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I’m in Australia and it’s very different to the heatwave in North America. We have had the coldest start to winter in decades! Record snow fall! We had most of the ski slopes open early. It’s been much wetter then normal here. Anyway back to Black hided cattle struggling with heat. I remember...

An odd breed combo I’ve seen work here in Australia is Speckled Park Droughtmaster cross. I’m seeing heaps of them. People are selling F1 bulls for good money. It’s crazy.

I live in Australia so I’m not up with your EPDs but I’d look at Muridale Robert. Muridale Robert has a CE of 14. Not sure what sort number you’re looking for but I liked him enough to get some straws from him. Also solid Red for those that require that.

Yeah. I will definitely keep you up to date. I’m hoping to see some photos of what’s happening up there this week.

I’ve been reading heaps of those articles and posts. Awesome stuff.

Yes Troy is the person I’m in contact with. He really knows his stuff. I will be messaging him tomorrow. It’s been great to hear what he and his Mates are doing.

Hey Andybob. I have made a great contact here. The guy I’ve been talking to has excellent Nguni herd. He has suggested crossing my family’s commercial herd to Nguni to fix fertility problems in that herd and reduce age at slaughter. Then have a small composite herd for replacements and...

Hey Greybeard. Yes Droughtmaster is very common here in Australia. Droughtmaster is seventh in Australia for breed numbers of registered cattle. I’m in southern Australia so very few Droughtmaster here. I’ve been seeing large numbers of Droughtmaster Speckled Park cross cattle being sold. That...

Hi southalberta. I believe you can contact him through the links. I was more interested too see if he had a website. We have Bonsmara in Australia and I recently visited a breeder. Very nice animals.

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Before I post on that page. How is the beef quality of Nguni compared to Mashona or Tuli? If you don’t know it’s fine. I saw some Nguni beef online and it seemed dark.

Thanks. I will ask on that page. Almost everything I see on that page is Nguni so I’ll be interested to see what they say. I really like Mashona but I’m not used to such small cattle. Composite would be ideal but I’m restricted in my area because of land prices. Johan Zeitsman suggested...

Hi Andybob. We have large amounts of hard seeded annual ryegrass to give you an idea of what our feed is like in the wet months. I’m looking for a breed that will perform in a grass fed system and be ready for slaughter before it’s second summer normally in a cross but not always. I need...

Hi everyone. I want to know your thoughts, experiences and suggestions in relation to these three breeds! I’m after pros and cons to each breed. Stories, photos and carcass experience are most welcome. If you’re in Australia that’s even more helpful! I’m in a Hot summer, cool wet winter...

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Hey Andybob. Does Thornbush Bonsmara have a website?

I’m in Australia and Santa-Hereford cross is quite popular. Normally they go to Black Angus bulls in my area. The Santa-Hereford to Red Angus sounds good if that’s what your market is happy with and works for your area. If you want to breed replacements I’d put a Beefmaster or Bonsmara over...

That’s why I am interested in these legume trees. We have 5 months of summer drought here. I’m in 400mm rainfall zone so we grow great grass in winter. I’m interested in all sort of fodder trees and shrubs that can complement my grazing system. About an hour north west of me most sheep are...

The leaves are smaller then Honey Locusts we get.

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