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NATIONAL
CONFERENCE IN ALBURY
Angus Australia’s National Conference followed by the Annual General
Meeting will be at the Commercial Club in Albury NSW on Tuesday April
27. The program is being finalized and will soon be available. More….
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TRADE
DISPLAYS AT CONFERENCE
A limited number of static display sites will be available at Angus Australia’s
National Conference and AGM in Albury, NSW, on April 27. The sites comprise
a 3.6 x 1.8 metre booth with power and velcro acceptable walls. Price
is $220 and bookings are on a first in best dressed basis for members
and organizations providing services to members. Contact Kym Walls on
02 6773 4603.
BOARD
DECISIONS
Decisions from the recent board meeting are detailed here. More...
1000
FEMALES FOR NARACOORTE
The 1000 commercial Angus females to be offered at Angus Feature Female
Sale at Naracoorte, SA, at 12 noon on Thursday December 17 are account
25 Angus Australia members using identified registered bulls. Angus Australia
is providing copies of The Story of Angus in Australia for the best precented
pen in three categories, cows and calves, joined females and unjoined
heifers. More….
130
FOR ROUNDUP
Over 130 participants from throughout the nation have entered for the
Landfall Angus Youth Roundup at Wodonga Exhibition Centre on January 14
to 17. Organizers were a little concerned a week before entries closed
but as usual, there was a last minute rush to provide the maximum numbers
that can be accommodated at this highly popular event. As well, good entries
have been received for the Te Mania Heifer, New Zealand Exchange and Angus
Youth Ambassador awards with winners announced at the Roundup.
RESULTS
OF STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS WORKSHOPS
During October 2009 Peter Parnell (CEO) and Peter Trahar (Chairman, Board
Strategic Review Committee) conducted “Have your Say” Workshops
with members in all states. Dr Brian O’Sullivan (President) also
attended several of the workshops in the Eastern States. More...
STAFF
TRAINING DAY DEC 11
Angus Australia’s Armidale office will be closed Friday December
11 for a staff training day. The office will also be closed from Friday
25th December and re-open on Monday 4th January. Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year
MANAGING
GENETIC ABNORMALITIES
What causes genetic abnormalities in cattle? And why do they seem to be
occurring with greater frequency? During the 2009 Range Beef Cow Symposium
in Casper, Wyo., University of Illinois molecular genetics specialist
Jon Beever addressed those questions and talked about technologies available
for managing genetic abnormalities such as arthrogryposis multiplex, neuropathic
hydrocephalus, osteopetrosis and others. More...
NORTHERN
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - ANGUS IN THE NORTH
Angus Australia commissioned Breedlink Pty Ltd to review how Angus and
Angus-influenced crossbreeds have performed in a range of northern environments.
[Summary of their findings...]
FEATURE SHOWS
Show enthusiasts have plenty to keep them busy next year with Angus Feature
Shows at Glen Innes, NSW (February 12 to 14), Crookwell NSW ( February
13), Dubbo, NSW (March 4 to 6 ), and Adelaide Royal (September 4). Contact
details are in Coming Events on www.angusaustralia.com.au.
ANGUSPLUS
TOPS $12 MILLION
Last Friday’s AngusPlus online sale resulted in 423 Angus steers
and commercial females grossing $328,630 boosting the 2009 gross to just
under $4 million and the total gross to $12.3 million since AngusPlus
was launched by Angus Australia and Elders in August 2006. At the final
AngusPlus sale for the year, cows and calves sold to $1025 and a line
of 72 weaner steers weighing 353.8 kgs sold for $600 of 170 c/kg. The
first AngusPlus sale in 2010 will be on Friday February 5 with a highlight
on April 9 with the inaugural Landfall Genetics AngusPlus sale for Landfall
clients.
CAAB
QUALITY AWARDS
For all the photographs and results from the Spring 2009 CAAB Quality
Awards, click
here…
TAKESTOCK
WORKSHOPS
A series of eight one day TakeStock workshops
have recently been successfully completed across Australia, with 98 participants.
This is impressive considering that there are just over 270 members currently
eligible to receive a TakeStock report for their herd. More...
ARE
YOU MISSING OUT?
The Angus Australia website has over 23,000 visitors each month and over
46,000 individual page views. The eNews is sent each fortnight to over
2,000 addresses. Advertising with Angus Australia is an effective way
of getting your message out to those interested in Angus. Your ad will
also appear in the Coming Events list, and enables you to include additional
information including pdfs, pictures, videos or links to your website.
Ads can be created by the marketing office free of charge. Advertising
with Angus Australia makes the most of all your opportunities. Contact
Geoff Phillips or Rachel Fitzpatrick on 03 9431 1522 to discuss your requirements.
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