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<blockquote data-quote="AlmostaTexan" data-source="post: 1250817" data-attributes="member: 23893"><p>I am settling into the cabin on the mini (micro? since it's 20 acres) farm, and managed to get an appointment with the county extension agent.</p><p>Background - in case you didn't see my intro post - raised on a beef and dairy farm overseas, supplemented by merino sheep. Husband raised on a longhorn operation in Texas. We both left our respective farms for 15 ish years with military careers and are starting over in a state not familiar to either of us. Clear as mud? </p><p></p><p>The agent was fantastic, I got a crash course on the improved reproduction technologies and a list of resources to study up on, amongst a stack of books and papers and a million other things. I also got a brief overview of the local market. </p><p></p><p>I will admit, I was slightly embarrassed because I will have a very small operation, but the agent seemed encouraging. He also suggested some other ways to utilize the mini farm to help increase income and in addition to providing a product that demand outweighs supply historically. </p><p></p><p>I had hoped to raise longhorns, but there are very few established longhorn producers in this state, certainly for obvious reasons that the environment doesn't require a cow that can thrive on less. But for my end goal - I was hoping on producing small scale lean beef, as well as utilizing the hides. Longhorns do have some honestly beautiful hide. </p><p></p><p>I was told, however, there is simply no market for the longhorn here and that I would be better served with registered black stock or show animals. I know of another small operator that has approx 30 head of longhorn a few counties south of me, and from our discussions they don't have too many issue with moving cattle for sale. </p><p></p><p>So I guess my question is, am I barking up the wrong tree by wanting to bring more registered longhorns to Kentucky? Should I go with the registered black breeds?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlmostaTexan, post: 1250817, member: 23893"] I am settling into the cabin on the mini (micro? since it's 20 acres) farm, and managed to get an appointment with the county extension agent. Background - in case you didn't see my intro post - raised on a beef and dairy farm overseas, supplemented by merino sheep. Husband raised on a longhorn operation in Texas. We both left our respective farms for 15 ish years with military careers and are starting over in a state not familiar to either of us. Clear as mud? The agent was fantastic, I got a crash course on the improved reproduction technologies and a list of resources to study up on, amongst a stack of books and papers and a million other things. I also got a brief overview of the local market. I will admit, I was slightly embarrassed because I will have a very small operation, but the agent seemed encouraging. He also suggested some other ways to utilize the mini farm to help increase income and in addition to providing a product that demand outweighs supply historically. I had hoped to raise longhorns, but there are very few established longhorn producers in this state, certainly for obvious reasons that the environment doesn't require a cow that can thrive on less. But for my end goal - I was hoping on producing small scale lean beef, as well as utilizing the hides. Longhorns do have some honestly beautiful hide. I was told, however, there is simply no market for the longhorn here and that I would be better served with registered black stock or show animals. I know of another small operator that has approx 30 head of longhorn a few counties south of me, and from our discussions they don't have too many issue with moving cattle for sale. So I guess my question is, am I barking up the wrong tree by wanting to bring more registered longhorns to Kentucky? Should I go with the registered black breeds? [/QUOTE]
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