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<blockquote data-quote="wobbie1775" data-source="post: 1848369" data-attributes="member: 23555"><p>Not a great pic of the mom, but I would say she's a corriente-type. Why SP? I think there is opportunity there; I want the smaller frame and dare I say; I believe the breed sales pitch on "heat-tolerance" and fescue adaptability. I also think with proper culling/management you can get those things from many breeds, but it appears that many SP are already there. I also want to get involved with the breed organization, and SP seems small enough (compared to others) that there is still space for grassroots folks to be involved (marketing, breed growth, seed stock production). The breed org HQ is a couple towns north of my house so that is one for the win column also. </p><p></p><p>FWIW, I don't think there is anything wrong with those other breeds; everyone has it's place and is exists for a reason. I have been to the C.A.B. annual conference and met many of the huge Black Angus breeders. 100% of them told me I will go broke getting into cattle; one even offered to give me mama cows just so I can learn how fast ill go broke even with a hand out. They were all very nice and just trying to be helpful. On the contrary, 100% of the SP cattlemen I have spoken to have said it is a profitable breed when managed to survive on grass with daily rotations. Maybe I am just gullible <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😄" title="Grinning face with smiling eyes :smile:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f604.png" data-shortname=":smile:" />!! </p><p></p><p>All that to say, I am still learning and not concrete on any plans yet...just trying to learn. I have given myself 6 years to get the cattle to the point where they can support me quitting my town-job. That will put me at 45 years old and farming full time; that's the underlying intent behind all of this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wobbie1775, post: 1848369, member: 23555"] Not a great pic of the mom, but I would say she's a corriente-type. Why SP? I think there is opportunity there; I want the smaller frame and dare I say; I believe the breed sales pitch on "heat-tolerance" and fescue adaptability. I also think with proper culling/management you can get those things from many breeds, but it appears that many SP are already there. I also want to get involved with the breed organization, and SP seems small enough (compared to others) that there is still space for grassroots folks to be involved (marketing, breed growth, seed stock production). The breed org HQ is a couple towns north of my house so that is one for the win column also. FWIW, I don't think there is anything wrong with those other breeds; everyone has it's place and is exists for a reason. I have been to the C.A.B. annual conference and met many of the huge Black Angus breeders. 100% of them told me I will go broke getting into cattle; one even offered to give me mama cows just so I can learn how fast ill go broke even with a hand out. They were all very nice and just trying to be helpful. On the contrary, 100% of the SP cattlemen I have spoken to have said it is a profitable breed when managed to survive on grass with daily rotations. Maybe I am just gullible 😄!! All that to say, I am still learning and not concrete on any plans yet...just trying to learn. I have given myself 6 years to get the cattle to the point where they can support me quitting my town-job. That will put me at 45 years old and farming full time; that's the underlying intent behind all of this. [/QUOTE]
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