Completely Different

Trip to McDonalds this morning for breakfast and free WiFi = pointless. All of us trying to get on the Internet at once did not pan out well. But breakfast was good and we got on the road.

 It was a real bleak rainy morning at Lawson Angus. These guys have been true pioneers of the Australian cattle industry. They have sourced thousands of embryos from the US and specifically Gardiner Angus in Kansas. They utilize every single type of technology available and take as many different records as possible. They put all of this forward to their customers at an annual bull sale. They also have satellite ranches in western Australia and Queensland that target specific customers in that area. All in all they run over 2000 cows and I must say have they have the best looking sale catalog I have ever put my hands on! Bringing that one back for future reference!

 After lunch and a 2 hour commute we ended up at Lima Park...and let me tell you, the two places we visited today could not be more different. Lima Park runs 500 Hereford cows and 3000 Border Lester x Merino ewes. They are about as hands off as possible, do not utilize any growth promotants, and on the cattle side do not use artificial insemination. Although they are able to export all of their grass fed cattle and sheep to the EU, so their market is specified and what they do works for them. 

 I was unlucky this morning that I did not get my blogs posted before Internet went down at McDonald's. So I'm posting the last 2 days and today's right now. Sorry for the delay. They have all been written but the lack of WiFi has been a real real issue. I'm back on track now! 

 Fun fact: Australian toilets have two options. A half flush and a full flush. Guess it saves water for #1.

 Stay classy America.