skyline
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I still cannot believe that our government is seriously considering a tax on livestock farts. What planet am I living on?
mobgrazer":2hxplt0r said:With out looking at my numbers…
567 heifers
20 bulls
561 calves that will weaned this year.
So let's say 1148 for this year I would be paying for. So I would be paying $99,876. If the price of cattle goes up $.30 more then I could do it. I better be able to write it off and will push my keepers longer to pay for them selves.
Depending on the markets I would be selling out and would go back to work for a living. It's to many acres to bail so I would have to be a row crop farmer.
Only if there was a way to strap tanks to there backs. Just empty the tanks twice a day and burn to produce electricity… "Hi I'm a mobgraving methane farmer".
mobgrazer":uiuxsd9x said:I know of a local house riding thing that has 400 + head. They should qualify for it to.
What about the buffalo farmers?
KNERSIE":28ixj85e said:Over here three lambs will bring the same as one weaner calf.
DOC HARRIS":2twluvt1 said:Keren":2twluvt1 said:Dun ... remember you are talking to an Aussie ... we live off them, and they taste great. I actually like sheep better than beef (hiding now, please dont kill me) but I like goat better than sheep. I will admit they are born looking for a way to die.
At least I dont eat lutefisk
Keren-
E-e-e-u-u-u! If you would like a way to "wean" yourself OFF of goat meat, try eating COLD Goatmeat sandwiches on plain old White bread! That would run a buzzard off of a Garbage Dump! :devil2: :???:
DOC HARRIS
will admit though, that all the crappy Australian meat ends up in America you guys get our cull goats - old does and bucks - so if any of you are wanting good goat meat, DONT buy the stuff imported from Australia get some good home grown stuff. All our premium stuff goes onto our domestic market
Oh well maybe I can mail you some spanish goat meat raised on Prime pasture between McCamey and Crane TexasKeren":1qvyq7dm said:Oh what a shame, I will be at Sydney show when you are here for the bush festival
dun":1rbqqkty said:West of us are a good number of RMs but not many in this area. I don;t know about worms in sheep but it seems like most of the goat wormers are pretty ineffective unless the grass is kept knee high or it's barren ground.
HerefordSire":12i47td1 said:brandonm_13":12i47td1 said:It may be a cattle forum, but I can tell you that sheep definately correlate to cattle production. Sheep and goats have been used for weed prevention for years, without the side effects that pesticides give. And for anyone that thinks they are nasty, when's the last time you saw them peeing or taking a dump in a pond, while drinking out of it at the same time? Cattle do it all the time. We just have a prejudice against them.
Sheep eat weeds? If so, what other benefits do sheep provide besides clothing and meat?
Keren":2kgkwv6j said::lol2:
You are VERY bad Carla ... and yes I believe there is a kiwi angus breeder who pops in every now and then ...
holy yesterday! I was just sitting here minding my own business, half asleep ~ and I come across this!! Now I wait until the next time you want goat evaluation. :nod:Keren":ryruvkje said:At least I dont eat lutefisk
Killala":2wjc6pcn said:This is when we need a New Zealander on the boards... I know the Kiwi's have a couple of other 'benefits' for which they raise ground lice
(if there is a Kiwi lurking I'm gonna get it!)
i ask myself that everyday........skyline":1os9r6gm said:I still cannot believe that our government is seriously considering a tax on livestock farts. What planet am I living on?