New but not so new

[thunder downunder]

HI All

Newbie here - but not techincally new. Have been reading the boards for awhile.

Anyway, just thought I'd say HI!! :tiphat: :wave: :tiphat: :wave: :tiphat: :wave:

Thunder

 

[kenny thomas]

:welcome: From Virginia, USA

 

[Workinonit Farm]

:welcome: From Virginia, USA

Same here. Hello from Va. U.S.A. :tiphat:

Katherine

 

[kerley]

:welcome: :tiphat:

 

[MO_cows]

:welcome: from the heartland of America.

 

[Chuckie]

Hi, I could ask a million questions, but I will just say it's good you jumped in with us!
Chuckie

 

[thunder downunder]

Thanks for the welcome guys.

Chuckie, feel free to ask any questions! :cboy:

 

[upfrombottom]

:welcome: From Arkansas

Interesting user name. Your not by chance round are you? JUST KIDDING!

 

[greatgerts]

:welcome: From Missouri

 

[angus9259]

Lot of good stuff here . . . don't be bashful about kicking in. :nod:

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

:welcome: from upstate New York - in the deep freeze!

 

[LazyARanch]

Howdy :tiphat: from NW Minnesota!

 

[Chuckie]

Hi Thunder!
What kind of grass do you mainly grow for grazing? How many acres does it take to support one cow where you are located. I realize that it can be different here in the US. Is is pretty much the same there? What kind of cattle do most of the farms raise there?
Chuckie

 

[redcowsrule33]

:welcome: from Wisconsin!

 

[bigbull338]

:welcome:

 

[thunder downunder]

Hi Thunder!
What kind of grass do you mainly grow for grazing? How many acres does it take to support one cow where you are located. I realize that it can be different here in the US. Is is pretty much the same there? What kind of cattle do most of the farms raise there?
Chuckie

Chuckie
It depends where you are, grasses can vary from one area to the next. Alot of graziers have perennial grasses and fescues, like phalarus and cocksfoot, and a mix of native grasses. Some farmers improve the pastures with lucerne and clover, others just fertilise.
Carrying capacity can range from one cow per acre to one cow per 250 acres. Location and seasonal conditions make a great difference.
The main breeds would be Angus, Shorthorn and Hereford and their crosses for the most part, with alot of Brahman, Droughtmaster and Santa Gertrudis up north. Again location plays a great role. European breeds have become increasingly more popular in recent years as terminal sires, ie Charolais, Simmental, Limousin, etc.

 

[ANAZAZI]

:welcome: join in australian talk!

 

[Chuckie]

So, I guesss it is much like the US. There are a few grasses there I need to look up. They may be here, and I just don't know about the grass.
I like Brindle cows!!! I used to see them a lot more, but they have disappeared around here. They looked just like a Hereford, and had the stripes. When I was a kid, I thought they looked like something Marling Perkins would try to catch! :banana: I loved the way he would jump in there and his hair would flop.
I didn't know how the climate changes were in Australia
Chuckie