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<blockquote data-quote="simme" data-source="post: 1641975" data-attributes="member: 40418"><p>Good point. We all tend to think and reason based on our own experience at home. As I have traveled to various locations, I realize that I would not have a clue how to farm/ranch in some of those locations. Working and moving cattle, selection, and decision making are very dependent on the environment/terrain. Forages, hay, calving, water, pens, wind breaks, fertilizer - all very different. In the west, I see all those wooden pens. Would only last a few years in our wet environment. I see hay/straw stacked uncovered with snow providing the cover in the winter. Here that would rot before it was fed.</p><p></p><p>I traveled to France a few times with my work. Saw those Limousin, Charolais, and Simmental cattle. Did not see any pickup trucks or gooseneck trailers. They hauled their cattle in a large truck/van type enclosed vehicle. Those could only haul a few head. Seemed strange to me, but I guess normal for them.</p><p></p><p>Everybody has to live with the environment they have and figure out how to make it work for them. Seems like some of those cows out west can come off the mountains/hills in the fall with calves with heavier weaning weights than our southeast calves on the green pastures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simme, post: 1641975, member: 40418"] Good point. We all tend to think and reason based on our own experience at home. As I have traveled to various locations, I realize that I would not have a clue how to farm/ranch in some of those locations. Working and moving cattle, selection, and decision making are very dependent on the environment/terrain. Forages, hay, calving, water, pens, wind breaks, fertilizer - all very different. In the west, I see all those wooden pens. Would only last a few years in our wet environment. I see hay/straw stacked uncovered with snow providing the cover in the winter. Here that would rot before it was fed. I traveled to France a few times with my work. Saw those Limousin, Charolais, and Simmental cattle. Did not see any pickup trucks or gooseneck trailers. They hauled their cattle in a large truck/van type enclosed vehicle. Those could only haul a few head. Seemed strange to me, but I guess normal for them. Everybody has to live with the environment they have and figure out how to make it work for them. Seems like some of those cows out west can come off the mountains/hills in the fall with calves with heavier weaning weights than our southeast calves on the green pastures. [/QUOTE]
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