ENTRIES for next month's Angus Youth National Roundup in Wodonga close this Friday.
The Roundup, Moo Cows on the Murray, will be at the Wodonga Exhibition Grounds on January 14-17, 2010.
The Roundup gives young people, aged eight to 25 years, a chance to learn more about the beef industry.
The event will feature information sessions for different age groups on topics such as livestock handling, herd management, marketing, grooming, genetics and fertility.
For more details, visit the Angus Youth website.
MLA to open Indonesian office
MEAT and Livestock Australia will open an office in Jakarta, Indonesia, this month.
The move comes as Australia edges towards a record number of live cattle exports to the country this year. Australia exported more than 700,000 live cattle to Indonesia last year.
Are you Reddy to learn?
LEARN more about the Red Star Hereford Secure program at a seminar in Bairnsdale next Thursday, December 10.
The day will cover information for breeders, backgrounders and lotfeeders who may be interested in preparing animals using the program and provide more information on Livestock Central, the certifying organisation.
To RSVP, phone Stewart Moroney on (03) 5147 3100 by next Tuesday.
Send your stud news to Matilda Abey, The Weekly Times, PO Box 14999, Melbourne, 8001, email abeym@theweeklytimes.com.au or fax (03) 9292 2697.
