May 26th 2012
Up and early seems to be the pattern these days. Went to McDonald's to try to get Internet. I've found out that we should be very thankful for the free wifi in America.
Next we left Seymour and headed to Lawson Black Angus farm. They were the largest seed stock producers in Australia. It was neat to see their farm and how they run and operate. They used some of Americas research and genetics in their production. Lawson Angus sells approximately over 800 bulls a year. And they have run about over 2,000 cows in their 3 locations.
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| Lawson's Black Angus |
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| Lima Park Herefords |
After Lawson's, we ate a restaurant in Boonie Doon. We had the same set menu of chicken, suppose to be veal but it was chicken, and fish and chips.We then headed to Lima Park where they operated 300 Herefords and 3,000 Border Lester Merino crosses. We learned that he uses all natural breeding and runs just one bull to about 30 cows. He splits all his cows up and breeds them just to one bull so he knows exactly what bull is bred to which cow. He culls all F2 generations off of his first calf heifers. After we spoke to him about his cattle heard he showed us his sheep shearing barn. This was amazing to me because I have never seen a sheering barn before! It was amusing to see exactly how they sheer multiple sheep in one day. He said one guy can run through 200-300 sheep a day! He also told us how he runs his cattle and sheep. He runs the sheep up in the mountains because it is dryer and it helps keep the sheep's hooves free of moister which is a must. If their hooves get wet then they are more prone to get foot rot. He then runs the cattle below the mountains because it gets more moister and the grass is better. The cattle will gain about 3 kg a day on the grass and the sheep will gain about 200-300 grams a day up in the mountains. He also said that his stress free was a must.
We have been on the go all day. As we sometimes get behind on time. Hopefully we get Internet soon.
Elizabeth
Next we left Seymour and headed to Lawson Black Angus farm. They were the largest seed stock producers in Australia. It was neat to see their farm and how they run and operate. They used some of Americas research and genetics in their production. Lawson Angus sells approximately over 800 bulls a year. And they have run about over 2,000 cows in their 3 locations.
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