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entire presentation was how pro agriculture this department is. They stand by 110% next to all agriculture and especially the cattle industry. A real breathe of fresh air I must say.
North Florida Holstein, Bell Who would have ever guessed
that the worlds largest registered herd of Holstein dairy cattle could be found in North Florida, I certainly didn’t. Mr. David Temple, the manager of North Florida Holstein met with the tour and gave us the ends and outs of their operation, and wow what an operation. While most dairies in Florida have either shut down or moved North, their dairy is continuing to grow. We toured everything from the milking parlors to commodities barns and everything in between. Their 4,000 head of registered Holsteins not only produce thousands of gallons of milk, they also market their steers and bulls all over the nation with the combine help of Mr. Don Quincey. Which who would’ve guessed that man being involved with a dairy.
University of Florida Museum of Natural History Florida Cowboy Exhibit, Gainesville This stop was never on our
itineraries however given the lightening speed Mr. Coddington drives, we made a spot for it. The exhibit gives a taste to all of what the Florida cowboy is all about. From how we came about to the weekend rodeo warriors some of us are. Thanks to Carlton Ward Jr. and some lending of priceless possessions, the exhibit allows people from all over who think hamburger comes from Publix to see who is behind putting the beef on their table. Its incredible to walk around and see familiar faces frozen in time on the walls of this exhibit and see people your great grandfather knew standing horse back. Not to mention the kids running around the exhibit tugging on their mommas shirt tail saying “there’s some real
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cowboys right there” as he’s pointing a finger to our group. A real hair standing experience.
Smith Brothers, Wacahoota After a delicious supper in
Gainesville, we found ourselves at a down home hunting camp at the Smith Brothers ranch where as we know at hunting camps, boys will be boys.
March 29, 2011
Central Beef Ind. LLC, Center Hill After a good night sleep and
breakfast we found ourselves in Center Hill at Central Beef. Mr. Tommy Bryan started off by giving us an in depth background on what they are trying to achieve and perform at central
before he gave us a tour around the facilities. Central Beef has historically been primarily a cull cow and bull processor where their main product is boneless beef and offal products such as tongue and hides. However through renovations and expansion, Central hopes to soon be harvesting Fat cattle as well. Currently they are harvesting about 600 animals per day. However through their expansion they will hopefully being putting around 1,000 head in the cooler a day. Mr. Adam Chernin then took over the tour to show us the slaughter floor and processing areas. Central is very unique
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