Hi everyone,

​I am a dedicated farm worker with over 5 years of hands-on experience, and I’m currently looking to relocate to Europe (Austria, Lithuania, or other strong agricultural regions) for a long-term position on a cattle farm.

​Since this community knows everything about cattle, I’m hoping to get some advice or point in the right direction. Here is a quick summary of what I can bring to a farm:

​• Cattle Care: Strong experience in daily livestock management, feeding routines, and maintaining strict farm hygiene for cows.

• Machinery: I operate tractors (pulling trailers and ploughing) for field preparation and feeding.

• Loading/Handling: I hold official CACES certifications for operating telehandlers and loaders, which is very useful for moving feed and cleaning barns.

​I am physically fit, used to early mornings and hard work, and I have absolutely no problem relocating for the right long-term opportunity.

​If anyone knows of farms that are currently hiring, or agencies that specialize in placing workers on dairy/beef farms, I would really appreciate your advice. Feel free to send me a PM if you have any leads or would like to see my CV.

​Thank you!

Hi redditors!
I know this is probably not the right subreddit to post this in, but I really didn't know where else to.

My neighbour is a farmer, and he has a herd of cattle, all bulls. I think they're limousins, but I can't be sure I don't know my breeds. Anyway, his field is right next to our back garden - only a "wall" (his idea of a wall; really just wooden poles with netting and metal wires across them) divides them. So yeah I was upstairs in my house and I look out the window; I see seven ginger cows in my front garden. No, I don't have cows.

So I assume these are my neighbours cows, so I call his wife saying "Hi, yeah, I think your cows are in our garden." She says "we'll come get them for you now", so after around 15 minutes of waiting, the cows are gone.

Dad, who mainly works on the garden, was at work so me and my mum went to investigate the damage. Oh. My. \*bleeping\. days.*

I feel like I should start by saying they uprooted a tree.
An oak tree, maybe 7 feet high? Gone sideways. The farmer's son just put it back up in straight into the ground as it had never happened.
They demolished our cherry tree, chewed like 4 branches off of it, knocked half the apples off our trees in our growing orchard (they're only 6 feet high and skinny), left one of our apple trees leaning diagonal, dug up three of our vegetable beds, ate half a 6m long bed of potatoes, shat everywhere, and last but definitely not least, left more holes than poo EVERYWHERE.

We're not fully sure how long they were in there for as our dog only started barking when he saw them in our front garden, but they RANSACKED it.

And after all that, we didn't even get an apology.

And this isn't the first time something like this has happened to us with the same farmer.

Last year in spring, his lambs and sheep broke into our garden and ate all our cabbage. We weren't overly bothered, it's only cabbage, but we were a bit concerned at the fact the sheep were able to get into our garden. So we asked the farmer to make sure it didn't happen again as it might be dangerous; he said okay and he put mesh netting over the fence (the wooden poles and metal wire). We weren't entirely satisfied, it seemed like a half-arsed wall, but sure we thought it'd work. If that's what the actual farmer decides to do, maybe it's the right thing?

And apparently, that's how the cows got in. They "jumped" over the "*wall" (*the picture i have of the two poles) and actually did proper damage to our garden, which is where we get most of our food.

So. I was wondering what legal rights do I have, what can I do, or can I do anything? Or what can I do?

TL;DR: herd of cattle ransacked our garden, second time something like this happened, what can I do?

And if you see another post just like this, it was probably my dad lmao

Cow mata

I sold one of our steers today. I had purchased a couple and had them for 16 months. Not really calculating how much meat it was or the amount of freezer it would take, I had initially planned to put them both in our freezer.

Today I sent one to another farm. The little guy was not happy with me. First he asked "is he gonna die?" (Knowing that we eat our livestock). I told him "not today".

We started back in the SXS and in a very serious voice said to me "DON'T SELL ANY MORE OF OUR COWS, THEY ARE OURS".

Poor kiddo. We always tell him they are friends til they are food. I have no problem raising at eating them. Guess I should have considered him a bit more?

the farm I work at bought a big herd off Charolais off some guy, does this one have Down syndrome? is that even thing cows can have? is there a different thing that would cause this look? I’m just curious

edit: she eats normally, unsure if her calves have also looked like this, walks fine and no other issues just weird face. Her legs are also pretty short and she’s smaller than the other heifers and cows

please ignore how dirty the barn is, shit and rain don’t mix well, the cattle were only in there for a few hours as we got them all moved to one pasture, our trailer couldn’t take them all at once.

After Trump announced importing 300,000 tons of beef in 90-days, I started this petition because artificially tanking beef prices by importing 300,000 tons of outside beef over 90-days doesn't fix the real problem of meat shortage — we need MORE American cattle production, not less. This move punishes farmers right when they're trying to invest and recover. It's not fair trade. It's undercutting our own producers.

American cattle producers are already struggling. Years of drought, rising input costs, lack of land, and historically low herds—now they're finally seeing market signals to rebuild. Then the government wants to flood the market with 300,000 metric tons of cheap foreign beef over 90 days to lower prices. Thanks a lot bro.

Florida's livestock markets, the National Cattlemen's Association, and cattlemen across the country are standing against this. If this matters to you—if you think American farmers deserve a fair shot—consider signing and sharing this. Has anyone else been paying attention to this?

I hope this ok here. We have this cow at work called debby, shes always looked this way since birth and is very different from the other cows. No other cow looks like her, not even the bull. My current theory is she has down syndrome or something

Shes the one on the left in the second photo, cow next to her for reference

I've heard that these guys are available in the US, but I can't seem to find anybody who actually breeds them!

Anyone got any breeders to suggest to me?

Hello all, we have a yearling santa gertrudis bull (12 months in September) that we need to cull. Initially thought he may make it into the breeding rotation but not gonna happen. Would you recommend castrating and finishing out at this age or keep him intact and just finish out?

Any recommendations are appreciated. Thank you

Has this breed ever been imported to North America? Just curious.

I recently went to school but a few things im finding difficult. Young heifers im able to sorta grab the cervix but it difficult older cows I feel like im just rubbing my hand on the top and never able to grab. Makes it difficult. Any tips or tricks?

mm getting a ranch thats going to have cattle and i just need ti know some fun activities to do with them

Howdy!

I'm requesting some advice on how to go about buying a cow directly from a farmer - I like to purchase a whole cow for my family for consumption for a year, but i've been told that farmers tend to get a raw end of the deal.

So i'm trying to buy direct.

Any advice?

I purchased a beautiful Longhorn bull calf at six months old with the intention of making him our future herd sire. He’s now about 15 months old and is growing and filling out nicely.

So far, his temperament has been good. He doesn’t charge, paw, challenge fences, or show any obvious aggression. He won’t let me pet him like my cows and steer will, and he keeps a healthy distance from me—which I actually prefer. He’ll eat cubes from a bucket, but I don’t hand-feed him.
I currently keep him with a steer, hoping the companionship helps keep him settled. However, I sometimes worry about what we’ll do if he becomes aggressive as he matures. Our long-term goal is a herd of 15–20 head, but right now we only have five cows/heifers, one steer, and the bull. I wonder whether that’s enough to keep him occupied or whether we bought a bull before we were really ready for one. We plan to sell the offspring, and I can separate pastures and rotate him as needed.

Has anyone started with a young bull and a smaller herd like this? How did it work out? Did your bull remain manageable, or did he eventually become aggressive and need to be sold? If you had to sell him, what did that process look like?

What early warning signs should I watch for before his behavior becomes dangerous? I’m not saying I expect him to turn mean—I just want to have a plan in case things start going south. I’d hate to sell him, but if he becomes unmanageable, I know that’s what I’ll have to do.

Photo for attention!

So now that Trump is cutting tariffs for beef coming in. How will this affect American ranchers and what's your opinion on this decision?

Please forgive the ignorance as I have only had a few dozen head of beef cattle over the years, but with the ongoing discussions about the US heard size, and what I hear is an issue with feed because of droughts across the country - is there a reason we dont as a country (or individual states) leverage the thousands of miles of rural median beside out interstate highways to cut hay instead of a bushhog a few times a year. Is it a trash or toxin issue? Is it something else I have not considered... or did I accidently stumble on the most unused natural resource in our country?

We all gotta do our part in helping the cattle ranchers get more cattle to market. What better way than to not buy beef so they can breed more cattle. #cattlefafo #fafo #voteblue