Today was a long and wet day! We kicked off the morning by
trying to blog at McDonalds. Unfortunately, this did not work out. We did still
get to eat a good ol fashion American breakfast…aka hotcakes!
After eating breakfast, we got on the bus for a couple of
hours and headed to Lawson Angus Ranch. This is a ranch that has a partnership
with Gardner Angus Ranch located in Kansas. This was cool to see some cattle
that had genetics that were cased off of one of the other kids on the trip
(Grant Gardner) in Australia! That
really says a lot about their program and how successful the Gardner
Angus Ranch has been both in the United States and worldwide! We rounded out the
trip and headed to have hot chocolate and cookies at a local coffee shop.
After visiting the ranch, we had another two hour bus ride
to Lima Park. This was a Hereford and sheep operation. The managers name was
Hamish McMillan and he was really funny. He singled me out and thought I was
the trouble maker of the group. I have no idea why he would think such a thing!
I’m a little angel! Anyways, back to the task at hand. This was a hormone free
and emphasized he ran a low stress management. This was a very different
operation. The calves are grass fed and handled very minimally. They were also very large cattle averaging
around 2200 pounds. To say the least they didn’t miss a meal. The sheep part of
the operation was really cool to us Americans. He showed us his sheep sheering
barn. That was something that none of us have seen before, and I believe we all
enjoyed learning about something that we didn’t have much background on.
We also saw a lot of beautiful scenery on the way that I
will upload a picture so you can share a part of Australia with me!
We are now at the hotel and headed to get some dinner. So
far every meals options have been fish, chicken, or veil. I REALLY need to get
a new menu quickly! Im hoping for a big
juicy steak at some point even if it is grass fed. I am ready for it! Hope that
everyone’s week is going great in the USA! I miss you all.
Hmmmm, no idea why someone would think you are a troublemaker ;)
ReplyDeletehaha i know right! He pinned me down pretty good! Im blogging at 3 in the morning Mishelle...dedication!
ReplyDeleteI noticed that earlier...thought to myself "Did she just wake up and decide to blog or is she just getting in for the night?" pretty sure I know the answer ;) What do you think of Australia?
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love it. Would stay here if I could. Im a happy person when I am here. All we have done this whole time is everything that I love doing. Looking at cattle! Plus we have the greatest sponsors in the world on this trip. They have been so good to all of us! Don't tell Schaake he might get a big head hahaha jk but it has been a great trip. Its so beautiful here! How is Manhattan, Ks? lol
ReplyDeleteI knew you would LOVE Australia, its so you :) Manhattan is dead (no students) and hot (it's been in the 90s), not missing much. Enjoy your time, it will go very quickly! Tuesday you meet with Dr. Chenoweth, he used to work for the K-State Vet School, he is considered to be one one the top male beef cattle reproductive specialists in the world. He and Grieger knew each other pretty well.
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