Page 6 - Hereford Magazine 2021

CONTENTS

7 Words from the NZ Herefords president
Colin Corney reviews 2020

8 New faces on the NZ Herefords council
Introducing Eileen McWilliam and Chris Jeffries

10 Hill country Herefords
Meet the Robbie family on Otapawa Station

18 100-year milestone for Wilencote
Celebrating a century with Gisborne’s
Wilencote Herefords
26 Pandemic changes 2020 sale season
Matariki Lightning gets top price Hain Hereford bulls on Waikura Station near Gisborne
33 Big year for Maungahina 60 Hereford Prime - Paddock to Plate Waikato
Wairarapa stud fetches record prices Head chef Tejas Nikam talks Hereford Prime
in Hamilton
36 Hybrid vigour key to success
Proven crossbreeding strategy on Matarae Station 62 Hereford Prime – Prime Waterfront
Head chef Mikey Cook talks Hereford Prime
40 Doing dairy beef better in Queenstown
The challenge of finding the right genetics
64 Calving ease non-negotiable for Riverton
42 B+LNZ Genetics launches beef programme Cranstones continue 115-year legacy at Fordell
Looking for high quality food with lower footprint
70 Ezicalve bulls equal marketable calves
46 Embryo transplants build new Hereford herd Dairy farmer Rob Bassett on his Riverton bulls
Otago’s Ken Duncan has a complex operation with
plenty of flexibility 73 NZH selection indexes
A great tool for buyers of registered Herefords
49 What makes a good cow?
How genetics can help 76 Genotyping the keepers: it’s all in the timing

54 Working in the same direction Advice on the best time to genotype young animals
A visit to Richon, Beechwood and Woodburn Herefords

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4 HEREFORD MAGAZINE Year 2021