Australian Angus breeders are being invited to provide input into the breeding direction of the Angus breed by completing an online survey that aims to determine current industry preferences for different traits within Angus breeding programs.
There is no doubt that the Japanese Wagyu beef presented at the recent promotion in Sydney by the Japan Livestock Products Export Promotion Council, looked sensational.
Semex's new joint project with the University of Guelph's Dr. Bonnie Mallard, the Angus Genetics Inc and Canadian Angus Association, is dedicated to fighting Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) in Angus Beef cattle.
Persistent hot, dry weather has taken a toll on cattle prices in 2019, with the EYCI recently falling to 468ยข/kg cwt, 11% lower than where it finished 2018.
Last week's joy at receiving the first decent rains for many years has turned to alarm for many cattle producers across northern Queensland, as they watch their properties wash away and their herds decimated by muddy floodwaters.
NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and North Coast Local Land Services have successfully managed a tick fever outbreak, which threatened cattle herds in the Kendall region.
2019 is the centenary year of Angus Australia, and what better way to showcase Angus through the ages than the 2019 Angus National Conference, being held in Albury, NSW May 23rd-24th, 2019 at the Albury Entertainment Centre.