The one and only Luke Clifford
My name is Luke Clifford and I’m 13 years old. I have lived on a property all my life “Coolabri Station”. Coolabri is an organic place. Coolabri is 60KM south east of Tambo, which is 950km west of Brisbane. Coolabri is 44 000 acres and we run up to 5000 bullocks in the good seasons, but at the moment we only have 900 bullocks and 2000 breeders because of the dry. I have also worked over at the next door neighbours, “Cargara Station”, which is a Braford stud. We have to muster the cows and calves, draft them and brand the calves over two days of work. This is a very good experience because I have worked on more than one place.
In this term at school, I have learnt many new things to do with the beef industry, like beef by-products and environmental impacts on the Great Barrier Reef.
Beef by-products are things that come from the cow; only 1% of the cow is wasted. Leather comes from the cow’s hide which can be made into all sort of things like footballs, basket balls, boots, bull ropes and whips. Gelatine comes from the joints and sinews which can be made into jelly. The bones that are in the cow are made into fine sugar.
Environmental impacts on the GBR is the sedimentation that gets out into the reef because of the cows. The cows chew all the grass down near the river, so when it rains all the bank gets eroded away which causes sedimentation, which eventually gets out into the reef.
We also visited some properties around the districts- Uanda, Tambo Station and Isoroy. At Uanda we learnt about organic farming. At Tambo Station we learnt about the hormones that they put in the cows and at Isoroy we learnt about the genetics in the beef. I found all these visits very interesting and I learnt a lot at every property.
This unit has made me understand a lot more about the agricultural industry. I hope to stay in the cattle industry for most of my life. I hope to leave school and get a job up in the Northern territory on a cattle property.
By Luke Clifford, Year 8
Done and Dusted
My name is Connor Johnson and I have grown up on my grandmothers’ farm “Lorne Downs”, which is located 90km North West of Augathella. Augathella is 900km west of Brisbane. Lorne Downs is a cattle farm that is 42.5 thousand acres and runs 156 bullocks and about 2000 breeder heifers. Lorne Downs is an organic farm which has been passed down through the family. Lorne has been certified organic for around 15 years. On January the 1st 2015, my family bought a 17.5 thousand acre block which is 60km south west of Tambo. Our family’s farm is called “Glanmire” which is a mulga and scrub block. Glanmire is currently running adjistment cattle.
This term we all learnt about by-products of cattle and environmental impacts from cattle farming. We learnt that beef by-products are ingredients in many products that you would not suspect had parts of a cow to help make them. Shampoos and conditioners come from the fat of cows and gelatine comes from the joints and sinews of a cow. Leather for shoes comes from calf hides and a whip comes from the skin along the back bone. 99% of a cow gets used and only 1% of a cow gets wasted. We also learnt that fencing off the waterways to prevent sedimentation will protect the Great Barrier Reef from dying. Fencing off water ways also benefits your cattle by making them healthy by letting them drink clean water.
This unit has made me understand a lot about agriculture and how it works. Learning about beef by-products has helped me to understand what comes from a cow and how the products are made. I can now thank cows for creating so many things that we use in everyday life. I would like to learn more about dairy farming because I do not have a great understanding on how it works and the processes involved.
Beef Journey
My name is Patrick Graham and I am 13 Years old. I have lived in the country most of my life in a small town called Tambo, which is 950km from Brisbane. I have never lived on a property and have not done too much cattle work but I have worked with my dad and pop on properties and have stayed on some properties. The main property I always go to is Noella, which is South of Tambo and is 72 000 acres.
During this term I have learnt many new things about cattle and cattle work. The main two things that I learnt about are beef by-products and organic/non-organic farming. Beef by-products were a very fun and interesting thing to learn about because I didn’t realize how many things can be made out of a cow, 99% of a cow gets used to make a combination of beef and by-products, approximately 55% goes to make beef, 44% goes to by-products and 1% goes to waste. We also learnt about environmental impacts on the Great Barrier Reef. We learnt that cows near waterways can stir up the sedimentation, which enters creeks and rivers, and can pollute the Great Barrier Reef.
I would love to learn more about the beef industry and I would love to live on a property and do more cattle work. I would like to know more about organic and non-organic farming and how it all works as well. I have never thought of becoming a cattle worker, but after working with the Archibull and learning all about cattle and farming, I have changed my mind and wouldn’t mind to work with cattle for a career.
The Fun I had Doing the Archibull Comp.
My name is Jorjah Walker. I am 14 years old and I am in year 9. Before doing the Archibull competition, I knew how to muster, brand, feed and sort cows and calves. I gained all that knowledge about farming because I have lived on farms my whole life, but I am mainly into horses.
After learning about cows for the Archibull competition, I now know that many products that we use every day are made from cows. Approx. 44% of a cow is used as by-products and approx. 55% is used as beef. Some of the by-products that I didn’t know came from cow are soap, china tea pots and cups, crayons, candles, video tapes and medication.
I also didn’t know what farmers did to make their cattle fatter on an organic farm, or that if you were an organic farmer you could not dehorn your calves if they were over 6 weeks old.
In the future I am going to use my knowledge on what I have learnt about the Archibull to work in the agriculture business.
Jorjah Walker, Year 9
What I know about COWS
Hey, I am Brooke Bailey and before we did the Archibull competition, I barely knew anything about cattle. The biggest thing I knew about cows was that they die and become food for us people. I have been on some cattle farms, but mainly sheep ones. We did have a good breeding cow once and she had a calf a year. Wherever she is now, I hope the people that she is with are happy with her.
Though working in agriculture would be a good career, I would rather be working as a forensic scientist. But I guess I would like to know about what they actually do to the cows in the works.
This term, I have learnt the difference between organic and non-organic farming, how to use hormones and antibiotics on your cattle and how to keep good genetics in your cattle. I have also learnt about the different by-products that you can get out of cows.
I could learn more about how the farmers grow the cattle to be so yummy and tough.
Brooke Bailey, year 9
My name is Luke Clifford and I’m 13 years old. I have lived on a property all my life “Coolabri Station”. Coolabri is an organic place. Coolabri is 60KM south east of Tambo, which is 950km west of Brisbane. Coolabri is 44 000 acres and we run up to 5000 bullocks in the good seasons, but at the moment we only have 900 bullocks and 2000 breeders because of the dry. I have also worked over at the next door neighbours, “Cargara Station”, which is a Braford stud. We have to muster the cows and calves, draft them and brand the calves over two days of work. This is a very good experience because I have worked on more than one place.
In this term at school, I have learnt many new things to do with the beef industry, like beef by-products and environmental impacts on the Great Barrier Reef.
Beef by-products are things that come from the cow; only 1% of the cow is wasted. Leather comes from the cow’s hide which can be made into all sort of things like footballs, basket balls, boots, bull ropes and whips. Gelatine comes from the joints and sinews which can be made into jelly. The bones that are in the cow are made into fine sugar.
Environmental impacts on the GBR is the sedimentation that gets out into the reef because of the cows. The cows chew all the grass down near the river, so when it rains all the bank gets eroded away which causes sedimentation, which eventually gets out into the reef.
We also visited some properties around the districts- Uanda, Tambo Station and Isoroy. At Uanda we learnt about organic farming. At Tambo Station we learnt about the hormones that they put in the cows and at Isoroy we learnt about the genetics in the beef. I found all these visits very interesting and I learnt a lot at every property.
This unit has made me understand a lot more about the agricultural industry. I hope to stay in the cattle industry for most of my life. I hope to leave school and get a job up in the Northern territory on a cattle property.
By Luke Clifford, Year 8
Done and Dusted
My name is Connor Johnson and I have grown up on my grandmothers’ farm “Lorne Downs”, which is located 90km North West of Augathella. Augathella is 900km west of Brisbane. Lorne Downs is a cattle farm that is 42.5 thousand acres and runs 156 bullocks and about 2000 breeder heifers. Lorne Downs is an organic farm which has been passed down through the family. Lorne has been certified organic for around 15 years. On January the 1st 2015, my family bought a 17.5 thousand acre block which is 60km south west of Tambo. Our family’s farm is called “Glanmire” which is a mulga and scrub block. Glanmire is currently running adjistment cattle.
This term we all learnt about by-products of cattle and environmental impacts from cattle farming. We learnt that beef by-products are ingredients in many products that you would not suspect had parts of a cow to help make them. Shampoos and conditioners come from the fat of cows and gelatine comes from the joints and sinews of a cow. Leather for shoes comes from calf hides and a whip comes from the skin along the back bone. 99% of a cow gets used and only 1% of a cow gets wasted. We also learnt that fencing off the waterways to prevent sedimentation will protect the Great Barrier Reef from dying. Fencing off water ways also benefits your cattle by making them healthy by letting them drink clean water.
This unit has made me understand a lot about agriculture and how it works. Learning about beef by-products has helped me to understand what comes from a cow and how the products are made. I can now thank cows for creating so many things that we use in everyday life. I would like to learn more about dairy farming because I do not have a great understanding on how it works and the processes involved.
Beef Journey
My name is Patrick Graham and I am 13 Years old. I have lived in the country most of my life in a small town called Tambo, which is 950km from Brisbane. I have never lived on a property and have not done too much cattle work but I have worked with my dad and pop on properties and have stayed on some properties. The main property I always go to is Noella, which is South of Tambo and is 72 000 acres.
During this term I have learnt many new things about cattle and cattle work. The main two things that I learnt about are beef by-products and organic/non-organic farming. Beef by-products were a very fun and interesting thing to learn about because I didn’t realize how many things can be made out of a cow, 99% of a cow gets used to make a combination of beef and by-products, approximately 55% goes to make beef, 44% goes to by-products and 1% goes to waste. We also learnt about environmental impacts on the Great Barrier Reef. We learnt that cows near waterways can stir up the sedimentation, which enters creeks and rivers, and can pollute the Great Barrier Reef.
I would love to learn more about the beef industry and I would love to live on a property and do more cattle work. I would like to know more about organic and non-organic farming and how it all works as well. I have never thought of becoming a cattle worker, but after working with the Archibull and learning all about cattle and farming, I have changed my mind and wouldn’t mind to work with cattle for a career.
The Fun I had Doing the Archibull Comp.
My name is Jorjah Walker. I am 14 years old and I am in year 9. Before doing the Archibull competition, I knew how to muster, brand, feed and sort cows and calves. I gained all that knowledge about farming because I have lived on farms my whole life, but I am mainly into horses.
After learning about cows for the Archibull competition, I now know that many products that we use every day are made from cows. Approx. 44% of a cow is used as by-products and approx. 55% is used as beef. Some of the by-products that I didn’t know came from cow are soap, china tea pots and cups, crayons, candles, video tapes and medication.
I also didn’t know what farmers did to make their cattle fatter on an organic farm, or that if you were an organic farmer you could not dehorn your calves if they were over 6 weeks old.
In the future I am going to use my knowledge on what I have learnt about the Archibull to work in the agriculture business.
Jorjah Walker, Year 9
What I know about COWS
Hey, I am Brooke Bailey and before we did the Archibull competition, I barely knew anything about cattle. The biggest thing I knew about cows was that they die and become food for us people. I have been on some cattle farms, but mainly sheep ones. We did have a good breeding cow once and she had a calf a year. Wherever she is now, I hope the people that she is with are happy with her.
Though working in agriculture would be a good career, I would rather be working as a forensic scientist. But I guess I would like to know about what they actually do to the cows in the works.
This term, I have learnt the difference between organic and non-organic farming, how to use hormones and antibiotics on your cattle and how to keep good genetics in your cattle. I have also learnt about the different by-products that you can get out of cows.
I could learn more about how the farmers grow the cattle to be so yummy and tough.
Brooke Bailey, year 9