Why do cows need magnesium
By Dave Warburton Mg is very “busy” stuff working hard inside the cow. Mg is needed by the cow for involvement in the activity of 300 + or more enzymes … Read more
Allflex Tissue Sampling lifts accuracy
Herd replacement selection is being enhanced by the use of Allflex Tissue Sampling Units (TSU) in a commercial beef herd in Hawke’s Bay. Patrick and Isabelle Crawshaw farm 255ha (effective) … Read more
Sam and Sarah Duncan
Breeder Profile:Sam & Sarah Duncan Words byTim Fulton Easy doing, functional cattle imperative for Elgin Angus The gumboots are out for an overdue wet winter at Elgin Angus in Central … Read more
Which way to swipe? The challenges of using photos in bull selection
by Alastair Rayner At a recent bull selection workshop I attended, a participant told me that looking at photos of sale bulls was often like “looking at pictures on Tinder”. … Read more
Ten hints to improve your stud stock photography By Alastair Rayner
WHILE there are many professional livestock/stud stock photographers who do an excellent job, many bull breeders either choose to, or by necessity have to take their own stud stock photos, … Read more
Cow weaning rate & its impact on production costs
Beef Central Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 02/08/2022 FARM profitability is determined by multiple factors. In a beef breeding business, factors such as survival and growth of calves through to sale … Read more
How heavy are your cows?
Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 26/07/2022 INCREASING cow size is a common source of discussion among breeders and commercial producers. As noted last year on Beef Central, mature cow sizes have been … Read more
Professional Boost for young farmer
A major farm move has given Kate Pont little time to sit still but she’s glad she did so for a couple of days at AngusNZ’s governance training in Feilding. … Read more
Spectacular On Farm Sale Season Concludes
The 2022 Angus New Zealand rising two-year-old bull sale season has come to an end and it was a season full of highlights and occasions of note. Angus New Zealand … Read more
Charity Bull: a traditional feature during sales week
Gisborne Herald, Published June 29, 2022 1:51PM A feature of the highly successful Tangihau Angus bull sale on Monday morning was the traditional auctioning off of the stud’s Charity Bull, … Read more
Solid support at Ratanui
Gisborne Herald, Published June 25, 2022 9:11AM THE Angus rising two-year-old bull sales season got off to a flying start at Ratanui Angus at Tuai inland from Wairoa yesterday afternoon … Read more
