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AngusPRO Education Module – 13 December

We know it’s an incredibly busy time of year for you all, with Christmas looming in the not-to-distant future.

The AngusPRO members met for our AGM last week and it was valuable to have three key Angus Australia staff in attendance. CEO Scott Wright, company secretary Kathryn Duddy and communications manager Diana Wood came across the Tasman to talk through Angus Australia’s updated strategic plan and be a part of our discussions to ensure AngusPRO stay at the top of the beef industry here in NZ.

Behind The Beef Episode 27 – The beef supply chain and who fits into it

In the latest episode of Behind the Beef we gained the perceptive of two people positioned at two very different parts of the supply chain when we were joined by the excellentContinue reading “Behind The Beef Episode 27 – The beef supply chain and who fits into it”

ASBP Cohort 13 sires announced

The Angus Sire Benchmarking Program (ASBP) has seen the entry of 27 new bulls which were selected from 55 nominations from Angus Australia members.     A listing of the Cohort 13Continue reading “ASBP Cohort 13 sires announced”

AngusPRO bulls selected for Across-Breed Beef Progeny Test

The third mating of the Informing New Zealand Beef Programme’s across-breed Beef Progeny Test is about to get underway using 19 bulls selected from this year’s nominations. Five of theContinue reading “AngusPRO bulls selected for Across-Breed Beef Progeny Test”

Annual Advancements to TACE

Members are advised that a number of significant enhancements will shortly be made to the calculation of Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) for Angus cattle in Australia and New Zealand. TheContinue reading “Annual Advancements to TACE”

AngusPRO Education Module – 13 October

It’s been a big few weeks with some incredible sale results coming through – just shy of full clearances across the board. Highlights were Rissington averaging $7,324 with 171 bulls and Twin Oaks averaging $6,820 with 49 bulls. Komako, Kakahu, Stokman and Te Mania also all had strong averages over $4,500.

Nancy Crawshaw joins extension team

Angus Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Nancy Crawshaw in the role of Extension Officer. Nancy developed a passion for agriculture and genetics growing up on her parents’Continue reading “Nancy Crawshaw joins extension team”

AngusPRO sires selected for Dairy Beef Progeny Test

This week marks the start of mating at the Dairy Beef Progeny Test site. Approximately 1000 dairy cows will be artificially inseminated this season with semen from various sires acrossContinue reading “AngusPRO sires selected for Dairy Beef Progeny Test”

Understanding Structural Soundness EBVs

Two EBVs published in the TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation that are often not well understood are the EBVs relating to structural soundness, being Claw Set and Foot Angle EBVs. ThisContinue reading “Understanding Structural Soundness EBVs”

Angus Australia’s Spring Bulletin

The 2022 Spring Angus Bulletin from Angus Australia is now available to view online. The Angus Bulletin is a quarterly publication with a print run of 4,500. Each issue containsContinue reading “Angus Australia’s Spring Bulletin”