Farming is tough at the moment. The sector faces continued challenges, with profitability levels at a multi-year low. Beef + Lamb New Zealand has said that inflation-adjusted farm gate profitabilityContinue reading “AngusPRO Magazine 2024”
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Performance Starts Here
Bryan Bendall at Seven Hills Angus has done his research and knows that for taste and flavour in beef, IMF (intramuscular fat) is the only answer. Seven Hills has been artificially inseminating (AI) their entire herd of 250 mixed age Angus cows and 110 heifers for more than 10 years.
Genomic tools prove their worth in commercial beef operation
Finding a ‘free lunch’ is almost impossible in the farming world these days, but North Canterbury commercial beef farmer Andy Mason reckons he’s stumbled across one.
AngusPRO Education Module — 1 May
The 2024 edition of AngusPRO magazine is here — you’ll find it in your mailbox in coming days, alongside the BEEF Country magazine, with complimentary copies delivered to every BeefContinue reading “AngusPRO Education Module — 1 May”
Bull Selection: Environmental Influences
The appearance and performance of a bull is a combination of its genetics plus a range of non-genetic influences. Non-genetic influences are numerous and include such things as: When selectingContinue reading “Bull Selection: Environmental Influences”
Setting a Breeding Objective
The key elements of the success in any breeding program are no different when using Angus bulls to those when using bulls of any breed, being careful planning, the useContinue reading “Setting a Breeding Objective”
Weekly genetics review: Considering the value of Fixed-Time AI – don’t look at cost in isolation
The cost of producing a calf and bringing it through to weaning is a topic that draws considerable attention and discussion across the industry. Dialogue around the cost of producingContinue reading “Weekly genetics review: Considering the value of Fixed-Time AI – don’t look at cost in isolation”
Weekly genetics review: Discovering your next bull, the value of including genomics
The search for a new herd sire can become exhausting. The number of bulls available for selection within breeds and across the entire industry is quite overwhelming. For example, duringContinue reading “Weekly genetics review: Discovering your next bull, the value of including genomics”
Nancy Crawshaw Awarded the Zanda McDonald Award
Nancy Crawshaw has been announced as the 2024 New Zealand winner of the Zanda McDonald Award. In the days that followed the announcement of this prestigious award a common threadContinue reading “Nancy Crawshaw Awarded the Zanda McDonald Award”
AngusPRO Education Module – 16 April
We are almost at bull selling season and we have some of the sale catalogues available already on angus.tech – view these on the sale catalogues page on our website. The LearnContinue reading “AngusPRO Education Module – 16 April”