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ISSUE 168 • OC T OBER 2020
Herefords
Hooked on

The Bi-Monthly Newsletter of NZ Herefords

Dairy Demand Spring

Focus for NZ Herefords

Photo courtesy of Chelsea Miller

The advantages of crossing a registered appear to be paying more money to secure the bull they
Hereford bull over dairy remain strong, which is are after with Hain Partnership buying Craigmore Lot
in alignment with the Spring bull sales results. 7 for $15,000 and Matariki buying Lot 29 from Mahuta
Herefords for $13,000.
Sale results appear to be similar to this time last year, with
the average being up or down by a small amount. Demand Over the last few weeks, NZ Herefords has also been
has been good for stud bulls sold into the beef and dairy working with LIC to assist in identifying their requirement
markets with low Birth Weight (BW) and positive Calving for Herefords sires to be in their beef packs. Historically
Ease (CE) figures being the sought-after traits. Transfers NZ Herefords have had two sires contributing to LIC beef
seem consistent to last year, however the larger studs do packs, however the bulls currently there are old, so NZ
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DIARY DATES 2020 CONTENTS

NOVEMBER 2 NZH General Manager’s Report 8 Welcoming new members
2 & 3 NZH Council Meeting, Feilding
3 Registry Report 9 Spring Sale Results
11 NZ Hereford Magazine 2021 deadline
4 Hereford Prime NZ 10 NZH National Sale 2021
26 Copy for Dec Hooked on Herefords 5 Obituary
due
5 NZH Coast to Coast Herd Tour 2021
DECEMBER
23 NZH Office closes for Xmas break 6 Council Communications
JANUARY 2021 7 Technical Update
11 NZH Office reopens 8 PBB Update - new staff

8 NZH Branding