SA BEEF FIELD DAYS
Seven Murray Grey Studs will be on display throughout the 2010 CGU South Australian Beef Field Days. The Field Days will be held from
February 5th, 7th, 8th and 9th.Properties will be open to visitors from 9am to 5pm.

AN AUTHOR AMONGST US
Mrs Joyce Livingstone, a long time member of the MGBCS has recently published a children's book with the story based on, 'Matt & Miranda, The Murray Greys From Muddy Meadows Farm'.

MURRAY GREY STUDS IN STOCK & LAND BEEF WEEK
Three Murray Grey studs, along with a combined entry from the Gippsland Murray Grey breeders will be on show in the Stock & Land Autmun Beef week from January 31st to February 7th 2010.

MURRAY GREY STEER BRINGS $9,500 AT AUCTION
A seven month old Murray Grey Purebred steer named Thunder and weighing 326kg was auctioned off at the Bomen Livestock Marketing Centre Wagga Wagga, on the 7th December 2009.  The steer made a staggering $9,500 dollars in support of Willians Hill School for the intellectually disabled.

2010 SIRE SUMMARY
The 2010 Murray Grey International GROUP BREEDPLAN Analysis has been completed and and as such, the Sire Summary can now be viewed
via the BREEDPLAN section of this website. Printed copies of this report will be mailed out in mid January 2010.

MURRAY GREYS WIN CHAMPION PEN OF THREE - SOUTHERN GRASSFED CARCASE CLASSIC
CASTERTON, Victoria, beef producer Edwin Edge has a simple theory for his success in the annual Southern Grassfed Carcase Classic - use the right breed and genetics.

COMMERCIAL BREEDER SURVEY
Are you running a commercial purebred or cross bred Murray Grey Operation?  If so the MGBCS would love your response to a survey that will help us to build up an information bank and allow the MGBCS to be both better informed on our Commercial herd and allow us to respond to any enquiries we have and plan any marketing projects.

THE MURRAY GREY BREED IS NOW REGISTERED IN SOUTH AFRICA
We are excited to announce that the Murray Grey breed is now being recognised as a registered breed in South Africa. After a delay of nearly two years the Department of Agriculture has again given permission for the importation of Murray Grey beef cattle semen and embryos to South Africa with a view to establishing stud herds around the country.

2010 FEMALE INVENTORY
The 2010 Female Inventory is due to be run early January. There are a number of important considerations for the Female Inventory System for 2010 that MGBCS members that are recording cattle need to be made aware of.

MURRAY GREY SUPREME INTERBREED EXHIBIT - LAUNCESTON
Murray Greys cleaned up at the 2009 Royal Launceston Show with a Murray Grey bull, Gilldon Corey C39, exhibited by T.J & R.A Harris of the Parknook Stud, Swan Bay Tas. crowned the Interbreed Supreme Champion Beef Exhibit of the Show.

CONDITIONAL CARCASE COMPETITION SPONSORSHIP - 2010
The MGBCS is happy to announce an extension of the Conditional Carcase Competition for Carcase Competitions around Australia in 2010.

MURRAY GREYS CONTINUE TO PERFORM IN HOOF & HOOK COMPETITIONS
Murray Greys once again found themselves well placed in the 2009 Royal Melbourne Show Hoof & Hook Competition, with two championships to the breeds' credit.

MURRAY GREY STEERS IN THE MIX AT ADELAIDE
Murray Grey steers, have once again shown the quality carcase characteristics of the Murray Grey breed with a highly consistent performance in the hoof and hook classes at the 2009 Royal Adelaide Show. Murray Grey Steers won the Champion Light Domestics Led Steer Carcase and the Reserve Champion Export Carcase. More information available shortly.

MURRAY GREY CROSSES MAKING THE GRADE
Northern NSW beef producers, Tom  and Cathy Amey, have used Meat Standards Australia to refine their yearling production enterprise over the last nine years. Carcases from the last mob they sold to a local operator all made the grade, a trend they hope to continue. To improve their MSA compliance rates, the Ameys turned to Murray Grey sires for a solution.