21 March 2023
Severe Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is the most costly cyclone ever in the Southern Hemisphere, leaving broken lives, homes, farms and livelihoods behind. Our friends at Te Pari have been out on farm with some of those effected in the worst hit regions, so please take the time to watch the video below and donate to the Rural Support Trust if you’re in a position to.
We’re just mere weeks away from the first bull sales now, so it’s time to refresh yourselves with the latest information available…
We have included the A and A+ figures, provided by AngusPure NZ as their bull endorsements for the 2023 sale seasons. We’ve also included an article on the difference between using scan data and EBVs as selection tools.
Phenotyping has started in the Australian beef industry’s $15 million research project to examine the genetics of methane emissions in beef cattle — more on this below.
And finally, it was fantastic to have Angus Australia extension manage Jake Phillips and extension officer Nancy Crawshaw in New Zealand over the past couple of weeks. These guys have been out visiting some of our AngusPRO members to ensure everything is on track within their breeding programmes, and they’ve also been speaking at the What’s The Beef field days.