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