Beef
2022 Conference Wrap-Up
The 2022 biennial ABS Beef Conference & Progeny Tour was held in Tamworth over three days in mid-March. This year our conference had a specific focus on the macro issues affecting the Australian and global beef Industries, specifically addressing the challenge of how sustainability and profitability can work hand in hand. Another focus of the…
Millah Murrah Rocket Man R38 heads to ABS
Today, we are delighted to announce that the ABS Australia Beef Team has secured the exclusive worldwide semen marketing rights to Millah Murrah Rocket Man R38, the $280,000 Australian record Angus sire who sold to Brooklana Angus at last week’s record smashing 2021 Millah Murrah sale. Rocket Man R38, sired by Millah Murrah Paratrooper P15, is…
Reducing waste and increasing value for farmers
Port Pirie abattoir goes hi-tech to increase value – read more in the Stock Journal Value found in reduced slaughter waste, emissions – read more in the Stock Journal
Drought recovery transaction driven by data
A cattle trading deal valued at more than $6.2 million turned around the financial fortunes of one NSW farm business in just four months. Underpinned by data, the transaction including up to 2500 Angus heifers, not only recouped the losses from 2.5 years of drought, it proved the value of profitable genetics and the opportunities…
Better Beef Seminar & Client Progeny Day
The ABS Australia Better Beef Seminar & Client Progeny Days will be held from Monday 19th to Wednesday 21st March in Albury, NSW.Day 1 – Monday 19th March ABS Australia Better Beef Seminar, Commercial Club, Waratah Room, at 1:30pm Guest speakers will include:Cliff Lamb of Texas A & M University – Cattle Fertility, Fixed Time AI, Advancements in FTAI, Feed EfficiencyMark Lucas of Reiland Angus and Pasture Agronomy Service – Knowing Your Grazing Environment; Plant & A…
USA Trip Report
During January 2017, Bill & Fletch spent a busy two weeks touring the USA for a number of meetings and key stud visits. The primary focus of the trip was the 4 day ABS Global Beef team meeting in Denver where many important aspects of the global beef industry and new initiatives were discussed. Other highlights of the trip included visiting Dr Rick Funston, a world renowned expert on bovine reproduction and an avid proponent of FTIA at the University of Nebraska, and tours of ABS Global head…
Weekly genetics review: Dramatic increase seen in AI use
Weekly genetics review: Dramatic increase seen in AI useBy Beef Central Genetics editor Geoff Phillips, 18 April 2017The use of artificial insemination in Australian beef herds is accelerating dramatically, and surprisingly the biggest increase is being seen in commercial herds.http://www.beefcentral.com/genetics/weekly-genetics-review-dramatic-increase-seen-in-ai-use/
Fixed Time Program Pleases Braidwood Beef Man
John Roberts puts his in-calf heifers out on hilly country to get them fit before calving. As a result, he says, he doesn’t pull many calves.With his wife Fay, Roberts runs up to 600 head of black cattle at Braidwood, NSW. They moved out of Herefords in the 1980s and are now constantly on the lookout for incremental improvements that will add to the bottom line.Two years ago, after a chance meeting with a vet who was a proponent of Fixed Time Artificial Insemination (FTAI), Roberts decided to gi…
Beef Semen Sales Surge as Farmers Look to Improve Genetic Potential of Cattle
The volume and value of Australian beef semen sales are rising rapidly this year.Domestic and export demand for Australian beef genetics is up, according to seed stock supplier ABS Australia.ABS beef product manager Bill Cornell said Australia’s declining cow numbers and positive outlook for beef was behind the surging sales.Read more and listen to snippets of interviews of Bill Cornell and ABS General Manager, James Smallwood, with Rosemary Grant, ABC Rural reporter on the website here.