Can Hereford Cattle cut it on a Grass-fed Farm?

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

Hereford is my favorite breed. They are so gentle, never had one come after me, even with new born calves.

[@majorvlogs643]

They are great

[@StringerBridgeAdventures]

I’ll put a second vote on Hereford being my favorite breed!

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

My favorite

[@swamp-yankee]

The answer is yes. I’ve seen them. So weird that folks would think they aren’t for grass. They’re beef cattle. The old school Herefords are best. I’ve got photos of my great grandpa with his and they look more like Greg Judy’s south polls in size and build then many of the big frame Herefords I’ve seen. The Hereford bull that sired my calves I’ve got now though is low to the ground and built like a brick wall. Gentle too. Perfect grass cattle.

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

I love the Herefords, gentle and easy keeping for the most part for me. It’s funny though how we are all trying to build cattle to do what they were all doing just 50 years ago.

[@chucktaylor4958]

Better Tomas mid how Herefords do on poor dried up pastures.

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

Thanks for the comment

[@HiHi-cw2vz]

You need some new bulls, those calves aren’t gonna cut it lol

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

Already done!!

[@finbarrdinneen3430]

I like the Hereford for the Quietness How is the cow and calf that you had to put sucking earlier in the year Will you let that cow back to the bull

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

That cow has been a great momma since we forced her to accept her calf. Calf is looking like one of the better calves we have ever raised. I’m thinking I might give her one more year to see how she does.

[@MistressOP]

1000 pound cow is more important in drought country. Because the weight of the cow ruins your pasture. When it foes finally rain they can sink. I don't sell breeders but if I did sell out I'd breed to 1000 standard. Just try and get that larger belly. I wanted to start trainning my meat herd to milk so I could start breeding to higher milk fat solids.

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

Thanks for the information. You have to keep expanding on what works, sounds like you have a little niche for what you are doing.

[@MistressOP]

@@stringerbridgefarm3201 lol higher milk solids on a breeder meat cow is kind of lower key pull. But we have a milk solid issue in breeding cows in the USA. Years of goverment pushing money towards voters for milk kind of ruined most of USA breeding stock.

[@XiaoFury]

Hey there. Nice cows. Unrelated question...is it true that many folks are leaving Louisiana these days?

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

Sure doesn’t seem like it. For property owners Louisiana is one of the lowest property tax states so it’s attractive in that sense. We live close to the Mississippi River where there is industry and this area seems to be growing like crazy.

[@XiaoFury]

Maybe it's just folks leaving Orleans parish...which I totally understand. My uncle said folks were leaving in droves, and I just wanted to hear a second opinion. I was born raised there up until Katrina. Anyway, thanks!

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

@@XiaoFury yea I’m not sure. We are in ascension parish, which is pretty fast growing the last few decades.

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

Louisiana is a unique place to live. It’s like any other place in the fact that some things are awesome and some things are awful, but it’s home and our roots are deep. Thanks

[@247rug]

Hereford cattle is one of the beef breeds that are feed efficient and stay in better shape on more poor ground.

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

I love my Hereford cows. Like you said they are very efficient cattle, and they are so gentle natured.

[@247rug]

@@stringerbridgefarm3201 we run Hereford and Beefmaster cows and between the two seem to be very feed efficient and docile. We had a bad drought and extreme heat this year and they seemed to tolerate it better than other breeds I talked to other people about.

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

Yea, we have had very hot drought treat as well. I think I would put south poll in the same category, but smaller frame size. My last video you can see how nice that beefmaster/southpoll grew.

[@whiteface5055]

Ya. I'm a hereford lover too. Go hereford.

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

The best momma cows!

[@arthurdewith7608]

Of course they can Herefords we’re the first to be imported into the Midwest when no grain was svailable

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

Yea, it’s borderline comical to me when I hear comments about Herefords.

[@arthurdewith7608]

U cross bred Herefords depending what traits u want Herefords are the easiest to keep in fences Aldo shorthorn for milk simmetal for muscle angus for lean meat Charlie’s for large frame

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

Hereford are super easy to keep. Calm and gentle, and I’ve never really had any of the problems some folks like to talk about being prevalent in Hereford. And like you pointed out, they cross well with just about any bull.

[@grahamcrompton1798]

Hereford cattle are a hardy species from Wales, they'll be fine 👍

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

I have to cull one now and again, but for the most part they are great, and my personal favorite momma cow.

[@georgeheller2281]

Sure looks like yours are doing it quite well!

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

Thanks, I’ve had to cull quite a few, but the Herefords have done great for us.

[@mikediangelis9565]

Looking for a good set of Herefords here in Central Montana

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

Herefords are great, hope you find a few in your area. Thanks

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

We've run Polled Hereford for 3 generations. There are many grass fed operations running Herefords. Most finish on alfalfa/grass pasture.

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

I believe it, we get cool season legumes here, but our climate and soil we haven’t been able to grow alfalfa.

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

@@stringerbridgefarm3201 where are you??

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

I’m a little south east of Baton Rouge Louisiana, town called St. Amant

[@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin]

@@stringerbridgefarm3201 you can probably grow it, but it won't survive. My brother is near Sylvania Georgia. His neighbor tried.. wasn't good.. There's a group of ranchers in eastern Oregon that built their own processing facility, they grow everything on grass and sagebrush, but finish them on the grass/alfalfa pasture. They process at 16-18 months and the carcasses look like grain finished.

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

That’s pretty incredible. That’s a ranch I’d like to visit one day.

[@kl1958]

No doubt herefords are rugged durable and low cost as well as being tame. At one time pinkeye was a problem? Does it still happen and any way to avoid it? I have heard that it is more of a problem out in Wyoming, Colorado, utah etc. Just curious....Thanks. Kevin

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

Honestly, I’ve never had a case of pinkeye in any of our Hereford or Hereford cross cattle. Maybe we have just been lucky. I have one older cow that I’m watching a spot for potential eye cancer, but it hasn’t changed in a year so it’s probably nothing. Herefords have been very rugged and durable for us. Thanks!

[@kl1958]

@@stringerbridgefarm3201 Thank you very much my friend....appreciate your honesty. You have a great channel. Just subscribed.

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

@kl1958 thanks for the sub, I appreciate it!

[@jordanrowlands8159]

Still happens, more to do with grazing and animal management. Mine occasionally get it but it’s mostly when they’re having to forage hard for feed

[@kl1958]

@@jordanrowlands8159 Sounds good...I have heard when grasses get too tall and head out to seed and the seed head rubs against their eye the eye gets scratched nd thats when the trouble starts.

[@papaal7014]

herechevy

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

Just my personal favorite

[@jerrycopley9325]

Good looking herd :) love the Hereford

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

Thanks!

[@johnkey3173]

Do you have a preference for frame size? I may purchase a small frame Hereford bull (2-3) but haven't had any experience with them. Great information! Thank you for posting!

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

For me personally, the 3 frame size seem to do the best. With the south poll bull I’m using I expect my frame size to drop by 1 or 2 and we will see how they do. Of course those won’t be pure Herefords anymore.

[@johnkey3173]

@@stringerbridgefarm3201 I have SP bull as well and waiting on the first calf crop. The SP bull will also drop the frame score on my herd (30 cows). I probably won't totally get away from using Hereford bulls in the future, but Pharo Cattle is the only supplier that I've found with 3 frame Hereford bulls.

[@stringerbridgefarm3201]

I have a 2 year old Hereford bull I’ve been trying to decide what to do with. I can keep him as a breeder; sell him or butcher him, still haven’t decided