When is Angus really Angus? Battle over minimum content for name rights
A debate is playing out in the beef industry over how much content has to be present in an animal for it to be labelled a certain breed. Picture via … Read more
Colorado State University Internship
An exciting opportunity has come up for a young New Zealander to work an internship at Colorado State University in a joint venture between the university and Angus NZ. The … Read more
Precision Counts: Gallagher ‘Guess the weight’ competition and educational commitment.
Gallagher is excited to launch its “Guess the Weight” competition, timed with the Spring yearling bull sale season. This fun challenge gives New Zealand farmers the opportunity to put their … Read more
Neogen World Angus Forum tickets on sale
Early bird tickets are now on sale for the 2025 Neogen World Angus Forum in Australia. Beef for a better planet is the theme of the forum, to be held … Read more
Five star COP rating Herds announced
Congratulations to the following BREEDPLAN members who have achieved a 5 star Completeness of Performance (COP) rating for 2024. This achievement indicates that these herds are recording a large amount … Read more
Stars aligning for beef
By Tony Leggett The stars are aligning for beef producers and the surge in demand from key export markets is expected to continue for at least the next two years. … Read more
Bulls fit for the dairy market
Beef bulls destined for the dairy farm market have optimum traits: not too fat, and not too thin, producing progeny with easy calving and short gestation, and – above all … Read more
Other top 2024 sales
Shian Angus The Shian Angus sale on 1 June was an early season success, with the Sherson family selling 33 bulls out of 35 with an average of $11,333, well … Read more
Tangihau bulls smash on-farm sale records
Despite the recent challenges of East Coast farming, Tangihau Angus stud’s June sale day far exceeded the studmaster’s expectations – By Jackie Harrigan. It’s been an up and down couple … Read more
Keep your bulls covered with FMG
FMG says see you at the Bull sales… By Rural Proposition Manager, Karen Williams We’re looking forward to catching up with farmers from across the country this bull sale season! … Read more
Getting the best bull shots
Ben Doubleday loves to see stud stock and livestock in general portrayed in quality images, like the days of old when bulls and rams were photographed by dedicated livestock photographers … Read more
Selection for World Forum youth team spoiled for choice
Seeing 18 young individuals come together, make new connections and new friends was the best thing about the Generation Angus selection weekend at Oxford at Anzac weekend. While the young … Read more