The bad press that this farm is receiving is substantial.
Over 14,000 views on this thread.
The current manager better quickly have his boss cut a check or have them get on here to explain themselves.
I feel bad for the current manager but like the above poster mentioned, guilt by...
"Your Mom"
Think about it, you're trying to sell a calf, the buyer asks, "What's the calf out of"? You respond, "Your Mom."
A name most would not forget!
The key is the word "show."
No different than a dog show where animals are groomed and trimmed. A show indicates presenting your item in it's best, blemish-free, light.
Car show, cleaned, waxed, engine and wheels enhanced etc....
Could not agree more. The day of a show, you should not be rinsing and hour or two before going in the ring. It takes awhile for the natural oils to get back on the hair and hide.
Sorry but anyone who takes out a loan for a show animal is a moron.
Don't come on a public forum if you cannot handle the criticism. Seems to me you are more upset you didn't get your loan money back than anything else.
Your complaining illustrates what is wrong with society today and our...
NEVER and I mean NEVER purchase a calf with out seeing it in person.
Horrible cattle can be made to look much more powerful through posing and standing on an incline.
Plus, who knows if a pic has been Photoshopped.
Online auctions while great for the seller are a disaster waiting to happen...
I am not a hereford guy in the least but I saw a show on RFD-TV this past weekend about the Star Lake Hereford dispersal.
I have NEVER, in all of my life, seen Hereford cattle of this quality and structure.
Best Hereford cattle I've ever seen.
Assuming this will be a high $$ dispersal.