Hereford and Angus

Today we left the hotel bright and early at 7 30 for a long line at McDonalds for breakfast and it was a little more difficult to wake up today! Lol it rained all morning and was still kind of chilly while we visited with Lawson Angus ranch owners first. Then we travelled on to eat lunch and met with a Hereford and crossbred sheep rancher at Lima Park. He was very informative about the processes they go through to EU certify their animals. He described how they run their small operation as a tight ship; culling cattle quickly if they have problems that affect calving or other things, and then how meat and wool production both are a part of their operation.  Now we are headed to the town of Albury for one night. And tomorrow we visit a Shorthorn farm, Emu farm, and White Suffolk and Bond Merino stud farm. I'm actually very interested in the Emu farm and all that goes into that operation. We also eat lunch with our hosts from there so....does that mean we'll try Emu meat? We will see!  The afternoon turned out to be a nicer day and the sun decided to shine! On the bus rides today several people saw random kangaroo in the fields, but so far I've missed it every time. :( I have another goal...to get a picture of a wild kangaroo! The sunset was also beautiful tonight, but i couldn't get a picture past all the trees.