Murray Grey Beef Cattle

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The Opportunities in 2011
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There's nothing like getting…Continue

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Started this discussion. Last reply by Neil and Jo-anne Southorn Feb 4, 2011.

Northern Beef Weekend Tour Report

MURRAY GREY NORTHERN BEEF WEEKEND TOUR26 and 27 June, 2010By Andrea and Terry Bourke On the weekend of 26 and 27 June, 39 Murray Grey breeders from across NSW, Victoria and Queensland came together…Continue

Started Aug 19, 2010

Use of Artificial Insemination and semen purchase patterns
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I am interested to know how widespread A.I use is throughout both stud and commercial breeders. What proportion of your herd do you A.I and what are your thoughts about it? How many straws of semen…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Neil and Jo-anne Southorn May 25, 2010.

 

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Wallawong Carcase Quality Sale Report 14.7.11

New and return clients showed increased confidence in the strength of Wallawong Murray Greys’ breeding program at the 14th Annual Carcase Quality Sale at ‘Marriot Park’ Gunnedah onThursday 14 July. Impressive weights and eye muscle areas combined with finishing ease appealed to both stud and commercial breeders that travelled from Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and throughout NSW.18 bulls sold to a top of $14,500 and average of $4500, reflecting the solid competition for lots…See More
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The Optimum Steer/The Ideal Carcase Open Day at 'Marriot Park', 13km south of Gunnedah NSW

April 2, 2011 from 10am to 1pm
OptimumSteerWorkshop.pdf We are hosting a workshop at ‘Marriot Park’ on Saturday 2 April 10am – 1pm to help producers better understand live steer and carcase assessment and market suitability of different types of cattle they are producing.It includes a demonstration of ultrasound carcase scanning on 17 Murray Grey…See More
Mar 19, 2011
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Neil and Jo-anne Southorn replied to Kate James's discussion The Opportunities in 2011
"Hi   Neil and I did our bit of thinking over our early morning cup to tea!   We agree with Kate that advertising is only a part of marketing.  Multiple avenues need to be utilised eg, newsletters, post, electronic both email and…"
Feb 4, 2011
Neil and Jo-anne Southorn replied to Kate James's discussion The Opportunities in 2011
"Hi   Have just caught up with this discussion and Neil and I will give it a bit of consideration before we put up our thoughts.   However, I remember a number of years ago the Society spent quite a bit of money having a consultant work…"
Feb 3, 2011
kay lord replied to Kate James's discussion The Opportunities in 2011
"Rod's summary is really to the point and suggests we should narrow our target to something achievable. Meaker's resarch is interesting. Mark, who is definitely the numbers man in our partnership, has been saying that our cattle are more…"
Jan 21, 2011
Rod Hoare & Helena Warren replied to Kate James's discussion The Opportunities in 2011
"I agree with Kate that we start a new thread which is looking at opportunities.   Leave the discussions to this thread.   We do need to consider our limitations prior to developing a market strategy. For example, there is little point…"
Jan 20, 2011
Kate James replied to Kate James's discussion The Opportunities in 2011
"Great to see the topic is engaging people and stimulating discussion again. We need to be a bit careful that we don't perpetuate the Angus myth. I think the existance of any black premium varies hugely by location in relation to…"
Jan 19, 2011
Rod Hoare & Helena Warren replied to Kate James's discussion The Opportunities in 2011
"Thanks for the support, Kay.   Yesterday I  sent an email to MGBCS which says, in part: "I thoroughly support doing more advertising but there needs to be a marketing strategy at Board level to focus and direct our overall approach.…"
Jan 19, 2011
kay lord replied to Kate James's discussion The Opportunities in 2011
"Hi All, Yesterday's reply seems to have been lost somehow. Iwas agreeing with Rod and Helena and narrowing the targets a bit viz. new breeders, established breeders dissatisfied with their current product and agents. Thinking it over I feel we…"
Jan 18, 2011
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Jan 17, 2011
Rod Hoare & Helena Warren replied to Kate James's discussion The Opportunities in 2011
"Running a large broadly based advertising campaign would be very expensive and somewhat ineffective.  It seems to me that the breed needs a multifaceted strategy that has specific and targeted goals for important sectors that impact on our…"
Jan 15, 2011
Sam Owen replied to Kate James's discussion The Opportunities in 2011
"Kate,   Well written, concise, informative and constructive. I would add that the most effective marketing is often the cheapest, one-to-one communication e.g. a follow up phone call, a farm visit or a newsletter to your commercial clients.…"
Jan 15, 2011
Kate James posted a discussion

The Opportunities in 2011

There's nothing like getting the cows in to get excited about the year ahead.The calves are looking good and just about ready to wean. With such a mixture of conditions across the country we must think about the tremendous opportunities that lay ahead of us this year rather than focus on the day to day, (and the "it's too hard")…See More
Jan 10, 2011
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Dec 22, 2010
Paul Saward commented on Kate James's blog post let's get net smart, loud and proud...
"You make a good point Kate."
Dec 8, 2010
Kate James replied to Terry Gallagher's discussion Bull recommendations
"Hi Terry, The bull that had the greatest impact on our herd was Lindsay Starbright s117. He was so consistent in putting an appealing buttshape and overall muscling that we are now using 2 of his sons to continue this focus. The commercial buyers…"
Nov 27, 2010

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Wallawong Carcase Quality Sale Report 14.7.11

New and return clients showed increased confidence in the strength of Wallawong Murray Greys’ breeding program at the 14th Annual Carcase Quality Sale at ‘Marriot Park’ Gunnedah onThursday 14 July. Impressive weights and eye muscle areas combined with finishing ease appealed to both stud and commercial breeders that travelled from Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and throughout NSW.



18 bulls sold to a top of $14,500 and average of $4500,… Continue

Posted on July 16, 2011 at 16:13

let's get net smart, loud and proud...

I've just spent the last 2 days in a web and social media marketing course for credit unions.

Apart from picking up some amazing knowledge on the power of the internet and Google (which we all know is the future) what struck me personally is that Murray Greys are like credit unions and Angus is the big banks

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Those that have Murray Greys/or members of Credit unions are really happy with their experiences, many with the big banks are a bit dissatisfied but they don't hear a lot…

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Posted on November 24, 2010 at 14:04 — 2 Comments

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At 1:17 on February 16, 2010, GARY BULLER said…
Hi Kate,
Our sale went very well, much stronger than expected.
The bulls were very good and there was no tail, lot 100 made $7250!
Top price bull was a Monterey Impeccable son lot 21 selling for $12000 to the Stickland Bros Mungatta Stud.Second top price was $10,500 twice, for Tullibardine's Gotcha son who sold to Ayr Park NSW and another Impeccable son Lot 71 who sold to Breelong for a 3/4 share. Lot 8 made $10,000 selling to Glen Bold MG Stud SA and Lot 10 sold to Yamba MG Stud for $9000. We offered 65 bulls and sold 64 to average $5040 & $4375 respectively. We offered 18 cowsand calves for a total clearance selling to $9000 and averaging $5375. All in all it was a top result for the breed and was heartening that breeders showed confidence despite the difficult market conditions for prime cattle in WA.
Hope all the family is well
Regards,
Gary
At 14:41 on November 4, 2009, Steve Dummett said…
Hi Kate,
Welcome to the forum, I look forward to your participation.
Regards
Steve
 
 
 

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