Trip to Canada
Written by: Kate Pont This year I was lucky enough to be invited to attend the Informing New Zealand Beef Breeders Tour hosted by Beef and Lamb and MPI. For … Read more
Association
Information flowing through new channel
It was almost 12 months ago when the AngusNZ Board decided to survey its members and get their feedback on how we could serve our membership better. A really key … Read more
Ready to Serve
Paul Williams has become the third member of his family to serve Angus New Zealand and he’s ready to do his bit. Turihaua Station in Gisborne has been in the … Read more
An Opportunity to Step Up
George Philip, a sheep and beef farmer near Dannevirke, joins the Angus Zealand board after an introduction to the association through the GenAngus Future Leaders Development programme. He attended the … Read more
Sean & Jodi Brosnahan
Breeder Profile:Sean & Jodi Brosnahan Words byTim Fulton Breeder traces his Foundation Cows back to Scottish Ancestry A fascination with pedigree has led Sean Brosnahan at Resurgam Angus to the … Read more
Rick & Deb Orr
Breeder Profile:Rick & Deb Orr Words byTim Fulton Orr family backs pure New Zealand beef In 100 years of breeding stud sheep, cattle and horses, Rick Orr’s family have consistently … Read more
From the Board
The last few months have been challenging for many of our members (including members of the Board) in the north, particularly Hawke’s Bay. In fact, the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle … Read more
Drilling into Genetics at Wagga Wagga
Angus New Zealand general manager Jane Allan whistled over to Australia recently, to the International Genetic Solutions (IGS) conference in Wagga Wagga on March 7-8. Here are a few observations … Read more
Achievements – A Year in Review #2 #2
Another calendar year nearly done and for AngusNZ it’s been about maintaining a strong focus on our strategic plan and keeping our association at the forefront of the beef industry. … Read more
What I learnt from the best beef farmers who were going nowhere.
They had their animal health plan from their vet, environmental plan from their fert rep, budget from their accountant and maybe a succession plan from a consultant. But their breeding … Read more
AngusNZ Australia trip
August 30th August to September 3rd Tour members: Mike Smith, Jeremy Gunton, Rob Sherson, Jane Allan (report author) Day 1 Breakfast at 6.30am with Jeremy/Carman Cooper from Circle 8 in … 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