Director Resignation
We advise that Tim Burvill has resigned as a Director of Herefords Australia Limited. Tim has been a Director since 2017 and during that time has made a substantial contribution…
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Hereford weaners bring it home with prices hitting $1180 at Omeo
Top dollar was paid for quality Hereford steers and heifers at the 79th annual Mountain Weaner Calf Sale at Omeo on Wednesday afternoon. Selling agents Elders yarded 1800 Hereford and…
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Whiteface heifers hit $1070 at competitive Ensay sale
The Victorian mountain calf sales continued at Ensay on Wednesday morning with a strong yarding of 1300 head of Hereford and Hereford-cross steers and heifers. Whiteface steers sold for a…
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Live export order pushes up heifer prices by $360 at Benambra
An international live export order for Hereford heifers injected an element of excitement into the Benambra Weaner Sale, with female prices tracking the steers. A big crowd of buyers and…
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Whiteface steers make to $1030 in a buyers market
South eastern Australian steer finishers converged on the Victorian high country on Tuesday to bid to $1030 for whiteface cattle at the circuit opener, the Benambra Calf Sale. Selling agents…
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Herefords Hitting the Domestic Market at Wilga Feedlot
Hereford steers and heifers have been performing well at Wilga feedlot in Bellata, NSW. Run by the MacCue family, Wilga feedlot turn off approximately 3000 head of cattle per year,…
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Supreme Interbreed Champion for Cloverlee at Canberra Royal
Supreme champion interbreed female at the 2019 Canberra Royal Show has been awarded to Cloverlee Cherry Ripe K165, exhibited with her bull calf, Cloverlee Cherry P150 by Ken and Elizabeth…
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Hereford Grass Fed Success in Lardner Park Steer Trial
Herefords have once again demonstrated their dominance on grass by achieving the top average daily weight gain of all breeds entered in the 2019 Lardner Park Steer Trial. The only…
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International Speaker to Headline the 2019 Herefords Australia Breed Forum
Mr Jack Ward, Executive Vice President of the American Hereford Association will be the keynote speaker at the 2019 Herefords Australia Breed Forum. The breed forum will be held in…
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Sydney Royal Hereford Female Sale
Entries are now open for the Hereford Female Sale being held at the 2019 Sydney Royal Easter Show. The sale will take place on Saturday 13 April 2019 following the…
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Spectacular Whiteface Results in Feedback Trial
The 2019 Beef Spectacular Feedback Trial has wrapped up with the presentation dinner being held in Wagga last Friday. The annual competition is held at the Teys Jindalee Feedlot with…
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Cross Breeding into Profit with a White Face
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…
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Vale John Cowcher
John Cowcher from Quaindering Herefords, Williams, WA passed away after a freak boating accident on 16 January 2019. John was the much loved husband of Heidi and father of Christopher…
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Office Closure
The Herefords Australia office will be closed on Monday the 28th of January for the Australia Day public holiday. Normal office hours will resume from 8am on Tuesday the 29th…
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Herefords Northern Heifer Show Brings States’ Best Together
HANNAH POWE – THE LAND BACK again in the state’s north last weekend was the Herefords Northern NSW Youth Group Heifer Show that welcomed over 80 competitors to the town…
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Vale Ken Mackay
Ken Mackay, one of the principals of the famous Merawah Poll Hereford stud, passed away peacefully during the past week aged 93 years. Ken and his wife Judy, a former…
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Vale Alison Johnson
Alison Johnson, formerly of Norolle Poll Herefords passed away peacefully on the 15th of January 2019 aged 77 years. Alison was the much loved Wife of Clyde and Mother, Mother-in-law…
DetailsTasmanian Buying Spree on Whiteface Cattle at Wodonga
The run of whiteface weaner sales finished the week at Wodonga on Friday with autumn 2018-drop steers ringing the bell at $1150 and heavy heifers making $1135. Selling agents Brian…
DetailsHereford Weaner Steers Hit $1259 at Hamilton
Lot feeders and repeat buyers bid up to 319c/kg and paid a top price of $1259 for Hereford steers at Hamilton on Wednesday afternoon. A total of 2574 Hereford and…
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Whiteface Weaners Top at 345c/kg in Solid Sale at Wodonga
Lot feeders and steer finishers were out in force at the Wodonga Premier Hereford/Euro and Other Breeds grown and weaner sale, paying to 345c/kg for whiteface weaners. Selling agents Elders,…
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Top Herefords Make $1176 at Casterton
The western districts weaner sales continued on Wednesday morning at Casterton with a quality yarding of Hereford steers. The top dollar per head price was paid for 26 of the…
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Premium for EU Hereford Steers at Hamilton
The Victorian western districts weaner sales kicked off on Tuesday afternoon at Hamilton with a quality yarding of 2986 steer weaners. Bullock fatteners and feedlot backgrounders paid a premium for…
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Inaugural Cootamundra Heifer Show a Hit
By Sophie Holt The inaugural Cootamundra Hereford Heifer Show was held on the 4th to the 6th of January 2019 at Cootamundra Showgrounds. The Hereford heifer show was run by…
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Trait Leading Sires Offer Solutions to Red Meat Supply Chain
A Super Sires program launched by Herefords Australia is set to deliver high performance whiteface genetics to the cattle industry. The Hereford True Genetics – Super Sires program was launched…
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Rebranding Set to Take Herefords Australia Into Genomics Era
Herefords Australia is rolling out new branding to cement the breed’s position within the genomic era. The new Herefords Australia logo incorporates a white stylised Hereford head on an ochre…
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Yea store cattle sale: ‘Erratic’ results as buyers get highly selective
JENNY KELLY, The Weekly Times PRICE-wise there was a bit of everything at the early calf sale at Yea. Herefords hit a high note of $1250 to claim both dollar-a-head…
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We advise that Scott Hann, Vice Chairman of the Herefords Australia Board has resigned as a director of Herefords Australia this week. Extenuating personal circumstances have caused Scott to make…
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Scholarship Winner Has Passion For Animal Nutrition
A young leader in the Australian beef industry has been announced as the winner of the prestigious CM Hocking Memorial Scholarship from Herefords Australia. Aleacea Nixon, of Queensland, receives the…
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Herefords Australia Appoints Michael Beattie as Breed Development Manager
Herefords Australia welcomed Michael Beattie as their new breed development manager this week. Mr Beattie’s primary role will involve managing the company’s strategic projects and breed development. With an extensive…
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Vale Janice Carlyle
Janice Carlyle, formerly of Wonga Poll Herefords, Chinchilla passed away peacefully on Friday 12th October 2018, aged 89 years. Janice and Don Carlyle established the Wonga Hills Poll Hereford Stud…
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