This page contains reports and presentations from the 15th Annual Conference in Denmark 2008, and the 14th Annual Conference in Australia 2004 (listed below the 15th Conference reports).
15th ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2008
The 15th Annual Hereford Conference was held 29 June to 1 July 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
As conference reports and presentations become available, they will be added below. They are in pdf format and can be viewed by clicking on the report. Please note that some reports and presentations are quite long, so may take some time for you to load depending on the speed of your internet connection.
Country Reports:
About Hereford Breeding in Estonia - Aigar Suurmaa
Ireland (text only)
The Netherlands (text only)
New Zealand (this is a link to the New Zealand Hereford website which has the video presentation)
Presentations:
Sustainable Farming and Environmental Demands - John Aspinall (New Zealand)
- for a related video presentation on Sustainable Farming by Alec Jack, please click here, then scroll down on the page to the video
Hirsche Herefords - Grant Hirsche (Canada)
Genetic & Environmental Factors Affecting Beef Cattle Temperament - Sebastian Hoppe
Competing with Global Food Companies in a Consolidating Industry
Molecular Breeding: Managing Genetic Defects Using DNA-based Tests - Jonathan Beever (USA)
Maximising Suckler Cow Profitability Using British Native Breeds - Robert Parker (United Kingdom)
Breeding Programme for an Efficient Hereford Population - Lisbet Holm (Denmark)
Global Evaluation for Herefords - Dr Hans Graser (Australia)
World Trade Cap - Bill Gallagher (New Zealand)
Meat and Wool New Zealand - Nick Beeby (New Zealand)
EU Common Agricultural Policy - A Scottish Perspective - Ian Ivory (Scotland)
DNA - A Competitor or Partner - John McEwan (New Zealand)
Sustainable Farming and Environmental Demands - Martin Elsaesser (Germany) - Part 1
Sustainable Farming and Environmental Demands - Martin Elsaesser (Germany) - Part 2
Branding and Marketing - Daniel de Mattos (Uruguay) - Part 1
Branding and Marketing - Daniel de Mattos (Uruguay) - Part 2
Branding and Marketing - Daniel de Mattos (Uruguay) - Part 3
The Netherlands: Hereford Beef - Frans Simons (The Netherlands)
16th Conference - Calgary 2012
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14th ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2004
The minutes of the 14th Annual Conference are available by clicking here.
Below are the speakers notes (in PDF format - best viewed using Acrobat Reader v5.0 or later in order to be able to view pictures and graphics) from the 14th Annual Conference held in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia in March 2004.
Vision of the Future for Breed Societies - Arthur Rickards
Innovative Approach to Beef Industry Research - Bernie Bindon
Towards Global Evaluation of the Hereford Breed - Bob Freer
Riding the High Protein Wave An Opportunity for Beef? - Catherine Saxelby
Profitability in Business: Managing Change and Diversity - Charles Stott
The Outback Experience: Cattle, Pubs and Tourists - David and Nell Brook
Commercial Realities in Modern Australian Agriculture - David Boyd
Productivity: Mor e Than Just Weight Gain - David Homer
A Global Hereford Genetic Evaluation: Making it Happen! - David Johnstone
International Benefits of Modern Beef Breeding Technologies - Don Nicol
Issues and Options for Global Evaluations - Hans Graser
Herefords in a Changing World - Ian Watson
New Beef Stakes - Jane Adams and Peter Howard
Changes in the World Food Chain: Beef - A Producers Perspective - John Cameron
World Hereford Genetic Linkage Project Outcomes - Kath Donoghue
Internet-Based Programs - Murray Scholz
Herefords in a Changing World: Handling Changes Down on the Farm - Nevil Speer
Guaranteeing Eating Quality: No Ifs, No Buts - Rod Polkinghorne
Bovine Pestivirus - Sally Oswin
International Agricultural Trade and the Global Beef Industry - Tanya Plant
From Waitrose Food Shops of the John Lewis Partnership - Heather Jenkins and Richard Sadler