ChrisB":1lvbbq8g said:
there is a reason buyers pay more for blacks.
Yes there is - it was an excellent marketing strategy by the Angus Association - I take my hat off to them
Bottom line is there are a lot more black cows out there now. Once upon a time the quality was also there. And that quality does still exist in some areas.
However - now-a-days you do not need one spec of Angus genetics to make CAB - so much for truth in marketing.
Colour blindness - there are a he[[ of a pile of good cattle out there that are brown, red, white and every other colour in the spectrum
Rip the clothes off of them.
If you tell me you can tell the difference, then I can honestly call you a liar - because quality is quality and you cannot.
And the quality of the black herd - overall - is decreasing as everyone jumps on the band wagon - we see it on a regular basis right here on this board.
As for those lovely black bast*rds called black herfs - no one will ever convince me there is no Holstein in them.
I think more than anything the arrogance of those who think that black is the only way to go is the biggest part of the problem today.
In my area the backlash is growing - while I do not raise them, the Charl are becoming the cow to own. Limmies are not far behind. Every time I go to market there are some there and they always seem to bring the top dollar.
Best to all
Bez
