DNA MARKER TECHNOLOGY – should you be using it?
At the June 2009 Angus Australia board meeting a position paper titled “Should Angus Breeders be using DNA marker technology ?” was approved. [Read position paper...]

LOOK AFTER YOUR CLIENTS
Your bull clients look to you for genetic direction and guidance. So why not provide further guidance by bringing to their attention the outstanding learning opportunities at the Cattle Assessment Schools. It’s a reason to make contact and remind them of the bulls you have available. See below for the available schools which will help them to become even better cattle producers

CATTLE ASSESSMENT SCHOOLS IN FOUR STATES
Cattle producers in four of the mainland states have the opportunity to participate in Cattle Assessment Schools organized by Angus Australia’s state committees and sponsored by Merial.

• WA: July 7-9
• NSW: July 13-16
• VIC: July 31-Aug 2
• SA: Aug 11-12

NEW DATES FOR ANGUS NEWS
The Angus Winter Journal on July 23 and movement in some spring sale dates have forced some minor adjustments to the Angus News dates for the remainder of 2009. The Angus News scheduled for Queensland Country Life on July 9 and The Land on July 23 have been dropped and one new Angus News has been added, Queensland Country Life on August 27. [Check dates...]

ANGUS FEATURE IN NSW FARMER OF YEAR AWARDS
The enterprises of three of the five finalists in the NSW Farmer of the Year and the NSW Young Farmer of the Year awards involve Angus cattle. [Read more...]

  103,000 JOURNALS CLOSING SOON
The 2009 Winter Angus Journal with a print run of 103,000 is a must for members promoting Spring sales. ** DEADLINE JULY 9 **

CHANGES TO BEEF WEEK PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
Beef Week participants can now custom order their Angus promotional material on the Angus Australia website. [Order Now...]

ANGUS BOARD VISITS FEEDLOTS
The Angus Australia board met in the Riverina last week. They took the opportunity to visit two feedlots Rockdale and Prime City. This enabled them to gain further knowledge on the feedlot industry to which Angus contributes thousands of cattle.

ANGUSVIEW ONLINE                                            
T o complement the highly successful schools, field days and written material, Angus Australia has branched into providing online education services.

ANGUS REGOS CONTINUE TO CLIMB
Despite the global financial crisis and droughts in southern Australia, Angus registrations continued to climb in 2008 reaching 52,369, now almost 26% of all beef cattle registrations and 50% of all British Breed registrations.

LATEST eNEWS - 24th June 2009

LATEST INFORMATION ON GENETIC CONDITIONS
Find out the latest on Arthrogryposis Multiplex (AM) and other genetic conditions. [Read more...]

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