Dexter Cattle or Small Breed/Miniature Cattle Breeders in CQ

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Wed, 07/20/2016 - 08:25 #1

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landk2016
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Dexter Cattle or Small Breed/Miniature Cattle Breeders in CQ

Hi All, 

 

We have recently purchased 30 acres in Bungundarra, Yeppoon area and we are wanting to run a small herd of cattle just as lawn mowers/pets.

 

I have done my research on breeds etc and read all the books but what I am having real trouble with is finding breeders of small/miniature cattle in Rockhampton area or even the Central Qld area!  Ideally I would like to run dexters but also like galloway cattle and miniature herefords.

 

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Square Meaters

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Fri, 07/15/2016 - 20:31 #1

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bigdave06
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Square Meaters

Hi my first post on this wonderful site we are getting close to purchasing 100 acres near Port Macquarie and are interested in Square Meaters.Has anyone had any experiance with them.

And second question I am  after a tractor upto 100 hp I can buy a 100 hp Agrison for 43k am I better to spend the money on a second hand  John Deer or similar.

Reagards Graeme

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Tue, 07/12/2016 - 07:48 #1

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Sun, 07/10/2016 - 17:19 #1

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what to check for when buying a small farm?

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Fri, 07/01/2016 - 22:06 #1

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Mon, 06/27/2016 - 11:55 #1

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How to find a market for produce?

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Thu, 06/23/2016 - 20:15 #1

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Tue, 06/21/2016 - 16:49 #1

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What to do with 10 acres ?

Hi

 

We have a 10 acre residential/rural pasture block with small creek in Gladstone, it has access to a small bore and fairly heavy brown soil.

The soil sample gave a 3/5 star rating, needing some calcium, phosphorous, potassium and zinc.

Wanting to ask if there was anything we could do for supplement income on such a small acreage.

Rates and interest are fairly high.

I grew up on a medium size irrigation property and am a hands on guy, but also aware that there are risks associated.

Open to any ideas.

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