Farmers urged to convert surplus grass to cash
Southern NSW producers have been encouraged to convert their surplus pasture into cash through an innovative liveweight gain program run by processor, HW Greenham & Sons.
Greenham is looking for a significant amount of cattle throughout Victoria and southern NSW, with grass fed and lot feeding options on offer.
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Pressure on farmers to reduce methane and have the free steak knives too
Agriculture is likely to see an uptake in methane abatement action based on market pressures pushed back to producers.
Producers in turn may well enact a methane reduction tool for stock… but most likely only if it pays the bills via higher productivity, has a low input price which limits risk, and the reduced methane output is almost a spin off like a free set of steak knives.
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Looming disease threat my impact prices but also present opportunities
The nation’s beef producers have been urged to “get their house in order” around timely decisions to sell livestock as Foot and Mouth Disease sweeps through the Indonesian archipelago.
It is a month since Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) was discovered in Indonesia following illegal trade in affected livestock with local farmers and processors pointing the finger at buffalo meat.
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Solid commercial demand pushes Reiland bull average to $12,968
A curve-bending bull with carcase traits and moderate birthweight topped the Reiland Autumn Helmsman sale on $26,000 on May 17.
The sale was hosted by the Lucas family on-property at Killimicat Station, Tumut, and interfaced with AuctionsPlus.
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Reiland blood steer comes up trumps at Sydney Royal
A Reiland blood steer has dominated the prestigious purebred steer and carcase competition at the 2022 Sydney Royal Show by winning the heavyweight open steer on the hook.
Awarded a silver medal, the carcase was entered by St Gregory’s College, Campbelltown, and was purchased by Wingham Beef Exports after scoring 89 points, the equal second highest Angus hook score.
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Reiland ricochets to a new record top price and average
Stud and commercial buyers jockeying for high credentialled bulls pushed the sale average up by $7629 on 2021 to set a new record average of $19,479 and a new top price of $64,000 at the Reiland autumn bull sale.
Interfaced with AuctionsPlus, the sale was hosted by the Lucas family at Killimicat Station, Tumut, on April 21 and drew 55 registered buyers from NSW and Victoria.
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Reiland bulls genomically tested for longevity, feed intake and carcase traits
The majority of bulls to be offered by Reiland Angus at the autumn sale on April 21 have been beef profile tested.
This system from genetic technology company, Neogen, uses genomic markers to determine an animal’s performance potential for 16 different traits via tissue sampling.
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Reiland Angus raises the bar at $25,000 for elite females
New Angus breeders and large commercial herds competed on elite female genetics to a top of $25,000 at the Reiland Angus “Raise the Bar” sale at Tumut on February 11.
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Raising the bar on quality genetics as Reiland marks 50 years
Embryo packages from the joinings of Reiland Bouquet Q36 to Sterling Pacific and Reiland Quarterback Q011 will be sold as Lots 19 and 20 at the Raise the Bar female sale at Reiland Angus on February 11.
Reiland Angus is…
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Red hot Reiland sale reflects trend to artificial joinings
Buyer Dougal Kelly, Riverview Wallah, Rugby, vendor Mark Lucas, Reiland Angus and Edward Proudford, Proudford Agriculture, Rugby, with the top price bull at $38,000, Reiland Richie R282.
Commercial producers seeking quality genetics for artificial insemination programs over heifers paid a…
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