Nominate a bull – Be Part of Cutting-Edge R&D
It is time to nominate Angus bulls for the next round of the Angus Sire Benchmarking program (ASBP) to produce the Cohort 13 progeny.
The joining program will commence in September 2022 and will involve approximately 1800 Angus cows across several Australian co-operator Angus cow herds.
Traits Collected at Birth
Birth is where an animal’s performance recording journey begins, over the first couple days of an animal’s life there is the opportunity to collect birth weight, gestation length and calving difficulty scores.
Director Nominations – 18/3/2022
Nominations are currently open for two National elected Director positions along with State elected Directors for the states of NSW, Tasmania and Western Australia.
For further information about the role of a Director (click here) and Director nominations (click here).
Updated EBVs Available – Mid March 2022
Angus Australia wishes to advise that the Mid-March 2022 TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation has been completed and updated EBVs are now available. With the completion of the Mid-March 2022 analysis,
Applications Open for the 2022 GenAngus Future Leaders Program
Angus Australia and specialist farm insurer Achmea Australia are pleased to announce that the GenAngus Future Leaders Program will return again in 2022, with the event taking place from 31 May-3 June in Adelaide.
Beyond the Herd
As he begins his term as CEO of Angus Australia, Scott Wright addresses Angus Australia members and shares his vision for the future of society under his leadership.
Introducing the Angus ESSENTIALS webinar series
Angus Australia is pleased to announce its latest web resource for Angus producers, Angus ESSENTIALS.
The Angus ESSENTIALS webinar series is designed to be a starting point for people considering the registered cattle business and for new members to Angus Australia to understand the full range of breeding and genetic tools or existing members to brush up on their knowledge and skills.
Bill Cornell awarded Angus Australia’s highest honour
Frederick William (Bill) Cornell was recently awarded Honorary Life Membership to Angus Australia, with the presentation taking place at the ABS Beef Conference in Tamworth on March 14th, 2022.
Mr Cornell was nominated in recognition of his contribution to the Australian Angus breed over the past 40 years in the areas of adoption and promotion of scientific advancements to assist breeders,
Autumn 2022 Genetic Evaluation Reports Now Available
With the completion of the March 2022 TransTasman Angus Cattle Evaluation, updated versions of the Angus Australia Sire Summary and Angus Australia Genetic Benchmarking Report are now available, along with updated sire reports listing the latest Research Breeding Values for Mature Cow Body Condition,
Livestock grazing efficiency – Research and Technical updates
Join NSW DPI and CSIRO for the latest in livestock grazing efficiency research technologies.
Some topics include:
• Pasture grazing efficiency—Paul Greenwood / Flavio Alvarenga
• The latest in cattle eartag and collar technology—Lewis Frost and Greg Bishop-Hurley
• Dual purpose crops for lamb production—Peter Hunt
• Legume persistence on the Northern Tablelands: what we have learnt—Carol Harris
When: Wednesday 16th March 2020,
