, Finley, NSW. Showring veteran Kanimbla Harmony K157 backed up her supreme exhibit at the 2018 Melbourne Royal and senior champion in Sydney 2018 with the best Hereford exhibit.

The 2014-drop cow was shown by Jordan Alexander, Bowral, NSW, and Tom, Sophie and Thomas Holt, Tondara Herefords, Urana, NSW. Sired by Merawah Export F21, Harmony was out of Kanimbla Harmony E030 and had her spring-drop bull calf, Tondara Mason P037, by CHAC Mason 2214 at foot.

Harmony was sashed senior and grand champion female while one of her progeny, Tondara Harmony 1, was reserve junior female.

Harmony was bought as a young heifer by Jordan Alexander and Thomas Holt from Kanimbla Poll Herefords at Sydney several years ago, and will now be retired from the showring after a stellar career.

Tondara also exhibited the reserve junior champion bull, Tondara Mufasa P002.

The junior champion bull was won by Amos-Vale Falkland N042, a Devon Court Eclipse H190 son shown by Mark and Wendy Campion, Amos-Vale Herefords, Pinkett, NSW. Sashed as reserve senior champion bull was Welray Nickel N820, a Tondara Uptown K073 son shown by the Weller family, Nabiac, NSW. The Wellers also exhibited the junior champion female, Glenwarrah Lass N114, an October 2017-drop daughter of Wryegall Kooragang K46.

In reserve was Te-Angie Statuesque, exhibited by Richard Olgivie, Te-Angie Poll Herefords, Wongwibinda, NSW. Tycolah Poll Herefords won the pair of bulls, sire’s progeny and breeders group while Llandillo Poll Herefords, The Lagoon, NSW, won the dam’s progeny.

The best maintained Hereford team (two to five head) was won by Tim and Jemma Reid, Roslyn, NSW, and Tondara won the best maintained team (over five head).

The most successful Hereford exhibitor and recipient of the HR “Bubbles” Field perpetual trophy was Llandillo Poll Herefords.

From left, Therese Crowley, Bailey Hannaford, Janelle Manwaring, judge Peter Falls, Steve Crowley and on the halter of the grand champion bull, Tycolah Queenscliff N029, is Ben Crowley. All images courtesy Stud Stock Sales.

In the open steer and carcase classes, Tycolah Poll Herefords exhibited a purebred steer sired by Tycolah Octagonal L152 to fourth place on the hoof in the heavyweight class, and bought by NH Foods, Wingham.

A steer sired by Tarcombe Fort won silver in the middleweight open class for Prairiewood High School and breeder Tarcombe Herefords, Ruffy, Vic. Prairiewood also showed a Wirruna Jacob J54 son to bronze in the same class.

Denison College, Kelso, received a bronze award for a Hereford carcase in the export trade class, bred by Llandillo stud and sired by FCC48Y Columbus.

Scone Grammar School also picked up a bronze award in the lightweight open steer for a purebred steer sired

by Eulalia Sir Winston, bred by K Payne, and bought by Tumbi Wholesale Meats.

Hurlstone Agricultural High School placed third in the middleweight school steer on the hoof with a purebred entry bred by Geoff and Heather Bush, Cootamundra, and sired by Curracabark Junee J106.

The Hereford Stanhill team comprised steers from S & T Crowley, Denison College and Hurlstone Agricultural High School.

Hereford Youth member Cassandra Bush, Cootamundra, NSW, had a successful show winning the heifer fitting challenge, and champion parader in the RAS Youth Show.

Tabitha Cross, Albury, was the RAS/ASC state champion junior judge for beef cattle.

Hereford Youth member Sam Parish, Dubbo, was sashed the grand champion parader in the state final and received the Patrick Keast Memorial Perpetual trophy.

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Sydney Royal Show 1. Senior and grand champion bull Tycolah Queenscliff N029.

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2. From left, Jordan Alexander, Anne Galloway presenting the sash, calf handler Cassie Bush, Tom and Thomas Holt, Tondara Herefords, judge Peter Falls, and the grand champion female, Kanimbla Harmony K157.

3. Junior champion bull Amos Vale Falkland N042.

4. Junior champion female Glenwarrah Lass N114.

5. Steve Crowley, Tycolah, exhibited a purebred steer to fourth in the heavyweight class.

6. Senior and grand champion female Kanimbla Harmony K157 and Tondara Mason P037.

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Cherry Ripe retires after stellar career in showring One of the most dominant females in the showring in modern times pulled off the Supreme champion interbreed at the 2019 Canberra Royal.

Cloverlee Cherry Ripe K165, and her bull calf Cloverlee Cherry P150, was exhibited to senior and grand champion Hereford female and supreme interbreed female by Ken and Elizabeth Ikin, Cloverlee Poll Herefords, Bannister, NSW. This was the fourth year the five-year-old cow had been exhibited at Canberra, having been awarded supreme Hereford female at each 1 show.

Cherry Ripe was sired by Kanimbla Trial F77 and out of Cloverlee Cherry Ripe E03, while her bull calf is by Tycolah Mastercraft J151.

The interbreed championship was judged by Peter Collins, Merridale Angus, 2 Tennyson, Vic; Rachael Wheeler, RDM Angus, Wellington, and Kerrie Sutherland, Wooragee, Vic. Ken Ikin was delighted with the win, deeming the interbreed championship “a pretty big thing’’.

Hereford judge Rachael Wheeler 3 was impressed with the thickness and femininity of Cherry Ripe, along with her outstanding calf.

Moderately framed females suited to a colder climate are a focus of the breeding program at Cloverlee.

“Cherry Ripe’s frame suits our cold climate where we can have day after day of minus eight degrees,’’ Mr Ikin said.

He prefers to exhibit the females in the showring to show the genetics at the heart of the breeding herd.

Cherry Ripe will now be retired from her showring career.

“She’s had a heifer and two bull calves, and is in calf again, and we’ll continue on with that family,’’ Mr Ikin said.

Members of the Hereford Youth program are an important part of the Cloverlee show team, with members Savannah Boutsikakis leading Cherry Ripe and Sarah Seaman on the halter of the calf.

“Youth are extremely important to us, if we didn’t have youth

1. Phil Bower, Boggabri, sashes the senior and grand champion Poll Hereford female Cloverlee Cherry Ripe K165 from the Cloverlee Poll Hereford stud.

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2. The supreme champion interbreed female held by Savannah Boutsikakis, and Sarah Seaman, Goulburn, with owner Ken Ikin, Cloverlee Poll Herefords, Bannister, NSW. 3. Liz and Ken Ikin, Cloverlee Poll Herefords, Bannister, pictured with the grand champion Poll Hereford female held

by Sarah Seaman, Goulburn, and Savannah Boutsikakis, Grabben Gullen, and sashed by steward, Phil Bower, Boggabri, with judges Kerrie Sutherland, Wodonga and Rachael Wheeler, Wellington. involved we wouldn’t still be showing,’’ Mr Ikin said.

“It is so important to support youth, they are the pinnacle of our breed.’’

Savannah went on to show her own Hereford female, Cloverlee Almond Blossom to junior champion female at Canberra.

The heifer had been donated to Savannah by the Ikin family last year.

Reserve junior champion female was Mulloon Symphony exhibited by Scotsdale Mulloon Partners.

Kerrie Sutherland judged the miniature Hereford classes, with the junior champion female awarded to Palisade Fifi exhibited by Sue Parish.

Sue also showed the senior champion female, Palisade Donna, and senior champion bull, Palisade Ernie.

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GENETICS

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Advancing the breed through impact sires Leading beef genetics company, ABS Australia, has been promoting the advantages of using Hereford genetics to the wider commercial industry.

Hereford True Genetics is the program for all genetics related breed advancement activities, together with any research and development undertaken by Herefords Australia.

ABS Australia beef product manager Bill Cornell said Hereford True Genetics would provide a valuable information source for all Hereford breed advancing initiatives.

“Globally, the genomics era has revolutionized the utilization of data for rapid gain,’’ Mr Cornell said.

“Herefords Australia will continue to implement a strategic vision intent on leading the industry into the future.’’

Super Sires is the first initiative under Hereford True Genetics.

The key objectives are to grow the demand for Hereford and Hereford influenced cattle, increase the use of Hereford genetics across the Australian beef industry, and expand the footprint of Hereford genetics into regions (northern Australia) and/or sectors (dairy) where the breed does not have a strong presence.

The program also aims to increase Meat Standards Australia (MSA) performance through improvement in marbling and ossification, while continuing to assist in producing a highly efficient maternal beef herd.

“The process of selecting sires for the Super Sires program is based on targeted solutions to identified industry needs,’’ Mr Cornell said.

“Individual sires are assessed on their ability to address the identified purpose yet deliver overall trait balance, desirable phenotypic characteristics and structural longevity.

“All Super Sires will possess a number of key EBVs in the top echelons of the Hereford breed.

“In line with Herefords Australia strategic vision for the genomic era, eligible sires will possess genomically enhanced estimated breeding values. “‘Hereford True Genetics’ first Super Sire is Wirruna Matty M288, bred by Ian and Diane Locke, Holbrook.’’

The semen is priced at $50/straw for seedstock and $15/straw for commercial herds through Hereford True Genetics. This is a saving of $10/straw.

“Hereford True Genetics is similar to the Angus sire benchmarking program in one way, but is more commercially adaptable,’’ Mr Cornell said.

“Herefords Australia is conscious of marbling and carcase traits for MSA, and concentrating on bulls that will have a real influence on the industry.

“That’s along with impact bulls they can benchmark off as well.

“We were so excited when Herefords Australia contacted us to run Wirruna Matty – for people entering the program, semen must be ordered through Hereford True Genetics to get the special prices.

“Herefords Australia can follow up on these registered progeny and get the whole breed lifting again.’’

ABS beef key account manager southern region Fletch Kelly said there had been a focus on the phenotypic value of the Hereford breed.

“It is a real credit to the breed it is adopting these technologies because at the end of the day, it’s what’s under the hide that really matters about these cattle,’’ Mr Kelly said.

“With a renewed focus on carcase attributes, it’s a pretty exciting find for the Hereford society.’’

Bill Cornell said Wirruna Matty was a structurally sound, quiet bull boasting the number one estimated breeding value for intramuscular fat in the breed.

“It is worthwhile for anyone in the cattle industry to have a look at getting involved with the Hereford True Genetics Super Sires program and bulls like Matty,’’ he said.

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Ben Davies to judge Glen Innes sale bulls The nation’s longest running regional multi-vendor bull sale, the Glen Innes Hereford Show and Sale, will mark 74 years on July 25-26.

To be held at the Glen Innes saleyards, the show and sale has drawn 20 vendors offering 96 horned and polled bulls, and six females.

All bulls are semen and Pestivirus tested, vet checked and ultra-sound scanned while BREEDPLAN figures are optional.

Judge for the (unled) show classes on Thursday, July TOP: Roger Kneipp with 25 is Ben Davies, South his winning team of three Australia. junior bulls at last year’s An evening social function show. will be held at the New England Club on Thursday, RIGHT: Ben Rumbel, July 25, from 6.30pm for Supple Whiteface, with his all vendors, buyers and senior bull winner, Supple Mailman, at last year’s Glen visitors.

Innes Hereford Show.

Auctioneers for the sale on July 26 will be Brian Kennedy and Andrew Meara.

Vendor committee chairman Angus Vivers said the sale has been a traditional barometer for the Hereford breed.

Mr Vivers said the sale date coincided with a week of onproperty sales in northern NSW. “It certainly has been a tough year for everyone but our committee has kept pushing ahead with the event,” he said.

“We are already planning for our 75th anniversary event next year, and we want to make it a real celebration.

“We encourage vendors, buyers and breeders to come along to our social function to enjoy an evening of social networking and fellowship.

“We thank our sponsors for supporting our event in challenging times – Rabobank, Chesterfield, Campbell’s Butchery and Inverell Power Farm – they make it easy for

us to put the catalogue together.

“We also thank the Reevesdale, Supple, Booyong, Kylandee and Jindalee studs for their continued support of the catalogue and event.’’

Last year’s sale topped at $20,000, grossed $334,500 and averaged $5973 for 56 bulls sold.

Five Hereford heifers sold to a top of $3000 and average of $1900.

In the Herefords Australia summer edition magazine, it was omitted Wendouree Poll Herefords took out the senior class pen of three and coveted champion pen of three at the 2018 Glen Innes Hereford Show and Sale.

The catalogue is available online at www.herefordsaustralia.com.au or from Elders Glen Innes on 0267 39 7300.

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Sam Bush, second from left at the back, with the 2019 Rural Achievers.

Fostering future leaders of the agricultural industry Hereford Youth graduate Sam Bush was among eight “One of the major highlights was being invited to the Rural Achievers to spend a week at the Royal Easter Show council stand to watch the opening of the show and the as part of a leadership program. grand parade that followed it.

The program is aimed at finding future leaders who are “A few days later, we would also be part of a grand parade already making significant contributions to their local and privy to the vet rounds on one of the mornings of the communities and rural NSW. show which provided a unique insight into the specific Sam works as an adviser in the office of the NSW Premier biosecurity and animal welfare risks unique to the Royal and assists with his family’s Glenholme-Kirraweena Easter Show.’’

Hereford stud at Cootamundra, NSW.

Throughout the week, there were many networking opportunities for the ambassadors to talk to leaders in their individual fields, and gain insight into how they have risen through their fields and the opportunities available in the future.

“This was a unique experience to spend a week with a group of like-minded people passionate about rural NSW, as well as the many councillors, officials and stewards who were more than keen to pass on their wisdom and experience to the next generation,’’ he said.

“By far the biggest lesson gained from the week is despite The Rural Achievers were presented with Akubra hats by the concerns that farmers and regional communities NSW Governor, His Excellency General The Honourable are facing, there is great hope for the future, with an David Hurley, in one of his final engagements before exceptionally high standard of young people coming through, keen to shape the future,’’ Sam said. becoming Governor-General.

“Throughout the week, we had behind the scenes access to a variety of sections, including the wood chop, horses, cattle, sheep, goats and dogs, which allowed us to see how the biggest livestock show in Australia, manages to run all of their competitions over two weeks,’’ Sam said.

“I would highly encourage any young person between the ages of 20-29 to apply for next year’s award, it’s an unbelievable opportunity to meet leaders in rural NSW, who can help you in your career and your future endeavours.’’

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Paul Murphy awarded most potential breeder 1. Grand champion parader Riley Weller, right, Toowoomba, with judge Naomi Evans, Tamworth, and sponsor Murray Weller, Toowoomba.

2. Grand champion junior judge Will McLachlan, Inverell. Images courtesy Stud Stock Sales.

3. Peewee champion parader Bella Hannaford, Cobbadah, NSW, with judge Naomi Evans and sponsor Murray Weller, Qld.

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A university student from Tamworth, Paul Murphy, won the Northern NSW Youth Group most potential breeder award.

The award was presented during the Herefords Northern NSW Youth Group heifer show at Inverell on January 1719.

Paul, 21, is studying rural science at the University of New England and honed his parading and judging skills at school.

He organises the cattle section at the Tamworth Show and has a long term plan to run a steer finishing operation.

The heifer show drew more than 80 competitors from Queensland, NSW and the Northern Territory to enjoy an array of educational presentations on meat science, show preparation, livestock marketing, photography and ultrasound scanning.

Paraders judge Naomi Evans, Nagol Park Shorthorns, Tamworth, awarded the overall grand champion parader sash to Riley Weller, from Weller Brothers Poll Herefords, Toowoomba, Qld, following his win in the intermediate section.

Riley teamed up with his brother Drew to present the intermediate and grand champion heifer with their foundataion female Glenwarrah Lass N114.

Drew was on the halter of the heifer while under the eye of judge Roger Evans, Nagol Park Shorthorns, Tamworth.

Riley also teamed up with Jorja Durkin to exhibit the champion futurity cow, Mountain Valley Favourite M091.

Peter Yoemans was reserve intermediate parader to Riley.

Beau White, Top Notch Poll Herefords, Inverell, continued his showring dominance by winning senior champion parader, with Leisl Cooper, Bithramere, NSW, in reserve.

Mitchell Taylor, a first time competitor at the show, claimed the junior champion sash while Gemma White was in reserve.

The peewee champion sash went to Bella Hannaford while Indigo Kelly was reserve.

Junior overjudge Graham Jordan, Goonoo Red Angus, Tamworth, selected Will McLachlan, Inverell, as the grand champion junior judge.

Senior competitor Aleacea Nixon, Dulacca, Qld, was sashed as grand champion herdsperson.

Jacinta Cooper, Tamworth, was awarded Hereford breed ambassador while her older sister Sophie Cooper, secretary of the Herefords Northern NSW Youth Group, was named club person of the year.

In the cattle classes, junior champion heifer went to Tycolah Min P003, paraded by Chace Hannaford, and in reserve was Kanimbla Irish Rose N123, with Mitchell Taylor on the halter.

Reserve intermediate champion and champion bull went to Te-Angie Noah led by Taylor Hack.

In the steer class, Mitchell and Emily Taylor’s Hereford cross steers Sniper and Rocky were champion and reserve respectively.

Jackson Pearce was elected as the new president of the Herefords Northern NSW Youth Group.

Next year’s event is planned for January 18-20.

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Experience of a lifetime on Queensland breeding operation A young Queensland breeder of pure and Hereford infused cattle is offering a unique work experience opportunity to the breed’s youth.

Sam Becker, of Jarrah Cattle Company, Banana, is offering the experience to the 2019 National Youth Expo participants aged 16 years and over.

The winner receives an all expenses paid trip to Jarrah and a week learning new skills and gaining knowledge under the eye of Sam. Jarrah is a vertically integrated program, from seedstock production to the end product, using a buyback scheme of Jarrah blood weaners.

The enterprise is based on polled and dehorned Herefords, Redfords (Hereford-Red Brahman) and the clean coated flat back Jarrah Reds (Redford-Santa Gertrudis).

Bulls are bred for carcase to meet commercial markets, backed by selection for calving ease and fertility.

Born and bred in tick country, Jarrah Herefords are bred for superior survivability to handle Queensland

conditions.

Females are monitored for tick resistance, heat tolerance and coat type.

“This commercial reality is the strength of the herd,’’ Sam said.

“It reinstates that breeding the bull is only the first part and ensures the bulls are relevant to today’s industry.

“It’s about producing heifers and steers that are suitable to the current markets, and the females are functional and fertile.

“This why I was keen to welcome a youth member into our operation when approached by the team organizing the National Youth Heifer Show.

“To me it was a great initiative from the group to show the youth the shows and judging are only a small part in the cog of the industry.”

Sam said the shows taught many valuable lessons including looking after animals, how to select the right cattle and public speaking.

“What I hope a visit to Jarrah Cattle Company shows is what happens from selecting these animals (in our

case bulls) to use in an everyday commercial operation,” he said.

“I will also show how Herefords fit into a northern operation and how they are relevant to today’s industry.

“In our commercial operation our main use with the Hereford bulls is to join them over a higher content Bos Indicus female.

“This produces progeny that are flatback and give many market options, including premium feedlot entry and MSA when grown through to slaughter.

“The females out of the Bos Indicus breeders deliver the same market options and we select females to use as replacement breeders.

“These Hereford cross females are extremely hardy and are fantastic mothers with great udders.

“The progeny from these Hereford cross cows provide even more market options.’’

Sam said Jarrah Cattle Company was always enthused to see young people getting involved in the beef industry.

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Inaugural heifer show a resounding success Young cattle handlers from three states converged on southern NSW for the inaugural Cootamundra Hereford Heifer Show.

The heifer show was held on January 4-6 in the new Butt Manwaring Pavilion and was run by Cootamundra Show Society with assistance from the Southern NSW Hereford Breeders Group.

The heifer show was designed to encourage and inspire local and regional youth, and provide them with a heifer show experience.

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Competitors ranged in age from seven to 25 years and competed in heifer and steer judging, junior judging and handling, and grooming competitions.

Heifers were judged by Ben Davies, Thomas Foods International, South Australia.

Mr Davies was also a presenter in the educational sessions and judged the junior judging.

The judging of handlers and the grooming challenge 1. Grand champion herdsman and NAB prize winner Nick Alcorn with judges Kim Falls, Finley, and Greg Packer, Albury.

2. Grand champion winner William Van Gend with judge Steve Carter and Thomas Holt, Urana, presenting the prize.

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was undertaken by Steve Carter, Black Jack Shorthorns, Tumut, NSW. The major prize for the weekend was $1000 from sponsors National Australia Bank for the grand champion herdsman to be used for educational purposes.

Judges Greg Packer, NAB Agribuisness, Albury, and Kim Falls, Falls Transport, Finley, awarded the prize to Nick Alcorn.

The champion novice herdsman went to Jessica Neale while grand champion handler winner was William Van Gend.

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Auction raises $10,500 for youth programs Katelin Davies Events & Youth Coordinator Herefords Australia Youth have had a busy start to 2019 with plenty of activities taking place.

The National Youth Committee recently held their annual fundraising auction in conjunction with the Wodonga National Show and Sale.

In its new format as an off-site dinner, the event was well received and thanks to the antics of auctioneer Lincoln McKinlay and a mismatched team of bid spotters, attendees were thoroughly entertained.

National Youth Committee member Alicia Trovatello worked tirelessly to put together an impressive catalogue of auction items, as well as a successful 50/50 raffle.

Altogether a total of $10,500 was raised. These funds will go towards Youth programs, particularly scholarships and the development of new National initiatives.

On behalf of the Committee I wish to extend our thanks to everyone who donated items, purchased items, or bought raffle tickets.

National Youth Committee member Alicia Trovatello and auctioneer Lincoln McKinlay take bids during the Herefords Australia Youth auction. Image Emily H.

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Watch your emails in the coming weeks for information regarding the 2020 Herefords Australia Calendar.

The National Youth Committee has starting planning for next year’s calendar and information on advertising opportunities and the photo competition will be available soon.

Over 100 youth members will attend our 2019 National Youth Expo being held in Parkes, NSW, on July 5-7.

We are especially looking forward to hosting a team of six participants from New Zealand, who will travel over to compete.

We have been fortunate to form partnerships with many great businesses that have come on board as sponsors of the event and are grateful for the overwhelming support.

I also must mention the incredibly generous support of the numerous studs that have prepared loan animals for our Expo, ensuring that every participant will have their ‘own’ animal to prepare and show.

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Young sire comes up trumps for Tarcombe at Wodonga Yearling bull Tarcombe Justin P016 stormed through the classes to take out the grand champion sash at the 2019 Herefords Australia National Show at Wodonga.

The 14-month-old, 586kg bull was exhibited by the Hayes family, Tarcombe Herefords, Ruffy, Vic, to Top of the Drop and grand champion Hereford bull.

Sired by Wirruna Justin J13, Justin had a raw scan of 98sqcm for eye muscle area, 14mm at the rump, 9mm at the rib and a scrotal circumference of 39cm.

On BREEDPLAN, the bull has a birthweight of +3.0kg, eye muscle area of +7.4sqcm, intramuscular fat of +1.3 and +$173 on the grainfed index.

He was a standout bull among a line up of 141 for National judge Lachy Day, Days Whiteface, Bordertown, SA. “When judging the baby class, I mentioned about using yearling bulls of high genetic merit,’’ Mr Day said.

“This calf is so strong off the shoulder, has a good set of testicles, really gets around, has good birth to growth carcase data, and is a bull which will significantly help our breed.’’

It was the first broadribbon win for Tarcombe principals Rob and Tim Hayes in 25 years of exhibiting at the Wodonga National.

They also showed their herd sire and senior champion Tarcombe Fort N093, a son of Wirruna Fort F382, and weighing 976kg.

Mr Day liked the senior champion’s maturity pattern, muscularity, structural correctness, mobility and length.

Regarded as one of the biggest British bred shows in the nation, the event was held at the Wodonga showground on May 8, drawing 40 vendors from four states.

Opening the show was the judging of the Top of the Drop champion and Elders Shield of Excellence with

Vendor Tim Hayes, grand champion bull Tarcombe Justin P016, on the halter Emma Henne, Bill Kee, Australian Herefords chairman and judge Lachy Day, SA. Image Rowan McNaught.

the broadribbon going to Tarcombe Justin P016, and Allendale Gallipoli P021 in reserve.

Junior champion bull was awarded to Ravensdale Bushranger N200 with Mawarra Ransom N364 in reserve.

Exhibited by Ravensdale Poll Herefords, Holbrook, NSW, Bushranger is a son of Injemira Anzac K220 and out of Ravensdale Shamrock J291.

The August 2017-drop bull weighed 838kg, had an eye muscle scan of 122sqcm, 11mm at the P8 site, 7mm on the rump and a scrotal circumference of 42cm.

On BREEDPLAN, the bull had a birthweight of +5.4kg, an eye muscle area of +5.3sqcm and intramuscular fat of +1.3 per cent.

Mr Day paid tribute to Bushranger’s muscle shape, length of body, mobility and carcase data.

In the intermediate classes, Mawarra Genetics, Longford, Vic, exhibited the champion Mawarra Gunsmith N146 with the reserve going to Ravensdale Poll Herefords’ entry, Ravensdale Blackhawk N081.

Sired by Mawarra One and Only L018, Mawarra Gunsmith weighed 930kg and had a raw eye muscle scan of 132sqcm, 17mm on the rump, 10mm on the rib and a scrotal circumference of 43cm.

The June 2017 drop bull had a birthweight of +5.9kg, eye muscle area of +5.4sqcm and intramuscular fat of +0.4 per cent.

Mr Day said Gunsmith was a most complete bull with a medium maturity pattern, mobility, good estimated breeding values and testicles.

Ravensdale Poll Herefords showed the reserve senior champion Ravensdale Hotwire N014 and were named as the most successful exhibitor.

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Wodonga National Show 1. Junior champion bull was awarded to Ravensdale Bushranger N200. Image studstocksales.com

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2. Andrew Donoghue, Herefords Australia, presents the sash to reserve junior champion bull, Mawarra Ransom N364, held by Logan Sykes, Mawarra Genetics.

3. Hannah Bourke, Neogen Australasia, presents the reserve senior champion bull to Libby Ward on the halter of Ravensdale Hotwire N014. Image Rowan McNaught 4. Brian Burgess and Libby Ward receive the most successful exhibitor award from Peter Godbolt, Landmark, and on the halter is Maggie Groves.

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5. In the intermediate classes, Mawarra Genetics, Longford, Vic, exhibited the champion Mawarra Gunsmith N146. From left, Logan, Brandon, Taylah, Deanne and Peter Sykes.

6. Tarcombe Herefords exhibited senior champion Tarcombe Fort N093, paraded by Tim Hayes.

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Rhinestone shines at Wodonga to top at $40,000 The whiteface breed flexed its muscles to post a solid average of $7079 and gross of $807,000 at the 54th Herefords Australia National Show and Sale.

Amos-Vale also outlaid $14,000 for Mawarra Glory N159, with Mr Campion saying both bulls complemented the stud herd.

Billed as one of the largest multi-vendor sales in southern Australia, it catered for 40 vendors from four states.

Overall, 114 bulls sold from the 141 offered for an 81 per cent clearance.

Ravensdale Poll Herefords, Holbrook, NSW, sold the fourth top priced bull and reserve senior champion Ravensdale Hotwire N014 for $20,000 to Ken and Liz Ikin, Cloverlee Poll Herefords, Crookwell, NSW.

Of the junior bulls, 55 sold under the hammer to a top of $14,000, gross of $347,500 and average of $6319 while 55 senior bulls sold to $40,000, a gross of $429,000 and average of $7800.

The grand champion bull, Tarcombe Justin P016 was sold for $11,000 to Karoonda Pastoral by vendors Tarcombe Herefords, Ruffy, Vic.

Held on May 9 at Wodonga, the National sale drew 143 registered bidders and was interfaced with AuctionsPlus.

In the breakdown, four Top of the Drop bulls sold to a top of $11,000, gross of $30,500 and average of $7625.

Antony Baillieu, Yarram Park Herefords, Willaura, Vic, snapped up the top price bull Mawarra Rhinestone N108 for $40,000, from vendors the Sykes family, Mawarra Genetics, Longford, Vic. Sired by Allendale Anzac E114, the two-year-old bull weighed 1018kg, scanned 133sqcm on the eye muscle area, 26mm on the rump and 14mm on the rib.

On BREEDPLAN, the bull had a 600 day weight of +106kg, eye muscle area of +6.1sqcm and intramuscular fat of +1.1 per cent.

Mawarra sold the third highest priced bull at $24,000, Mawarra Real Time N038, to Kelly and Teeny Runzer, Tenaru Poll Herefords, Goondiwindi, Qld. Also from the Mawarra stable came Mawarra Ransom N364 for $14,000 to Sacul Investments, Mansfield, Mawarra Genius N070 for $14,000 to Arthur Trethowan, Woomargama, and the intermediate champion, Mawarra Gunsmith N146, for $13,000 to Barbara Lindsay, Bracknell, Tasmania.

Alvio Trovatello, Glendan Park Herefords, Kyneton, Vic, sold the second top price bull at $25,000, Glendan Park Sensation N060, to Mark and Wendy Campion, Amos-Vale Herefords, Pinkett, NSW.

“The big powerful muscly Glendan Park bull will breed strength into our herd and the Mawarra bull is structurally correct, stylish and with great figures,’’ he said.

Andrew and Serena Klippel, Sugarloaf Herefords, Corryong, Vic, outlaid $13,000 for the 20-month-old 856kg Burrawang Nevertire N031.

Tarcombe also sold the senior champion, Tarcombe Forte N093, for $7000 to Steve and Debbie Reid, Talbalba, Millmerran, Qld. Commercial producer Neville McIntosh, Yackandandah, Vic, paid $10,000 for the junior champion, Ravensdale Bushranger N200 from vendor Ravensdale Poll Herefords, Holbrook, NSW. Ben and Leanne Rumbel, Supple Whiteface, Guyra, paid $12,000 for Kaludah Menzies N157 while Top of the Drop reserve champion Allendale Gallipoli P021 was sold by vendor Allendale Poll Herefords, Bordertown, SA, for $9000 to Mahkwallok East Pastoral Company, Vic.

Among the volume buyers was Bluey Commins, Nunniong Herefords, Ensay, with three bulls to a top of $10,000.

GTSM auctioneer Lincoln McKinlay said the result was pleasing considering prolonged drought and reduced cow numbers.

PICTURED ABOVE: Peter and Deanne Sykes with Mawarra Rhinestone N108 sold for $40,000 to Jeremy Upton, Mick Peterson, Ant Baillieu of Yarram Park Performance Genetics, Willaura, Vic. and Lincoln McKinlay, GTSM auctioneer.

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Wodonga National Show 1. Glendan Park New Sensation N060 sold for $25,000 to Mark and Bradyn Campion, AmosVale Herefords, Pinkett NSW. On the halter is Andrew Green and right is vendor Alvio Trovatello, Glendan Park Herefords, Kyneton, Vic.

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2. Ravensdale’s Simon Ward, Brian Burgess and Libby Ward, with Ravensdale Hotwire N014, sold to Ken and Liz Ikin, Cloverlee Poll Hereford Stud, Bannister, NSW for $20,000.

3. Mawarra Real Time N038 sold for $24,000 to Tenaru Poll Herefords, QLD. From left Logan, Peter, Taylah, Deanne, Brandon, Brittany and Helen Sykes, Mawarra Genetics, Longford, Vic.

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Nullabor trumps bull line-up at Dubbo for grand championship

Young carcase sire Rayleigh Nullabor N069 outgunned a powerful bull line up to be intermediate and grand champion at the 58th annual Herefords Australia National Show.

Held at Dubbo on June 4, the National Show drew 24 vendors and 56 bulls from NSW, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia.

The 926kg son of the $70,000 sire Bowen Calibre K207 was exhibited by Jeff and Robyn Holcombe, Rayleigh Poll Herefords, Burren Junction, NSW. The 24-month-old bull had a rump fat depth of 22mm, rib fat of 14mm, raw eye muscle scan of 130sqcm, a BREEDPLAN eye muscle figure of +5.3sqcm and +1.5 per cent intramuscular fat.

Beating out tough competition from the junior and senior champions, Rayleigh Nullabor N069 impressed judge Steve Reid, Millmerran, Qld with his thickness, movement and data set.

“He’s got terrific indexes and moves really well for a bull that’s so thick,” Mr Reid said.

Nullabor also impressed the performance classes judge Steve Chapman, JBS Australia, by winning the Supermarket Index champion.

Stablemate Rayleigh Nostradamus N047 was reserve senior champion.

The Rayleigh stud rounded out their National success by winning the prestigious President’s Shield for the best presented team of three bulls.

“You try for a lifetime hoping for a day like this and it’s finally happened,’’ stud principal Jeff Holcombe said.

Grathlyn Holy Field N019 held out the competition to be

Herefords Australia general manager Andrew Donoghue presents the award for the grand champion bull to Rayleigh Nullabor N069, held by Sarah Holcombe, and doing the sashing is Herefords Australia director Pat Pearce, Borambola, NSW, and judge Steve Reid, Millmerran, Qld. sashed junior champion and Supermarket Index reserve champion for vendors Grathlyn Pastoral Company, Mudgee, NSW. The August 2017-drop bull was sired by Days Elaborate J59 and had BREEDPLAN figures of +20 for milk, +7.6 sqcm for eye muscle area and +2.3 per cent for retail beef yield.

His team mate and Koanui Techno 3062 son, Grathlyn Notorious, was sashed as reserve junior champion.

Alastair and Jayne Day, Allendale Poll Herefords, Bordertown, SA, had a successful showing with the Allendale Chisel L8 son, Allendale Imperial N114, sashed as senior champion and European Union Index reserve champion.

The May 2017-drop bull had a BREEDPLAN grain fed steer index of +140, an eye muscle area of +3.6sqcm and a raw eye muscle scan of 126sqcm.

The reserve intermediate champion, Allendale Extrovert N159, emerged from the same stable.

Allan and Heather Morgan, Morganvale Poll Herefords, Keith, SA, exhibited under judge Steve Chapman to win the European Union Index performance class with Morganvale Naughton.

“Any processor would love the carcase from progeny out of this bull,’’ Mr Chapman said.

The performance classes were judged out of 100 points with a possible 40 points for structure, 30 points for indexes and 30 points for market suitability.

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Buyers chase carcase genetics to top of $30,000 at National A super carcase sire drawing international interest topped the Herefords Australia National Sale at Dubbo at $30,000.

Held at Dubbo on June 4 in a streamlined one-day format, the National drew 59 registered bidders, and cleared 31 bulls from the 56 offered for a gross of $245,000 and average of $7903.

Ben and Leanne Rumbel, Supple Whiteface, Guyra, NSW, in partnership with Andrew and Brooke Rayner, Armada Stud, Mudgee, NSW, outlaid the top price of $30,000 for junior champion Grathlyn Holy Field N019.

The McKenzie family, Maungahina Stud, Masterton, NZ, bought the semen rights in the young sire for New Zealand.

The August 2017-drop son of Days Elaborate J59 was sold by Max and Gai Rayner, Grathlyn Pastoral Company, Mudgee, with 150 semen straws retained.

Holy Field weighed 916kg and scanned with 16mm of rump fat, 9mm of rib fat and the highest eye muscle area in the catalogue of 140sqcm.

Ben Rumbel said Holy Field boasted impressive data and a powerful phenotype.

“He has a huge weight for EMA ratio, he’s got a really good, balanced set of EBVs and is a complete outcross for our program,’’ he said.

The second top price of $20,000 was paid for Morganvale Naughton by Checkers Pastoral, Cargo, NSW. The July 2017-drop bull was sired by Days Fabulous K173, weighed 888kg and scanned with an EMA of 125sqcm, rump fat of 20mm and rib fat of 12mm.

Naughton had been sashed as EU Index champion in the performance show classes that morning.

The National’s grand champion, Rayleigh Nullabor N069, sold for the equal third top price of $14,000 to Tom Nixon, Devon Court Herefords, Drillham, Qld. Rayleigh stud principal Jeff Holcombe said Nullabor reflected the type they were aiming to produce.

“We’re trying to keep a middle of the road type that suits supermarket trade and making sure we’ve got a bit more beef, yield and IMF in the cattle as well,’’ he said.

Also making $14,000 was senior champion and EU Index reserve champion Allendale Imperial N114, sold to Andrew and Vanessa Schwarz, Oak Downs Herefords, Senior, SA, by Alaistair and Jayne Day, Allendale stud, Bordertown.

Minlacowie Warlord N019 was the third bull of the day to make $14,000, selling to Chris Lisle, Tummel Herefords, Walcha, by vendor Slingshot Park Poll Herefords, Clunes, Vic. Reserve intermediate champion, Allendale Extrovert N159, reserve junior champion Grathlyn Notorious and Eathorpe Next Level N006 sold for $12,000, while the reserve senior champion Rayleigh Nostradamus N047 made $7000.

Elders stud stock manager Paul Jameson attributed the 55 per cent clearance to ongoing drought conditions and a lack of cow numbers in the commercial sector.

John Settree, Landmark, echoed the sentiment but praised the vendors for presenting their bulls in such good condition.

Buyer Ben Rumbel, Supple Whiteface, Guyra, with John Settree, Landmark Dubbo, the top price bull Grathlyn Holy Field N019, on the halter is Andrew Rayner, and vendors Max and Gai Rayner, Grathlyn Pastoral, Mudgee.

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1. Tom Nixon and Christina Gilritchie, Devon Court Herefords, Drillham, Qld, bought grand champion bull Rayleigh Nullabor N069 for $14,000. On the halter is Sarah Holcombe. Images by Rowan McNaught.

2. EU Index champion Morganvale Naughton with Herefords Australia general manager Andrew Donoghue, vendor Allan Morgan, SA, and judge Steve Chapman.

3. Supermarket Index champion Rayleigh Nullabor N069 was paraded by Sarah Holcombe and sashed

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4. Presenting the Dick Green Memorial Trophy for junior champion bull is Steve Crowley, sponsor Liana Elliott, on the halter Andrew Rayner and judge Steve Reid.

5. Senior champion bull Allendale Imperial N114 is sashed by Hannah Bourke, Neogen Australasia, and with vendor Alastair Day, SA, and judge Steve Reid, Millmerran, Qld. 6. Rayleigh Poll Herefords, Burren Junction, won the prestigious President’s Shield at the Dubbo National.

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Whiteface calves top at 345c/kg in solid weaner sale run Despite one of the severest droughts on record, whiteface cattle producers still turned on a show at Wodonga with quality drafts of weaners for steer finishers and lot feeders to select from.

Around 9900 mixed sex weaners, yearling and grown Hereford and Hereford cross steers and heifers were penned for the sales on January 10 and 11.

Numbers were back on last year’s sales due to the deepening drought but those producers who had hung on, were well rewarded.

The majority of calves had been weaned early and supplementary fed, a fact appreciated by lot feeders.

With widespread rain across Tasmania, buyers from the Apple Isle made their presence felt in the heavy end of the heifer run, along with lighter weight weaner heifers for growing out.

A Russian export order along with competition from Teys Australia Jindalee Feedlot, JBS Australia and commission buyers, also pushed along prices for the heavy end of the steers.

Topping the purebred offering on January 10 on a dollars per head basis was David and Vicki McCallum, Tooma, Vic, with a pen of 20 Yavenvale blood autumn drop steers, 418kg, selling for $1230 or 294c/kg to Ladysmith feedlot.

JM Hiscock & Sons topped the yarding on a cents per kilogram basis at 331c/kg for Glendan Park and Tarcombe blood steers weighing 302kg.

McKillop Pastoral, Dederang, Vic, topped the overall weaner yarding on a cents per kilogram basis with a pen

of 17 black baldies, nine to 10 months, 368kg, and sold to Corcoran Parker Wodonga at 345c/kg or $1270.

Todd Clements, Bowyer and Livermore, Bathurst, NSW, judged the Herefords Australia champion pen on day one, with the sash going to David Sleigh, Sleigh Pastoral, Ruffy, Vic. The pen of 30 Bayunga bred and blood steers weighed 359kg and sold for $1070 or 298c/kg to Upper Murray steer finisher David Braniff, Corryong.

Mr Braniff turns off over 150 grassfed steers a year at 700kg liveweight to Teys Australia, Wagga.

“I like to buy them at 380kg – the Hereford is reliable, can store up growth for all seasons and has a beautiful temperament,’’ he said.

Elders Albury auctioneer Brett Shea said the steer weaners had exceeded agents’ expectations with the heavy end drawing strong feeder competition “It is good to see those backgrounders and fatteners stepping up to buy – they sold cattle for $1800-$2000 (in December) and are able to step in at the front end to buy cattle with weight for finishing next January,’’ Mr Shea said.

On day two, JBS Australia livestock buyer Peter Steer, Albury, judged the Herefords Australia champion pen of steers, awarded to Jeanette McCormack and her son David McCormack, Bullioh.

The pen of 22 Mawarra blood steers weighed 388kg and sold for the top weaner price of $1150 or 296c/kg.

Topping the autumn drop weaners on a cents per kilogram basis was John and Jane Witherow, Murmungee, Vic,

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The Injemira, Yavenvale and Rosstulla blood steers sold to grass finisher Paul Campbell, Thornton, for 321c/kg or $1030.

Ged and Shelley Comerford, Mansfield, topped the black baldy yarding on a cents per kilogram basis with a pen of 30 Morganvale blood steers, weighing 303kg and making 334c/kg or $1015.

Bruce Holland, Roberts Ltd, Launceston, sourced over 500 Hereford and black baldy steers and 4 heifers for backgrounders on the north west coast of Tasmania.

He bought steers averaging 280-290kg and heifers with an average weight of 287kg and price of 249c/kg, plus another 20c/kg landed.

In the heifer pens, Gordon Paton, Maranoa Pastoral, Tallangatta, topped the sale on day one with Newcomen and Bowmont blood females, 15-16 months and 411kg, selling for $1135 or 276c/kg.

1. David Sleigh, and daughter Edwina Sleigh, of Ruffy, Vic, were awarded the Herefords Australia champion pen of steers at the Wodonga Premier Grown and Weaner sale by judge Todd Clements, Bowyer and Livermore, Bathurst. The pen of 30 steers, Bayunga bred and blood, weighed 359kg and sold for $1070 or 298c/kg to Upper Murray steer finisher David Braniff, Corryong. Images by Kim Woods

2. David McCallum, Tooma, and Pat Pearce, Borambola, NSW, caught up at the Wodonga Premier weaner sale. David and his wife Vicki sold this pen of 20 Yavenvale blood autumn drop weaners, 418kg, for the top weaner price of $1230 or 294c/kg to Ladysmith Feedlot, NSW. 3. John and Jane Witherow, Murmungee, Vic, topped the weaner offering on 321c/kg for their pen of 22 eight to 10 month-old Hereford steers, 320kg, making $1030.

4. David McCormack, Bullioh, won the Herefords Australia champion pen for his 22 autumn drop steers, Mawarra blood, 388kg, and selling for the top weaner price of $1150 or 296c/kg.

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Quality EU Herefords in demand from steer finishers The Victorian western districts weaner sales circuit kicked off this year with a top Hereford steer price of $1212 at Hamilton.

Bullock fatteners and backgrounders paid a premium for quality European Union accredited Hereford steers while the live export market snapped up around 600 head.

The opening Hereford pen at the 52nd annual Elders and Landmark feature weaner sale was offered by John and Liz Craig, “Inverell”, Hamilton, and sold for the top Hereford dollars per head price of $1212. The pen of 46 Yarram Park blood, EU accredited steers averaged 391kg and sold for 310c/kg to repeat buyer Paul Mason, Wellington, NSW. The Craigs also earned the equal top cents per kilo price in the Herefords of 317c/kg with 49 steers of the same breeding and weighing 310kg.

Ron and Denise Beaton, Giant Rock Partnership, equalled the 317c/kg top price for their pen of 43 Injemira, Melville Park and Glendan Park blood steers weighing 326kg.

Hereford steers sold for between 250-317c/kg, black baldies fetched between 270 and 314c/kg and Hereford crossbreds sold for 268-298c/kg.

Top priced EU black baldies offered by Mibus Brothers sold for $1230 per head.

The Herefords Australia champion pen was judged

by Ben Redfern, of Ray White Emms Mooney, and was awarded to 17 Giant Rock steers, averaging 363kg and selling for $1110 (306c/kg) to Deep Water Pastoral Co. 1 A regular buyer at the western districts sales, Paul

Mason, purchased almost 200 head of cattle at Hamilton’s opener.

Mr Mason fattens the steers he purchases for around 12 months and then sells them to JBS at Scone.

He bought 306 head, averaging 309c/kg and 360kg, out of Hamilton the following day at the Hereford and Euro cross weaner sale.

Lot feeders and repeat buyers bid up to 319c/kg and paid a top price of $1259 for Hereford steers at the Hamilton Independent Agents weaner sale.

The Herefords Australia champion pen of steers was awarded to Leon and Sally Wheeler, Wallacedale, with Yarram Park and Mawarra blood EU steers, 373kg, and making 302c/kg ($1126) to Elders Dubbo.

The pen was judged by Steve Chapman of JBS. The Wheelers also earned the top dollar per head price of $1259 with a pen of 21 EU accredited steers weighing 434kg.

1. Steer finisher Paul Mason, Wellington, NSW, bought steers out of Hamilton to finish for grassfed programs.

2. The Herefords Australia champion sash for best presented pen was awarded by Andrew Donoghue, Herefords Australia general manager, to Travis, Denise, and Ron Beaton, Giant Rock Partnership, with judge Ben Redfern, Ray White Emms Mooney.

Images Rowan McNaught.

3. Judge Steve Chapman, JBS Australia, left, and Herefords Australia general manager Andrew Donoghue presents the champion pen at Hamilton Independent Agents weaner sale to Leon and Sally Wheeler.

4. Michael Blake of Bally Glunin Park sold eight-month-old Cannawigra blood weaner steers for $824.

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Grass fed programs push along prices at Casterton Buyers after quality lines for grass fed beef brands paid to $1176 for Hereford steers at Casterton during the Victorian Western District weaner sales.

Ringing the bell at $1176 was Bill and Geoff Lambert, Taronga, Paschendale, with steers averaging 383kg.

The EU steers made 307c/kg and were sold to Landmark Leongatha.

Taronga reached the equal top cents per kilogram price of 311 with a pen of 304kg EU steers sold to Elders Casterton.

Woranga also made $3.11 with a pen of 44 Bowmont and Yarram Park blood EU steers.

Karingal was the third pen to make 311c/kg with 19 Injemira and Yarram Park blood EU steers, selling to Marc Greening, Injemira Beef Genetics, Book Book, NSW. Hereford cross steers made 274-293c/kg reaching a top price of $1125 for a pen of 384kg HerefordSimmental cross steers sold by Jason Koch, Rosebank Pastoral, Casterton, to Thomas Foods International.

The Herefords Australia sash for champion pen of steers at the sale was awarded to Taronga steers by Elders southern livestock manager Peter Homann.

The pen of 60 EU steers averaged 337kg and sold for 294c/kg to Injemira Beef Genetics.

Marc Greening, Injemira, was a repeat buyer on the day picking up just under 200 head of cattle.

“We were chasing the 280-320kg steers – the next run after the top drafts and we averaged 298.9c/kg,’’ he said.

“Our program is that we support 3 bull buying clients by buying steers and heifers back and giving comprehensive feedback on how they’re going.

“The steers and a portion of the heifers go into grass fed markets with Coles Graze and JBS’s Farm Assured program.’’

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1. Alicia Trovatello, Glendan Park, Kyneton, Marc Greening, Injemira, Book Book, Alvio Trovatello, Kyneton, and Phil Gledhill, Elders Holbrook, were among the crowd at Casterton.

2. Gordon McClure, Coleraine, and Kevin Nolte, Tahara West, at the Casterton weaner sale.

3. Retired Landmark agent Ron Kermeen with grandsons Murphy and Wilson Pulleine, at the Casterton weaner sale.

4. The champion pen of steers was awarded to the Lambert family of Taronga Herefords. Pictured from left Andrew Donoghue, Herefords Australia general manager, Bill, Geoff and Kathy Lambert, Taronga Herefords, with pen judge Peter Homann, Elders southern livestock manager. Image Rowan McNaught.

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Whiteface steers top at $1030 in circuit opener

By Kim Woods

Southeastern Australian steer finishers converged on the Victorian high country to bid to $1030 for whiteface cattle at the circuit opener, the Benambra Calf Sale.

Selling agents Sharp Fullgrabe yarded 1600 yearling and weaner Hereford, Hereford cross, Angus and Euro steers and heifers for the March 12 sale at the Hinnomunjie yards.

Buyers attended from Alexandra, Warragul, Leongatha, Bairnsdale, Corryong, Myrtleford, Albury-Wodonga, Tasmania, South Australia and local districts.

The overall run of Hereford yearling and weaner steers topped at $1010 and sold down to $300.

The Hereford-Shorthorn cross steers sold for $380-$1030 while black baldy steers returned $470-$750.

In the heifer pens, Hereford females sold for $310-$605, black baldies for $375-$520 and Shorthorn-Hereford cross females finished at $400-$500.

Sharp Fullgrabe principal Graeme Fullgrabe, Bairnsdale, quoted the top end steers at 250-260c/kg, the lighter end at 190-200c/kg and the heifers at 160-220c/kg.

South Gippsland steer finisher Robert Findlay, Leongatha, judged the Herefords Australia champion pen, awarding the sash to Peter Soutter, Benambra.

Mr Findlay said the Basford and Karoonda Park blood steers were well grown, quiet, even, weaned and had plenty of length and bone.

The champion pen made the top purebred steer price of $1010 and were bought by SEJ Leongatha.

Topping the sale overall was Jim Pendergast, Penderscourt, Hinnomunjie, with a pen of 31 Shorthorn/ Hereford cross steers, May-June 2018 drop, selling for $1030 to repeat buyer Paul Pendergast, Benambra.

Jim listed a green weight for the Yavenvale and Rosstulla blood steers of 345kg to give an estimated curfewed selling price of 314c/kg Paul Pendergast has bought the Penderscourt steers for 11 years in a row and sold grown steers for $1770 to Greenhams Gippsland, Moe, and older heavy grown steers to average $2000 and top at $2300.

Tablelands Pastoral Company topped the heifer pens with a pen of 16 Herefords making $605 to Wagga commission buyer Andrew Lowe.

Alex Scott & Staff, Warragul, snapped up the top price black baldy pen at $750 for 20 steers offered by D F Olsson.

South Gippsland steer finisher Alan Mitchell, Wonthaggi, said quality steers had sold well on the back of solid demand for the top end cattle.

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Herefords Australia chairman Bill Kee, vendor Peter Soutter, farm worker Dean Jobling, and Herefords Australia general manager with the champion pen at the 2019 Benambra Calf Sale. Image Kim Woods

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Live export order delivers premium on purebred heifers

By Kim Woods An international live export order for Hereford heifers injected an element of excitement into the 2019 Benambra Weaner Sale, with female prices tracking the steers.

A big crowd of buyers and vendors descended on the Benambra yards for the opening Elders fixture of the 79th annual Mountain Calf Sales on March 12.

Bouying the heifer market was Albury commission buyer Graeme Ward, tasked with sourcing purebred Hereford heifers, 280-360kg, for breeding programs in Kazakhstan.

Mr Ward bought 126 lighter weaners and 118 of the heavier end, putting a floor in the market which jumped $360 for heifers on the Hinnomunjie sale.

Hereford steers settled at $440-$1100 – up $70 on the Hinnomunjie sale – and European Union accredited pens sold for $440-$970.

Shorthorn/Hereford cross steers sold for $530-$780.

In the heifers, Herefords sold for $270-$965, the EU pens finished at $350-$965 and red roans at $950.

The opening pen of heavy grown steers topped the sale at $1100 for vendor Donald Betts while the autumn drop calves made to a top of $970 for Kelvin and Jackie Pendergast, Benambra.

The pen of 14 EU accredited, April-May drop, Bonang, Basford and Reyloc blood steers of Pendergasts were bought by Ron Rutledge, Elders Deniliquin.

Owen Kindellan, SEJ Leongatha, judged the Herefords Australia champion pen of steers, awarded to Graeme and Sheila Pendergast, Benambra, The Karoonda, Basford and Nunniong blood steers had been weaned for a month, supplementary fed with hay and were snapped up by Elders Deniliquin for $970.

David Hill, Elders Omeo, described the sale as an “outstanding result’’ for the district.

Mr Hill said it was comforting to see heifers bought out of the sale as breeders for a live export order.

Herefords Australia chairman Bill Kee welcomed the live export order as a “magnificent result’’ in a dry year.

Mr Kee said the order had created a premium for Herefords Australia members at the sale.

He said the order injected confidence and faith into the breed, with international buyers seeing value in Herefords as breeding stock.

“This is great acknowledgement of the benefits of Herefords,’’ he said.

“We have been able to co-operate with the agents to ensure that happens as a breed.

“It shows there is value in being Herefords Australia members and the fact they are breeding Hereford cattle.’’

Lot feeder James Sage, Boonooke Feedlot, Conargo, was active in the opening run of heavy steers, securing 107 head at 350kg plus, with the assistance of Ron Rutledge, Elders.

Mr Sage said the Hereford steers would be backgrounded for a month to 400kg before being grain fed for 100 days.

Boonooke Feedlot is operated by Australian Food and Agriculture, and runs 3000 Ironbark blood Hereford breeders in one of the largest commercial herds in southern Australia.

“The Herefords here today are beautiful – these guys do a good job on their cattle up here,’’ Mr Sage said.

“Last year was the first year I have bought here, the cattle performed well so I came back again.’’

In the heifer pens, Richard and Anne Faithfull rang the bell with a pen of 12 European Union accredited Herefords making $965.

Among the buyers was Kim Greig and Karen Griffith, Buffalo, buying three pens of 49 steers for grass finishing to heavy weights.

The couple sell their steers over the hooks to O’Connor’s at Pakenham, with 100 head sourced out of the Benambra sale over the past two years averaging $2200.

“These cattle are good value buying and with good breeding – we like the Herefords as they grow out nicely and have a quiet temperament,’’ Mr Greig said.

PICTURED BELOW: Herefords Australia chairman Bill Kee, left, and general manager Andrew Donoghue, right, presents the champion pen sash to vendors Graeme and Sheila Pendergast at the 2019 Benambra Weaner Sale.

Image Kim Woods

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600G

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Heifers steal the limelight as prices hit $1070 at Ensay

Herefords Australia chairman Bill Kee with vendor Reece Newcomen, Ensay, farm hand Daniel Mills, and Herefords Australia general manager Andrew Donoghue with the champion pen at Ensay.

Image Kim Woods

By Kim Woods Hereford heifers stole the limelight at the 2019 Ensay Weaner Sale as prices level pegged with the steers and topped at $1070.

Bidding stepped up a gear on the second day of the 79th annual Mountain Calf Sales to push prices up by $120 for autumn drop steers and $105 for heifers on the opening day at Benambra.

The Ensay sale featured two live export buyers going head to head with restockers on the heifers for breeding programs.

Elders Bairnsdale livestock manager Morgan Davies said the yarding was 150 head up on last year despite many local vendors electing to sell cattle earlier.

“The heifer job was special – you don’t normally see two major buyers going competitively and this helps the average for sure,’’ Mr Davies said.

He quoted the heavier end at 300c/kg, the middle run at 260-285c/kg and the lighter end of the steers at 240c/ kg.

Hereford steers sold for $400-$970, with the EU pens returning $490-$970.

Shorthorn-Hereford cross steers finished at $580-$1220 and the EU pens settling at $675-$1220.

In the heifer pens, Hereford females sold for $410-$1070 – a jump of $105 on the Benambra sale the previous day.

Shorthorn-Hereford females sold for $610-$1030.

Ringing the bell with the overall top price of the sale of $1220 was Barry and Topsy Newcomen, Ensay.

Their pen of European Union accredited, Newcomen blood Shorthorn-Hereford cross steers sold to repeat clients Arthur and Jennie Angliss, Romsey.

The March-April drop steers had a green weight of 415kg to give an estimated liveweight price of 309c/kg.

The couple also sold the top price heifers, a pen of 21, EU accredited Herefords for $1070 to commission buyer Andrew Lowe.

Topping the purebred pens at $970 was Chris and Jane Lloyd, Ensay, with 16 Newcomen and Injemira blood steers, April-May 2018 drop, and selling to King Island.

Coles national livestock manager (beef) Stephen Rennie judged the Herefords Australia champion pen, awarding the sash to Reece and Wendy Newcomen, Ensay.

The line of 62 April-May drop Newcomen blood steers were EU accredited and sold for $840 to Alastair Nelson, YC Feeding Company, Colac, for a 100 day grainfed program.

Mr Rennie said the early maturity and grass finishing attributes of Herefords fitted well with the Coles Graze grassfed beef program.

But, he said, later maturing Herefords were not meeting the carcase weight specifications of 310kg.

“We are finding suitable lines of Hereford cattle to fit our programs and as an outcross, Herefords have a lot to offer to soften cattle in northern markets, enabling them to fatten on grass a lot better,’’ Mr Rennie said.

“We want high 400 day growth cattle to finish at our weight and age (specs).’’

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Mountain sales finish on a high at Omeo

By Kim Woods Buyers were met with some of the best line-ups of Hereford weaner calves in the nation for the 79th annual Omeo Weaner Calf Sale, with steers hitting $1180 and heifers $1090.

The fixture finalised two days of selling where 6400 cattle were offered at Benambra, Ensay and Omeo.

The sale opened strongly with a pen of March-April drop Mawarra, Newcomen, Bowmont and Hyland blood steers offered by Peter Faithfull, Omeo, and ringing the bell for the top price of $1180.

Hereford steers sold for $355-$1180 – a fall of $40 on the Ensay sale held earlier in the day.

In the European Union pens, prices settled at $395$1180 while Shorthorn-Hereford steers finished at $485$1000.

Heifers were the big movers with prices up $20 on Ensay for purebred females to go back to the paddock for joining, as well as to fill two international live export orders to Russia and Kazakhstan.

They finished at $350-$1090 for the purebreds (EU pens $450-$1080) and the roans $550-$870.

Elders Omeo branch manager David Hill quoted the heavier end of the steers at 285-290c/kg and middle run at 270-285c/kg.

Mr Hill said the well-bred cattle had shone during a tough season, with vendors rewarded for their efforts.

Peter Rollason, AuctionsPlus southern manager,

Pakenham, selected a pen of European Union accredited autumn drop calves from Bert and Denise Ah Sam, Omeo, as the winner of the Herefords Australia best presented pen.

The 20 steers were Karoonda, Nunniong, Mawarra and Valley Vista blood, and made the second top price of $1170.

“They were well grown, quiet, even, EU accredited, weaned properly, had the health treatments and were well prepared for the buyer,’’ Mr Rollason said.

In the female pens, two live export orders saw commission buyers jockeying at the rail with restockers for future breeders, leaving lot feeders to pick up the tail.

This pushed along prices on the purebred Hereford calves to a top of $1090 for Mawarra and Newcomen blood heifers, EU accredited, from vendors Simon and Sonya Lawlor, Omeo.

Backgrounder and lotfeeder Alastair Nelson, Colac, operated strongly on the heavier steers for YC Feeding Company.

The cattle were backgrounded for six to eight weeks on silage and hay at Birregurra, followed by 70-100 days grain feeding at Jalna Feedlot, Anakie.

Mr Nelson picked up 605 steers and 89 heifers, saying Omeo offered the best line-up of Herefords he had seen in his buying lifetime.

He appreciated the majority of the yarding had been early weaned.

Peter Rollason, AuctionsPlus southern manager, presents the sash for the champion pen to vendors Denise and Bert Ah Sam, with Herefords Australia general manager Andrew Donoghue.

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"Its all about the CARCASE" 2019 TALBALBA Sale Bulls

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+5.0

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BY Wirruna Justin

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+34

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+50

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+1.2

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+1.1

+1.0

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+44

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+1.6

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Purebred steers top Casino weaner sale on 270c/kg Purebred Hereford steers topped the annual Casino British Breeds Weaner Sale at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange on 270c/kg.

Selling agents George and Fuhrmann yarded 1500 Hereford and black baldy steer and heifer weaners for the March 22 fixture.

Buying strength on the day was attributed largely to backgrounders and repeat buyers from northwestern New South Wales and southeast Queensland.

The top cents per kilogram priced pen of Hereford steers sold for 270c/kg and were offered by Jim and Jan Smith of Townview Pastoral, Urbenville.

The 21 European Union accredited steers averaged 301.4kg liveweight and sold to West Talgai feedlot, Allora, QLD. The top priced pen of black baldy steers also sold to West Talgai for 284c/kg.

The pen of eight EU black baldy steers was offered by JS and V Smith and averaged 317.5kg.

West Talgai buyer Kevin Flack purchased 101 steers averaging 320kg on the day for an average price of 268c/kg or $858 per head.

Judged as the champion pen, the top priced Hereford heifers at 260c/kg were offered by Jim and Jan Smith of Townview Pastoral.

The champion pen of Yarram Park and Injemira blood Hereford steers was offered by Mark and Kathy Cain and sold for 262c/kg.

Selling agent Darren Perkins quoted the top runs of steers at 245-268c/kg and the middle run at 220-245c/ kg while the lighter cattle were around 200-205c/kg.

Mr Perkins praised vendors for presenting their cattle in such good condition considering the widespread poor season, although weights were down on previous years.

While a lot of the Hereford cattle offered at the sale were EU accredited, Mr Perkins estimated only around 30 per cent stayed within the EU system.

3 1. The Cain’s pen of champion steers sell under the hammer for 262c/kg.

2. Kathy and Mark Cain with partner Laurence Stubbs, left, were awarded champion pen of Hereford steers at the Casino weaner sale.

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3. Shirley and George Hardcastle, McPherson Herefords, sold 56 head to a top of 247c/kg.

Heifers at the sale all sold to restockers who were looking for future Hereford breeders to join their herds.

George and Shirley Hardcastle, McPherson Herefords, sold all their 26 heifers at the sale to repeat buyer Daryl Amos.

Mr Amos puts a Santa Gertrudis bull over the Hereford heifers and has been pleased with the cross in the past.

Mr and Mrs Hardcastle also sold 56 steers at the sale with their tops making 247c/kg and their middle runs making 242 and 245c/kg.

Mrs Hardcastle deemed the sale to be “better than expected” although prices were down on last year.

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Whiteface steers make to 266c/kg at Glen Innes Prolonged drought conditions resulted in cautious buying at the annual Glen Innes Blue Ribbon Weaner Sale in April, with whiteface cattle topping at 266c/kg.

Selling agents Landmark, Elders, and Newberry te Velde Carige Agencies yarded 1854 steer and heifer weaners.

Buying strength was predominantly from local districts and Albury-Wodonga.

The top cents per kilo rate for purebred Herefords was 204c/kg, paid for a pen of steers, averaging 193kg and offered by KA Dunbar.

Black baldy steers made a top of 266c/kg and two pens of Hereford/Santa cross steers made 219c/kg.

Hereford heifers sold to a top price of 177c/kg paid by Peter Stewart for a pen of Cara Park and Lotus blood heifers offered by Peters parents’ Ross and Dianna Stewart, Pipearange Pty Ltd, Wellington Vale.

The heifers weighed an average of 246kg and had earlier been awarded the prize for champion pen of Hereford heifers.

Ross and Dianna were also awarded the sash for champion pen of Hereford steers at the sale.

The couple has lightened their stocking rate this year and are planning on pregnancy testing their females in order to not carry any cows that aren’t in calf.

“The aim of any breeding operation is to maintain the core herd through the drought, and we’ve still kept 25 heifers this year.” Mr Stewart said.

He agreed the sale had been affected by the poor season, but people still needed to sell their cattle.

“The sale reflected the ongoing drought conditions, but the calves had to be sold.”

Success ran in the family for the Stewarts, with Peter’s pen of 27 Hereford/Santa cross heifers being awarded champion crossbred pen and selling for the top heifer price of 242c/kg.

Peter sold 96 head of mixed sex, July drop Hereford/ Santa cross weaners at the sale and purchased all the 60 Hereford heifers offered by Ross and Diana to add to his

breeding program.

“We join Hereford females to Santa bulls; the Hereford cows have a great temperament and the Hereford/Santa cross does well in tougher times,” Peter said.

He conceded it was “a tough day” at the sale but was happy with how his cattle sold.

Agent Terry te Velde quoted the top runs of the crossbred steers at 240-270c/kg.

“Some top calves would be over 300kg where some of the smaller cattle would be around 170-180kg,’’ he said.

Mr te Velde said early weaning was a contributing factor in some of the lighter weight cattle, as well as a shortage of feed and water in many areas.

“There are a lot of calves that have battled away for the last two and a half months on the western side which has been dry.

“Many of these calves normally wouldn’t have been weaned but they have been this year.’’

Buyer Will Cameron, Matheson, picked up 76 head at the sale including 43 of Peter Stewart’s Hereford/Santa steers.

Mr Cameron had sold a lot of his females and was replacing them with a few weaners to be grown out into domestic feeders.

“It was a tough day to be a vendor but there was good value to buy some quality lines of cattle,” he said.

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2. Peter Stewart’s champion Hereford infused pen of Hereford/ Santa cross heifers sold for the top female price of 242c/kg.

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High-end chestnut fed beef creates point of difference for Hereford herd

By Kim Woods A value adding trial on Hereford steers fed chestnuts has yielded retail prices of over $100/kg and a waiting list of consumers for a NSW beef enterprise.

LLandillo Beef runs a stud and commercial herd at The Lagoon, on the NSW central tablelands, and began value adding in 2016, tailoring their beef down to individual portion requirements for customers.

Manager Lee White initiated a trial last year with Antony Williams, Harris Farm Markets head of meat, seafood and small goods, using a chestnut based ration across a 90120 day feeding program.

The Llandillo Chestnut Beef was retailed through Harris Farm Markets in Newcastle, Pennant Hills, Willoughby and Mossman, and the buttery flavor was an instant hit with consumers willing to pay up to $129/kg for the unique product.

The product retailed alongside high-end pre-packed Jack’s Creek Wagyu sirloin on a price point of $100/kg.

According to Antony Williams, Llandillo Chestnut Beef will be positioned at a price point higher than premium Wagyu this year.

The 14 steers in the chestnut trial achieved average daily weight gains of 2.9kg in the last 60-70 days.

“Chestnut fed pork is popular in Italy, Spain and Argentina for nut flavoured prosciutto and meats,’’ Lee said.

He used three tonnes of chestnuts sourced from Harris Farm Markets to use in the trial ration.

“We split the trial into thee different rations – crushed chestnuts in a wet or dry mix, and whole kernels with our stud mix in one acre paddocks over either 60, 90 and 120 days,’’ he said.

“The cattle were weighed every 14 days – we realized quickly what would work logistically and weight gain wise.

Llandillo Chestnut Beef will be retailed exclusively through Harris Farm Markets.

Llandillo Beef chestnut fed eye fillet retailed at a price point equivalent to premium Wagyu this year.

“By half way through the program, all steers had gone onto the one regime of chestnuts in a dry grain mix.

“The chestnuts comprised 50 per cent of the grain content by volume in our feedlot mix in a self feeder.

“We found the steers needed to be fed the chestnut ration for 90-120 days to impart the flavor in the beef – there was no noticeable difference in the 60-day fed.

“People described the chestnut beef as a real buttery flavor – it sold out at Harris Farm Markets within two weeks.’’

Lee said Llandillo Beef has access to more chestnuts this year, with the program due to start this month (July) for a November-December product.

“Chestnut season starts at the end of May and we receive the seconds and oversupply, and we are aiming to contract feed 25 bodies exclusively for Harris Farm,’’ he said.

“We will be doing further trials on different nuts and will be sourcing steers of Llandillo genetics directly from our bull clients to maintain that purebred Hereford product with an aim of turning off 500-600 steers a year in five years time under the brand.

“We are chasing eye muscle area, 200 and 400 day growth, and fat depth – we want quick growth to 400 days bodies with a big eye muscle area and fat 7-12mm on the rump.’’

The chestnut fed beef was dry aged for 45 and 120 days, with the 45-day dry aged eye fillet retailing for over $100/kg.

Antony Williams, of Harris Farm Markets, wanted a beef product with a point of difference to coincide with a new retail store opening in Newcastle.

“For our business to be cemented into a community quickly you need to offer something completely different – it can’t be a traditional butcher shop,’’ he said.

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High-end chestnut fed beef creates point of difference for Hereford herd cont’ FROM PAGE 64

Antony was prompted to trial Australian chestnut fed beef after seeing chestnut fed pork products in Italy and Spain.

“I really needed a farmer who got the idea of innovation – there was a risk for us all as we didn’t know how it would be received by customers and if the cattle would take to it,’’ he said.

“This year we can do things differently by not using bagged chestnuts and do transport direct from the nut farms to Llandillo so it cuts down on transport costs, and this year we also understand a lot more about the nut itself.

“They don’t need to be cleaned or food grade as it is livestock feed.’’

Antony said the product was dry aged in the Newcastle store to mature the flavor.

“Our customers got quite excited about it, some asked to put the loins into the dry age for them,’’ he said.

“It is a nuttier texture and flavor on the mouth – while you can’t directly taste the chestnut, it has a real richness to it.

“Visually, it is not the milky white fat but yellow fat – the taste was if you were eating bloody good quality meat for the first time again.

“At one of our shops the eye fillet retailed at $129/kg. We didn’t think people would jump at those sorts of prices but it has given us the confidence to do more this year.

“We may have undervalued it at that sort of money. This year will be aiming to sell the chestnut fed beef higher than (premium Wagyu).

“This year we will use the butt primals for further processing to make pastrami or chestnut fed corned silverside, dry age the loins for a bone-in strip and cube roll, and use the forequarter cuts for trim to produce a chestnut fed burger.

“We are developing this into an annual program and it has shown us when you do think outside the box, it cements our ability to sell multiple platforms and programs of many proteins, and make us front of mind for customers.’’

Mr Williams is searching for a processing partner so Llandillo Chestnut Beef can be sold in the company’s pre-pack meat retail stores across Sydney, of which there is about 20.

Llandillo Beef began in 2014 with grain-assisted steers being processed at Cowra, portioned by Steve’s Quality Meat in Bathurst, and sold direct to peri-urban consumers in the Sydney basin wanting to connect directly with their meat source.

The steak, silverside, roast, mince, sausages, bones and offal are ordered on-line by customers.

“We were doing three bodies a week for runs of 10 weeks, selling half and whole bodies,’’ Lee said.

“We had a Poll Hereford and black baldy operation which we have turned into Poll Hereford and red baldy using a Red Angus bull over some of the commercial cows – the black baldies are joined back to a Poll Hereford.’’

The chestnut fed Hereford beef was dry aged for up to 120 days to mature the flavour.

The enterprise is building post-drought to 150 stud cows and 200 commercials.

The commercial females are joined over six weeks for a split autumn-winter-spring calving to ensure a year round supply of steers.

“We crop oats and barley, and pick up straw and lucerne through our hay contracting and sharefarming business,’’ Lee said.

“We buy-in corn chop from Simplot cannery and this year buried 750 tonnes in a pit for silage – we mix that with straw and lucerne silage as our winter ration mix.”

Calves are yard weaned for two weeks at eight months of age on the silage mix.

The steers are then moved into small holding paddocks of 20-32 ha of grazing oats and silage mix.

“We aim to feed for 120 days and average 1.8kg of weight gain a day,’’ Lee said.

Llandillo Beef turned off about 140 steers last year at a carcase weight of 180-220kg or 400kg liveweight.

“Doing three bodies a week for our basic program is an opportunity to kill the best three steers so we are not doing a big kill with some steers either too fat or not quite right,’’ Lee said.

“Some steers might feed for 105 days while others take 145. The bottom 20 per cent are turned off through the saleyards.

“At our open days, we have steers on display and people can pick a steer, and we notify them when they are ready.

“Customers have a real attachment to the farm and our program.

“At Bathurst, we can never offer a wholly grass fed product and our customers understand the best we can do is cereal crop with grain assist.

“Herefords can do anything if we just find our own way to do it.’’

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Provenir revolutionising Australian livestock industry

By Kim Woods Hereford beef is playing a key role in the launch of an Australian-owned disruptive ag-tech company with a collective concern for animal welfare and food provenance.

Provenir has set out to revolutionise the Australian livestock industry by introducing an on-farm processing solution providing the highest animal welfare by eliminating the need for live animal transport before processing.

The company is building Australia’s first vertically integrated, commercially licensed mobile abattoir to process livestock at the point of production – on the farm where they were raised.

The Provenir value chain starts with on-farm purchase of livestock and processing in the mobile abattoir, through to artisan butchery, and distributing the packaged and retail-ready Provenir co-branded beef into retail, food service outlets and online sales direct to consumers.

The company offers beef producers a feedback loop between farmer and consumers, true digital provenance of each animal, co-branding opportunities to promote their enterprise, and same day processing data on stock.

Founder and chief executive officer Chris Balazs knew there had to be a better way of processing livestock.

“Mobile processing makes so much sense, for farmers, for livestock and consumers. It’s the way of the future for red meat in Australia,’’ Mr Balazs said.

“We understand for today’s consumer, knowing the provenance of their food, how it was produced, and whether it meets their personal values, is imperative to their purchasing decision.

“Provenir’s on-farm processing is the answer to the rapidly growing market of conscientious consumers.

“The company’s technology will eliminate live transport prior to processing and the associated stress on the animal, resulting in meat of exceptional quality, taste and tenderness.’’

At the 2017 SproutX accelerator ag-tech program, Provenir won both the judge’s and people’s choice awards at a Shark Tank style pitch event in front of a crowd of over 250 investors, press and agricultural industry representatives.

The company launched a crowd funding campaign and received pledges worth a total of $68,166, more than double the original campaign target of $33,000.

The crowd funding campaign received an enthusiastic response from 298 supporters, with 224 of the company’s beef meat packs pre-sold as part of the campaign.

The mobile processing unit has taken 18 months of development, with the first cattle processed at Holbrook in early June.

Cattle weighing 450-500kg liveweight are loaded one at a time via a ramp into a semi-trailer to be enclosed in a knocking box featuring design elements from animal behavior scientist Dr Temple Grandin.

The entire unit can accommodate three bodies at a time and process 10-12 cattle per day. Provenir is looking to form ongoing partnerships with farmers turning off around 100 head a year.

“The innovation in the unit is taking the cattle through the normal processing pathway in a relatively confined space,’’ Mr Balazs said.

“The roof extends upwards by 2.2m so a full beast can be hung.”

The carcases are loaded into a refrigerated vehicle for transport to an artisan butcher in Bannockburn.

“We are interested in taking older cows as restaurants like the complex flavour profile of dry aged beef from a well kept cow,” Mr Balazs said.

“This gives farmers an opportunity to cull older cows to Provenir and replenish breeding stock.

“Provenir is an integrated business so we acquire the meat from our partner farmers, process it and sell it under the Provenir brand.

“We are working with 11 partner farmers for the first six to nine months but we have a queue of other farmers intrigued by the concept.’’

Provenir is not breed-specific and is working with a mixture of beef breeds.

“We want to be clear with our consumers about what animal they are eating, whether that be Hereford, Angus or Shorthorn, as each of them have a different finished product and flavour,’’ Mr Balazs said

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“Our understanding of the farmer’s breed selection, program and finishing techniques allows us to communicate that through to the consumer.

“We look forward to the time when we can develop a terroir of beef like wine where people can enjoy attributes of the meat we produce.

“This may be an idealistic aspiration to have but it has worked for wine – a generation and a half ago, the choice was red or white – and we see that as an opportunity in the beef market as well.”

Mr Balazs said the company needed to launch the mobile processing unit in NSW first from a regulatory standpoint.

This is being done in conjunction with the Holbrook based regenerative farming group, 8 Families.

He said crowd funding was focused on supporting the manufacture of multiple processing units.

The nose to tail operation will see bones supplied to stock merchants, and edible and inedible offal to pet food manufacturers.

“The product is grassfed but we do allow infield grainassist in times of drought,’’ Mr Balazs said.

“We don’t do lot feeding – it is about free range and all of our own farmers do grain-assist as a matter of last resort.

“I’m pleased to say Herefords will be one of the first breeds to be processed and all the beef we produce will clearly state whether it is Hereford, black baldy or whatever.’’

Chris Balazs has a corporate science background but switched to running Herefords at Bannockburn, near Geelong.

He sold the grassfed, HGP-free and ethically raised beef under the brand SAGE (Sustainable Agricultural Grassfed Enterprise) Farm at farmers markets and through an onfarm boutique outlet.

“What frustrated me no end was the processing as I had no control over it,’’ he said.

“Processing is centralized around major population centres requiring cattle to be transported further.’’

He said customers were concerned with animal welfare issues around transport and were keen to know the provenance of the beef.

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“I always knew this would be complex and difficult but we have a team with a real passion to get the project finished,” Mr Balazs said.

“We did extensive market research a year ago and it validated our suspicion that this was something that consumers wanted.”

Riverina Hereford breeder John Doyle is one of the first Provenir partnering suppliers.

Mr Doyle, of Berrigan, runs a herd of 120 Glentrevor blood autumn calving cows and usually turns off grassfed steers at 500kg liveweight into prime markets at Wodonga, Finley and feedlots.

The cattle are finished on grazing cereals and irrigated pastures of lucerne, phalaris, clover and ryegrass.

In the past he has supplied steers to Finley High School for the Melbourne Royal hoof and hook to competition to obtain feedback on his breeding program.

Mr Doyle selects his bulls on low birthweight, milk, growth and eye muscle area.

He said the mobile processing unit would give immediate carcase feedback.

“We are not using any antibiotics or growth promotants, and we know our beef is tender,’’ he said.

“We have steers aged over 12 months, 400-450kg, fed on sudax, hay and silage ready for the first on-farm processing.

“Our beef will end up with a link (QR code) on the packaging so consumers can see a story on our production system.”

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Riverina Hereford breeder John Doyle is one of the first Provenir partnering suppliers.

Mobile processing units can accommodate three carcases at a time on-farm.

Chris Balazs likes the Hereford temperament and doing ability.

Grassfed Hereford beef processed and packed under the Provenir vertically integrated system.

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AROUND THE SALES

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Whiteface weaners crack 388c/kg in drought affected market A bright spot in the autumn store market was Tasmania following widespread rain and grass finishers pushing prices to 388c/kg for Hereford steer weaners.

However, mainland markets remained drought affected with heavy grown Hereford steers selling to $1959, cows and calves to $1460 and PTIC Hereford infused females to $1610.

In Victoria, Bill and Mary Goldsworthy won the best presented pen at the Myrtleford sale with their 11-12-month-old Hereford steers, weighing 455kg, and going on to fetch $1170.

Gavin Egan, Keenage Pastoral, Yarram, toped the Leongatha market on a liveweight basis of 316c/kg for a feature line of breeder’s Hereford steers, weighing 348kg, and making $1100.

Hengstdberger & Lloyd, Fish Creek, sold a draft of 110 purebred steers in the same market, 332-402kg, making $830-$1120 or 278c/kg.

G & L Klientz sold heavy purebred steers, 578kg, for $1540 to top the Bairnsdale market.

At NSW sales, Santa Gertrudis-Hereford cross heavy steers topped the Wauchope sale on $1431 from vendors Michael and Gaye Aitken and selling to Brian and Charlie Kilmore, Kempsey.

Poll Hereford steers from David Whitney, Old Bonalbo, were bought by Bindaree Beef for 260c/kg or $1235 or a pen of two tooth weighing 475kg.

Well-conditioned Hereford/Brahman females in calf to Angus bulls topped the Casino Liveweight sale at $1610.

Greg and Belinda Makejev, Mallanganee, use Battalion Hereford bulls over Brahman cows to produce first-cross breeding heifers, and they were snapped up by Josh James, Murwillumbah.

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Top price for the steers at Inverell in March was $944.35 paid for Herefords weighing 347.2kg and sold by Beverley Pastoral, Bundarra.

In South Australia, Phil Harding, of Condobolin, flew down to Mt Gambier store sale to sell his 14-month-old Hereford steers for an average of $778.

His top draft averaging 333kg sold to Creek Livestock at $840 or 252c/kg.

Mr Harding normally runs 400 Poll Hereford breeders but has hand fed his core breeding herd since January 2018.

LM Goodridge, Peterborough, sold 44 unjoined 2011 to 2014 drop Hereford cows with 44 Kerlson Pines blood calves to average $1211 at Mount Gambier.

Their top draft of unjoined 2014-drop cows and calves made $1360 to SAL Mount Gambier.

The Feast family, Port MacDonnell, took top honours at Mount Gambier in March with their purebred steers making $1420. The 16-month-olds weighed 546kg and were knocked down to Elders Mount Gambier.

In the same sale, Jeff McCallum, Willochra Props, Melrose, sold a draft of Allendale blood steers, which had been on agistment at Millicent, for $1130.

L Goodridge, Peterborough, sold unjoined 2011 to 2014 drop Hereford cows with Kerlson Pines blood calves for $1211, and unjoined 2014-drop cows and calves for $1360 at Mount Gambier.

Considine Bros, Tantanoola, sold second calving Hereford cows, PTIC to Limousin bulls, to top at $1420 to O’Connor & Graney. They also sold 90 Hereford cross cows, PTIC to Warrensville bulls, to average $1136 and top at $1290.

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Melville Park Herefords, Vasey, Vic, sold two-year-old EU accredited heifers, joined to Melville Park bulls, for $1160 to Elders Casterton.

KG Feast & Son, Greenpoint, sold 19 Warrensville blood Hereford sters, 361kg, for $1150 or 318c/kg to Thomas De Garis & Clarkson at Mount Gambier. The heifer portion, 286kg, made 237c/kg or $680.

Belgrave Pastoral sold EU accredited, Injemira blood heifers, 363kg, for 234c/kg or $850 in the same market.

D & S Holt, Eden Valley, topped the Mount Pleasant sale with Hereford cows and calves at $1460.

In Western Australian markets, GB Reid sold Poll Hereford cross weaner steers, 263kg, for 292c/kg at the Great Southern market. The heifer portion, 223kg, made 218c/ kg.

The Cowcher family sold Poll Hereford heifers, 490kg, for 246c/kg or $1205 in the same market.

The annual draft of Hereford calves from J & L Gibbs Boddington, attracted competition from past buyers at Boyanup to top at 290c/kg for 338kg steers for $981.

The seconds at 343kg sold for 280c/kg or $962 to repeat client Melrose Enterprises.

D & M McKinley, Moora, sold purebred steers, 299kg, for $819 or 274c/kg in the Muchea market.

Also at Muchea, E Wedge Gingin, sold Hereford steers, 394kg, for $1026 or 260c/kg.

In Tasmanian sales, Phillip Davie, Ouse, sold his Guildford blood steer weaners, 377kg, at the Roberts Ltd sale at Powranna for $1330 or 352c/kg.

Weaned steers from Redpa, aged seven to nine months and weighing 311kg, made $1210 or 388c/kg liveweight on AuctionsPlus in April.

Heading north to Queensland, Yorkaringa Farming Trust, Wallumbilla, sold Hereford steers to 282c/kg, reaching a top of $1959 at Roma.

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Also at Roma, Luckona Holdings, Wallumbilla, sold Hereford cross steers to 289c/kg, and topping at $1000.

CA Hauff and Son, The Springs, Blackall, sold purebred steers for 244.2c/kg, weighing 183kg, to return $446 at the Blackall market.

At Roma, K & D Donner, Boxvale, Taroom, sold Hereford cross heifers to 240c/kg, reaching a top of $938 to average $870, while W & G Emery, Wallumbilla, sold Hereford cross steers to 294c/kg, reaching a top of $1441 to average $724.

Organically accredited background steers, 234kg, from Surat sold on-line for $720 or 321c/kg for vendor S Proud.

Among Hereford infused sales, Klaassens Contractors, Yahl, sold Hereford-Simmental steers, 353kg, for 297c/ kg to Green Triangle Livestock at Mount Gambier. The heifer portion, 9-10 months, 319kg, made 225c/kg to Miller Whan & John.

In the black baldy pens, Norwood Pastoral, Goulburn, topped on AuctionsPlus in February with a line of joined 18-19 month old heifers, 490kg, at $1250.

Brooklyn, Merino, Vic, sold 12 to 14-month-old steers for $1230 to Thomas Foods International at the Mount Gambier store sale.

Rob Muller, Buckland Valley, topped the autumn drop calf prices at Myrtleford, Vic, with a pen of steers at $1100 and heifers $930-$985 or an average of 260c/kg.

Poll Hereford calves from the Herd of Hope were due to be sold at Mt Compass, SA, on June 12.

The eight calves, aged 11 to 12 months, are from the heifers which walked on Sydney’s Bondi Beech in March last year to raise awareness for families affected by organ donation, particularly those living in rural and regional areas.

Donated by Northern Territory station Undoolya, the original herd of 40 has been reduced to 18 breeders due to the drought – these have been rejoined to a Poll Hereford bull.

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SOCIAL SCENE

1. Jennie and Arthur Angliss, 1 Romsey, paid $1200-$1220 for Shorthorn-Hereford autumn drop steers at Ensay. Image Kim Woods 2. Neil Adams, Cooma, with Robert Hain, Gunyah Herefords, Cooma, ringside at the Wodonga National.

3. Margaret and Geoff Larsen, Hylands Herefords, Cootamundra, NSW, were rugged up ringside at the Herefords Australia Wodonga National. Image Rowan McNaught.

4. Vic and Carolyn Camilleri, Ironbark Glen Herefords, Box Hill, NSW, were among the crowd at the Wodonga National.

5. Simon and Sonya Lawlor, Omeo, with Deanne and Peter Sykes, Longford, at the Omeo weaner sale. The Lawlors topped the heifer market on $1090. Image Kim Woods 6. John Settree, Landmark Dubbo, 3 and Marc Greening, Injemira Beef Genetics, Book Book, caught up at the Wodonga National.

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Northern Hereford breeders stage strong showing Carting water and hand feeding show stock showed a commitment by northern Hereford breeders to get their animals out on the show circuit during such a serious drought.

At Tenterfield show, Te-Angie Poll Herefords, Wongwibinda, exhibited the interbreed pair of bulls, interbreed breeder’s group, and grand interbreed cow, Te-Angie Statuesque M045 (by Yagaburne Jude) and her calf.

Te-Angie Noah claimed grand champion bull and supreme exhibit at the Walcha Show, and Earthorpe Poll Herefords, Armidale, won the pair of bulls.

The Warialda Show drew about 60 stud cattle under judge Wendy Mayne.

The supreme exhibit was Neridah New Direction N11 exhibited by Neridah Poll Herefords, Glen Innes, while pair of bulls was won by Reevesdale Poll Herefords, Inverell.

At Guyra, Te-Angie Necklet N059 swept all competition before her to take out junior Hereford female, overall Hereford female, Champion Hereford exhibit and champion local exhibit.

In a show of regional strength, Guyra drew almost 150 cattle entries.

Te-Angie Statuesque M045 with her calf, Te-Angie Prime Mover P152,

collected the coveted supreme beef exhibit at the 2019 Inverell Show.

Te-Angie Noah was sashed champion Hereford bull, TeAngie Naidoo was reserve champion bull, and both bulls won the supreme interbreed pair of bulls.

Te-Angie Mischief N090 won champion junior heifer 1 over Te-Angie Necklet N059, while Te-Angie Statuesque M045 won senior and grand champion Hereford female and went on to interbreed champion female.

Tom Nixon, Devon Court Herefords, Drillham, Qld, exhibited the junior and grand champion bull, Devon Court Jubilant N174, at Glen Innes Show, with Devon Court Domino 995W N121 sashed as reserve junior champion.

From the 60 entries at Glen Innes, Devon Court Jubilant N174 was reserve champion interbreed bull.

Mr Nixon exhibited the junior and grand champion bulls at Wandoan Show, reserve junior champion and senior champion bulls at Miles, while Devon Court Nerd was grand champion steer at Miles and Wandoan shows.

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1. Te-Angie Statuesque and her calf Te-Angie Prime Mover was sashed interbreed champion female at Tenterfield show.

2. Te-Angie Poll Herefords win interbreed breeder’s group at Tenterfield show.

3. Te-Angie Statuesque M045 with her calf, Te-Angie Prime Mover P152, collected the coveted supreme beef exhibit at the 2019 Inverell Show.

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4. Te-Angie Noah was grand champion and supreme exhibit at Walcha show.

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Breed rides out drought to sell almost $6 million in bulls The Hereford breed has ridden one of the worst droughts in the past century to market $5.7 million worth of bulls over the 2019 autumn sales period.

A total of 881 bulls were sold from 1238 offered at 27 onproperty and multi-vendor sales in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania from February 12 to May 17.

The sales have grossed $5,703,044 to average $6473 and recorded a clearance of 71 per cent.

The top on-property price of $54,000 was set at the Injemira Beef Genetics on-property sale at Book Book on February 19.

Injemira Techno N275, a 752kg homozygous polled bull was the first son to be offered by New Zealand sire, Koanui Techno 3062, and ranked in the top one per cent on BREEDPLAN for 600 day weight, eye muscle area and intramuscular fat.

The bull was bought by repeat client Brian Burgess, Ravensdale Poll Herefords, Holbrook.

Injemira principal Marc Greening said 26 bulls had sold in the $10,000 to $19,999 price bracket, and 18 from $8000 to $9999 to result in the season’s top sale average of $8680.

Mr Greening said 86 per cent of bulls sold to return clients and 14 per cent to new clients from the 89 registered bidders.

The multi-vendor Wodonga National reaffirmed the breed’s strength by posting a solid average of $7079, top price of $40,000 and gross of $807,000.

On analysis, 22 bulls sold for $10,000 plus at Wodonga, underpinned by commercial support in the $4000$8000 bracket.

Antony Baillieu, Yarram Park Herefords, Willaura, Vic, snapped up the top price bull Mawarra Rhinestone N108 for $40,000, from vendors the Sykes family, Mawarra Genetics, Longford, Vic. Yavenvale Herefords and Poll Herefords, Adelong, NSW, offered the largest number of bulls at an on-property sale at 105 head while the Wodonga National was the largest multi-vendor sale with 141 offered.

Yavenvale sold 78 bulls for a 74 per cent clearance and recorded the season’s second top on-property price of $27,000 for Wirruna Kalimna K336 son, Yavenvale Nockout N312, to Remolea Poll Hereford Stud, Queensland.

Yarram Park’s third annual on-property sale resulted in a top price of $24,000 for the opening lot, Yarram Storm N090, a 22-month-old weighing 964kg and bought by Barry Newcomen, Newcomen Herefords, Ensay.

In South Australia, the combined Days Whiteface and Allendale sale at Bordertown topped at $20,000 for Days Godfather N009, selling to repeat client Shiloh Park, Compton.

Days Whiteface also recorded a solid average of $8393 despite a lack of northern pastoral competition.

Andrew and Selena Klippel, Sugarloaf Creek, Corryong, held their first on-property sale on February 18 and topped at $20,000 for Sugarloaf Naughty By Nature N159 to the Reid family, Howlong.

Another stud topping at $20,000 was Glendan Park Herefords, Kyneton, Vic, for Glendan Park Nashville N002 to Harrow Partnership, Harrow, Vic. Wirruna marked its 70th birthday with principal Ian Locke reporting the sale gaining strong support from remote bidders with 54 registered on-line.

Mr Locke said homozygous polled bulls with calving ease, marbling and high $Index values were in demand.

“The Wirruna sires averaged $11,200, the specialist heifer bulls $7000, outstripping the growth bulls at $6055 and muscle bulls at $5727,’’ Mr Locke said.

“Of the bulls sold, the homozygous polled bulls averaged $114 a head greater than their heterozygous counterparts.’’

In the west, Hereford bulls averaged $5000, the second highest across all breeds, and had the equal top price of $7500 at the 26th annual Invitational multi-breed and multi-vendor sale at Muchea.

At the WA Supreme Bull Sale, Herefords topped the sale at $18,000 and recorded the highest average of $5800 from the eight breeds.

In the stud female sales, Wirruna Poll Herefords, Holbrook, cleared 100 per cent of 11 lots offered to a top of $4250 for Wirruna Victoria G92, and averaged $2086, with all PTIC lots sold to NSW DPI, Menangle.

Wirruna also sold all 58 group lots to a top of $2000 and average $1705, while Tarcombe Herefords sold 19 heifers to a top of $2100.

Kirraweena Glenholme offered and sold 21 unjoined heifers to a top of $1050 and average of $889.

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Autumn Bull Sales For 2019 STUD

OFFERED SOLD

TOP

AVE

ALLENDALE

37

26

$17,000

$7134

BANEMORE

36

24

$14,000

$5124

DAYS WHITEFACE

43

33

$20,000

$8393

DIAMOND

43

18

$8000

$4722

ENNERDALE

32

21

$7500

$4167

GLENDAN PARK

35

26

$20,000

$7041

GLENELLERSLIE

43

20

$10,000

$4400

GUILDFORD

37

25

$11,000

$5500

INJEMIRA

85

85

$54,000

$8680

INVITATIONAL SALE, WA

14

6

$7500

$5000

KERLSON PINES

28

17

$9000

$5382

KIRRAWEENA/ GLENHOLME

15

8

$4000

$3428

MAWARRA

76

56

$14,000

$6000

MELVILLE PARK

39

27

$12,500

$6093

MORGANVALE

51

30

$10,500

$5250

NATIONAL SALE WODONGA

141

114

$40,000

$7079

NEWCOMEN

49

32

$11,000

$4812

NUNNIONG

38

9

$10,500

$4444

OAK DOWNS

29

20

$8500

$5400

QUAMBY PLAINS

48

37

$10,500

$5430

SUGARLOAF CREEK

29

23

$20,000

$7272

TARCOMBE

35

19

$13,000

$4555

WA SUPREME BULL SALE

24

15

$18,000

$5800

WILKAH

17

9

$11,000

$5900

WIRRUNA

49

44

$16,000

$6648

YARRAM PARK

59

56

$24,000

$7464

YAVENVALE

106

81

$27,000

$7130

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DIRECTORS

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Meet our team for 2019. For the benefit of the membership, included are details for the Herefords Australia board directors.

Bill Kee

CHAIRMAN Phone: 03 5182 6111 Mobile: 0407 825 555 Email:

bkee@herefordsaustralia.com.au

Tony Haggarty

Geoff Birchnell

Pat Pearce

thaggarty@herefordsaustralia.com.au

gbirchnell@herefordsaustralia.com.au

ppearce@herefordsaustralia.com.au

CHAIRMAN FINANCE, AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE Mobile: 0418 878 428 Email:

Trish Worth

DIRECTOR Mobile: 0417 812 175 Email: tworth@herefordsaustralia.com.au

CHAIRMAN MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Mobile: 0412 425 949 Email:

DIRECTOR Phone: 02 6928 4180 Mobile: 0437 465 114 Email:

Sam Broinowksi

Scott Lewington

sbroinowski@herefordsaustralia.com.au

slewington@herefordsaustralia.com.au

DIRECTOR Mobile: 0429 476 221 Email:

DIRECTOR Mobile: 0427 229 609 Email:

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The Difference is Koanui Introducing an exciting group of Koanui’s Young Herd Sires.

With an increase in the size of the cow herd we will calve 800 females in 2019. We have depth in our herd and bulls genetically selected to suit a wide range of breeding and herd objectives.

Jennifer, Fred, & Chris Chesterman

Koanui X-Ray 7078 DIR

DTRS

GEST

BWT

+3.7 DTC -4.9

200

400

600

MAT

+6.7

0.0

+3.8

+38

CW

EMA

RIB

RUMP

+63

+5.0

+1.7

+1.8

+1.2

+0.8

Milk

SS

+64

+84

RBY

IMF

+53

+23

+1.4

HP

EXP

DM

+ $142 + $138 + $128

Koanui Broadway 7292

Koanui Kahuna 7299

Koanui Xcelorator 5088 DIR DTRS GEST BWT

200

400

600

MAT

Milk

SS

+7.2

+3.9

+1.6

+2.7

+36

+68

+86

+56

+20

+1.7

DTC

CW

EMA

RIB

RUMP RBY IMF

HP

EXP

DM

-2.5

+69

+5.6

+1.4

+1.5

+1.4 +0.4 +$141 +$138 +$143

We sold a half share in 5088 to Kokonga Herefords for $30,000. He is the sire of Koanui X-Ray 7078, and a cornerstone outcross sire with the maternal power of a K. Spectre cow, sister to K. Techno 6179’s dam.

We invite you to visit Koanui to see what we have going on, to take it all in for yourself.

For further information or to visit please contact:

Fred, Chris, Jennifer Chesterman & Family 443 Maraetotara Rd, RD12, Havelock North, 4294

Phone: +64 6874 7844 Mobile: +64 27 4888 635 Email: kphp@xtra.co.nz

www.koanuiherefords.co.nz

Koanui Legend 7109

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REGIONAL CONTACTS

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Regional Breed Development Groups – contact information Southern Hereford Youth Group Helen De Costa, president Central Tablelands Herefords Association 42 Cleek St Currawarna NSW 2650 Paul Hancock, Secretary “Whim Park’’ T: 0448 353 764 66 Kings Plain Road E: hdecosta@bigpond.com Blayney NSW 2799 T: 02 6368 2140 Queensland M: 0418 639 597 Herefords Queensland Association Inc E: whimpark@bigpond.com.au Amanda Burcher, Secretary Hunter Valley Herefords Association “Binara’’ Carolyn McDonald, secretary Goondiwindi Qld 4390 893 Hinton Rd T: 07 4676 1183 Nelsons Plains NSW 2324 M: 0427 132 188 T: 02 4987 3405 E: binaraburcher@bigpond.com M: 0427 293 015 Herefords Queensland Youth Association E: mondeo.p.h@bigpond.com.au Aleacea Nixon, secretary Herefords Australia Northern NSW “Colville Park’’ Association Dulacca Qld 4425 Eunice Vivers, secretary M: 0473 404 216 674 Jindalee Rd E: mouse18.aln@outlook.com Kings Plains via Inverell NSW 2360 Victoria T: 02 6733 6724 M: 0488 336 704 Victorian Herefords Youth Group E: eunice@northnet.com.au Elle Woodgate, secretary Herefords Australia Northern NSW Youth 1 Armstrong Street Caleb Hamilton, secretary Buchan Vic 3885 4 Coggan Place M: 0428 192 229 Inverell NSW 2360 E: victorianherefordyouthgroup@ M: 0417 260 408 outlook.com E: hamilton.caleb07@gmail.com Sydney Regional Herefords Breeders Group North East Victorian Herefords Group Ferruccio Tonini, secretary Ellen Hussein, Secretary 321 Moyhu/Glenrowan Rd 2 Eskdale Close, Glenrowan Vic 3675 Narellan Vale NSW 2567 T: 03 5766 2417 M: 0411 089 578 E: glenpoll@internode.on.net E: ellenhussein@gmail.com Western Regional Herefords Association Herefords Gippsland Lauren Hill, secretary Brooke Rayner, Secretary M: 0427 750 250 “Grathlyn’’ E: lauren@karoondapark.com Hill End Road Corrangamite Hereford Breeders Group Via Mudgee NSW 2850 Inc T: 02 6373 8677 Margaret Allen, secretary E: grathlyn@gmail.com Southern NSW Hereford Breeders Group PO Box 105 Mortlake Vic 3272 Brittany Sykes, secretary M: 0408 523 516 PO Box 435 Northern Herefords Group Inc Cootamundra NSW 2590 Emilie Lyons, secretary M: 0408 734 696 E: brittanysykes@outlook.com.au C/- 17 Emily St

New South Wales

Seymour, VIC 3660 M: 0404 956 038 E: emilielyons@hotmail.com

South Australia Herefords SA Tessa Dawes, secretary PO Box 108 Goodwood SA 5034 T: 08 8210 5299 E: tdawes@adelaideshowground.com.au Herefords SA Southern Tyson Smith, secretary PO Box 85 Rendelsham SA 5280 M: 0400 654 259 E: tysonsmith_21@hotmail.com

Western Australia Western Australia Herefords Association Sandra Woods, secretary 1791 Westdale Rd Beverley WA 6304 T: 08 9647 2029 M: 0439 964 720 E: terraneil@wn.com.au

Tasmania Tasmanian Performance Herefords Judy Fry, Secretary 206 Plummers Rd South Forest C/- Forest Post Office TAS 7330 T: 03 6458 3364 M: 0418 319 689 E: jamena1@bigpond.com

Herefords Australia

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Agri-Gene

17

Ag Wholesalers

63

Akubra

79

Amos-Vale

81

Anipro

35

Avignon

81

Bahreenah

63

Bowen

Braelyn

21

Brazzen Rural Products Coopers

Eastern Spreaders Elite

Enduro Tags Franco

Glendan Park

Glen Innes bull sale Grant Daniel Long

81 39 53 70 32

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Gunyah

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63

Hillview

Remolea

39

Rural Steel Supplies

29

Stanford

25

Talbalba

59

Tarcombe

81

Thornleigh

71

72

Truro

67

Tummel

35

73

Upper Murray Seeds

67

Wallan Creek

61

Welray

40

Wendouree

63

Westerham Concrete

37

78

Wirruna

57

WRL

81

81

Yavenvale

13

81

Hylands

27

Ironbark

Inside back cover

Jarrah

81

Kanimbla

Back cover

Koanui

77

Llandillo Beef Landmark

19

Lotus

Mountain Valley

9

Neogen

65

Nunniong

75

Newcomen

55

NZ Herefords WHC

11

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FrANco NApALm N150 Sire potential

OPEN DAY 11.00Am - 3.00Pm SuNDAY 30 JuNE 2019

sire: BAttAlion BlAck HAwk k7 dAm: frAnco nurse J364

ANNUAL BULL SALE

April 2019 Hereford GROUP BREEDPLAN

1.30pm FridAy 12 JULy 2019

oN propErty “AvocA vALE” 4015 tENtErFiELd roAd, cASiNo 40+ horNEd hErEFord StUd qUALity BULLS pLUS commErciAL FEmALES For SALE

Birth Wt. (kg) +5.5 58%

200 Day Wt (kg) +36 63%

400 Day Wt (kg) +68 63%

600 Eye Day Carcase Muscle Rib Wt Milk Wt Area Fat (kg) (kg) (kg) (sq cm) (mm) +104 +16 +71 +5.7 +1.6 67% 37% 55% 44% 46% Breed Avg. EBVs for 2017 Born Calves

Rump Fat (mm) +2.6 51%

Retail Beef Yield (%) +0.7 45%

IMF (%) +0.8 43%

+4.4

+33

+54

+77

+16

+0.6

+0.8

+0.4

400 +69 +66 +61 +65 +56 +57 +58

600 +100 +105 +86 +99 +83 +86 +90

+50

+3.3

+0.5

Also cAtAlogued for sAle: Lot 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Name/ID FRANCO NATuRE'S GIFT N360 (AI) (H) FRANCO NOBLE N140(H) FRANCO NuCLEAR POWER N130 (H) FRANCO NumERATOR N162 (H) FRANCO NITROGEN N210 (H) FRANCO NIGHTCLuB N214 (H) FRANCO NO EXCuSES N217 (H)

for Any queries, pleAse contAct:

Sire PH Jarrah J807 B Black Hawk K7 B Black Hawk K7 B Black Hawk K7 Damona Nashdale F003 Damona Nashdale F003 Damona Nashdale F003

Brett Hannigan 0429 675 115 Ruth Attewell 0427 538 627 Frank Hannigan 0411 288 118

F F F F F F F

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Dam miss minerva G424 Pearl J605 Rowena H903 Elsie D692 maritana K416 Happy Day K817 Cora K400

BW +7.5 +6.6 +5.3 +5.4 +6.1 +5.4 +6.7

200 +41 +40 +36 +34 +33 +32 +35

hELpiNg yoU improvE yoUr hErd

milk +10 +14 +18 +13 +16 +15 +16

Carcase +64 +70 +58 +62 +51 +50 +50

EmA +4.9 +5.9 +5.2 +3.6 +5.0 +3.6 +2.8

Rib +0.5 +1.4 +1.6 -0.5 +0.8 +2.3 +0.7

Rump +0.8 +2.3 +2.6 -0.7 +1.2 +3.6 +1.1

RBY +1.3 +1.4 +1.0 +1.6 +1.3 -0.3 +0.2

ImF +0.7 +0.5 +0.4 -0.1 +0.6 +1.1 +0.8

For online bidding details contact michael Corcoran 02 9262 4222

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WODONGA 2019

2nd On Property Sale Friday 28th June 2019 1:00pm 179 Cedar Log Road, Tyringham 30 BULLS - 5 STUD HEIFERS - 50 COMMERCIAL HEIFERS

Hillview Herefords: Greg Tyler 0428 578 126

Grand Champion Tarcombe Justin P016 Karoonda Park Herefords $11,000

Tarcombe Unique N121 Curracabark Herefords $10,000

Senior Champion Tarcombe Fort N093 Talbalba Herefords - $7,000

11 bulls sold to $11,000 Av $6363

Thanks to all buyers and under bidders Mitch: 0428 470 132 Office: 02 6643 4411

Tim: 0439 009 414 Office: 02 6657 1777

211 Tarcombe Ruffy Road, Ruffy 3666 Tim Hayes 5790 4226/0439 257 693 • temagong@bigpond.com

WRL Herefords

shannon family

Toowoomba – Texas offering 4 bulls at Glen Innes show & sale 25 & 26th July 3 Horned bulls - Grandsons of Yarram Park Unique F181 1 Polled bull - Grandson of allendale anzac e114

0427 789 906

‘GLENARCHY’ BANANA QLD

2019 Helmsman Bull Sale

11am Monday 16 September

PRIOR INSPECTIONS WELCOME

Sam Becker 0417 576 667

35 MODERN HEREFORD BULLS

(90% P OR S)

30 JARRAH RED BULLS

THE CLEAN-COATED FLATBACKS

jarrahcattle.com.au

neville & denise shannon www.braelynherefords.com.au • braelyn@bigpond.com

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Sydney Royal Junior Champion Open Day Monday 1st July 2019

Amos-Vale Falkland N042 (H)

2019 BULL AND FEMALE SALE, FRIDAY 12TH JULY.

Sale Day Thursday 25th July 2019 at 1.30pm

‘Holcombe Family’ “RayleigH” buRRen Junction nSW 2386.

35th Annual On Property Sale

JEFF AND RoBYN – 02 6828 5226 oR 0427 285 226

Mark & Wendy Campion | T: 02 6733 4626 | Mobile: 0428 334 626 E: wendy@ipstarmail.com.au | W: www.amosvaleherefords.com.au

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Calendar of events 2019 Visit www.herefordsaustralia.com.au for an updated listing of events JULY

1 5-7 5-7 6 8 12 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 22 23 24 25-26 25 25 29

Foxforth Herefords open day Hereford National Youth Expo QHYA Annual Youth Show 2019 Alice Springs Show and Sale Battalion and Cara Park 1st annual bull sale Rayleigh annual bull and female sale Franco & Parson Hill annual bull and female sale Curracabark Herefords open day Remolea annual bull sale Merawah & Tenaru annual bull sale Cascade annual bull sale Bowen annual bull sale Tycolah and The Cottage annual bull sale Mountain Valley 26th annual bull sale Truro annual bull sale Curracabark annual bull sale Tummel annual bull sale Glenwarrah annual bull sale 74th annual Glen Innes Bull Show and Sale Amos Vale 35th annual bull sale Lotus annual bull sale Yavenvale Open Day

2 2 5 8 22 28 29 30

Entries close for Australian team in NZ Young Breeders Competition Oldfield 23rd annual bull sale Gunnedah, NSW Te-Angie 4th annual production sale Armidale, NSW Yalgoo annual bull sale Walcha, NSW Warragundi Beef Co annual production sale Tamworth, NSW Wirruna spring bull and female sale Holbrook, NSW Namoi Poll Hereford bull sale Gunnedah, NSW Ironbark 46th annual bull sale Barraba, NSW

3 3 5 5 6 6 7 10 10 11 13 16 23 23

Lambert bull sale Kidman 27th annual bull sale Kanimbla annual bull and female sale Elite annual bull sale Adelaide Royal Hereford judging Gunya Annual Bull Sale Llandillo Bull Sale Wallan Creek annual bull sale Devon Court annual bull sale Talbalba annual bull sale Warren Point 50th annual sale Jarrah Genetics bull sale Borthwick Trophy judging at Melbourne Royal Led steer and heifer judging at Melbourne Royal

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

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Guyra, NSW Parkes, NSW Pittsworth, Qld Alice Springs, NT Glen Innes, NSW Burren Junction, NSW Casino, NSW Gloucester, NSW Clifton, Qld Boggabilla, NSW Currabubula, NSW Barraba, NSW Barraba, NSW Coolatai, NSW Bellata, NSW Gloucester, NSW Walcha, NSW Bundarra, NSW Glen Innes, NSW Glen Innes, NSW Glen Innes, NSW Borambola, NSW

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Herd Established 1925

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Stud Established 1933

BREED LEADING GENETICS

HH Advance 5345 C

HH Advance 7076 E

HH Advance 8076 F

46th Annual Bull Sale Friday, 30th August 2019 180 genomically tested, sire verified Stud Hereford Bulls Sale starts 12.30pm, Mulwarree yards, Barraba NSW For over 86 years the program has stood the test of time A commercially based program with industry recognition • MSA • CORRECT SHAPE • HIGH GRADE GENETICS Mobile: 0429 659 766 • Fax: 02 6782 1823 Email: ironbarkherefords@bigpond.com • www.ironbarkherefords.com.au

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Kanimbla Kingkade N069

Kanimbla Fleetwood N091

Kanimbla Regulator M025 Progeny in 2019 sale

Kanimbla Super Duty L067 Progeny in 2019 sale

BULL & FEMALE SALE Thursday 1pm 5 September 2019 MIRRABOOKA ROAD, HOLBROOK NSW Free delivery to major centres Conditions apply

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Bulls Ready to Work

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5% off heifers for junior members

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