Goats have always been under appreciated. They are incredible animals. Glad you are aware of the qualities the feral animals bring to the equation. Don't forget to thank the forward thinking people who brought the Boer goat to Australia. In the past there has been much suffering endured by goats being shipped live for export. The shorter the distance to the abbatoir the better. The farmers in this success story seem to have good heads on their shoulders.
This is so inspirational for us in africa. Especially in uganda with good climate and shrubs. Let me follow this to minute detail to enable me expand on goats too. I have been doing sheep only
See: 4:22 to 4,36 ''We bought more goats in the middle of a raging drought.'' Beware - it is overgrazing that causes the droughts. Look at how dead the Earth is where the goats are, when he says this. There are millions of feral (wild) goats in Australia, which have destroyed the vegetation. Jungles create rain. Goats, camels and greedy farmers create deserts.
Any urbanite who considers farmers to be ignorant peasants is a fool. Independent farmers, regardless of which nation, have to be smart and adaptive to survive.
Love it. In my childhood days is South-Africa, I already learned about goat meat and love it. WELL DONE & all the best for the future. Kind regards from New Zealand.
I raise boer goats in Wisconsin lol USA and this is such an amazing thing to see I thought I had a big herd of 300 30,000 i cant imagine especially during kidding season oh boy your looking at 60,000 kids jeez
Thank you Ms. Pip Courtney of Landline & ABC Australia for the inspiring story of the under rated goat raising & farming. Is landline able to run a story on goat milk and making of goat cheese production on farms in Australia please? I will be getting in touch with Mr. Brian Allport soon for export of some better genetic, cross stud, meat breed goats for export/import into Madang, Papua New Guinea.
What a fascinating journey! From accidental farmers to market pioneers, this shows that passion and creativity can lead to incredible opportunities in the farming industry
Australians should realise they are not in Europe anymore. Ship and cattle arent the best match for much of the Australian landscape. Thats why every other year farmers are crying over losses due to the drought. Look what is thriving here... Goat and Camel. They have huge international demand and thrive on neglect. Bullet-proof animals that heat and drought dont bother them and feel very much at home in outback Australia. Not only that we could learn to eat them. Goats are in my opinion even better than lamb and camel is not much different than cattle. Remember we are a nation that convinced ourselves to eat "Vegemite"!
@@anthonyj7989 Yeah, dummy, that's the whole point: It's ridiculous that Ozzies don't CULTIVATE AND EAT animals that are suited to the landscape. Do they not teach reading comprehension in schools nowadays? Jeeezus.
Agreed 100%. People get these ridiculous notions in their head and never seen to be able to shake them out. I see grown-ass roughneck cattlemen squirm in their seats when you mention eating GOAT.... I see them practically turn green at the thought of eating LAMB. What are they thinking? That these are filthy animals that only poor people eat? That it's poisonous? It's all meat from HOOVED RUMINANTS. Humans all across the world have been THRIVING off of their meat for thousands of years... and it **all practically tastes the same** anyways. Buncha spoiled man-babies, I swear to god.
They are a loss in the east coast of USA. We have 30% moisture in the air and very wet winters. Their feet rot out very quickly and they die from disease in humid environments very quickly. I still keep goats for getting rid of poison oak, poison ivy, and the weeds that chiggers and ticks climb up. 10 years and I have never made a profit off of them, but in that 10 years I have never gotten into chiggers and have only found 1 tick on me.
I love lamb chops and some other cuts of lamb, but I've never cooked lamb at home, mostly because of the high price. My favorite cheese is from sheep; Manchego. I've never had goat, except cheese on other dishes. It's just not eaten here in the USA, except on some Native American reservations, and it's always Cabrito, a young roasted goat. I was invited on at least one occasion, but unable to attend. I don't eat much animal meat, but when in Australia, I never pass up a lamb curry.
@tilapiadave3234 Yup. A lot of African and Hispanic immigrants love eating goats and there's none to had in America so Australia supplies that market. It's very profitable.
Birria (goat meat) used to just be popular among the Hispanic population here in the southwestern United States. But, lately it has become much more popular. Time will tell if it going to be a fad or actualy become more mainstream. Interestong video on commercial farming of goats though.
Hi ABC is there a possibilty for you to ge me in touch with these guys, I am a budding goat farmer in Africa and I can learn a lot from these beautiful people.
Take an opportunity to look at how goats are used on permaculture farms. They can keep an orchard clear of weeds and brush and be followed by chickens to nurture the trees.
@@whitshane3511 In the outback, what you saw there IS traditionally the pasture. We have some of the worst topsoil in the world in these areas. I agree that herding and penning the goats would have enormous benefits for the soil though.
@@whitshane3511 pasture is not required for goats. Put a goat in a mixed pasture of bushes and grass, goats will go always go for the bushes first. They love them. As seen in the video the goats left the grass for the cows. Yes not much good pasture in Australia. Lacking in high rain fall, pasture here is very poor.
At 03:36, they tell us that the goats move through the paddock/fields on their own initiative apparently not needing to be steered about to prevent over utilization - I'd like a bit more detail on that though.
@@Manuel-o5m8u Wrong, mutton has different meaning in different regions. goat is called mutton in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the middle east too.
I reckon goats are a damn sight smarter than sheep, dropped my phone one day in a goat paddock and next thing I have a baby kid standing on my back the moment I bent down to pick it up. Great at cleaning up vegetation.
Hi, I'm a chick forest technician from Montreal, my sister in law lives in Australia, is it just me finding it odd there's never any indigenous people talking about soil restoration...
Very cool film and very cool folks. Me, cooking wise, I'll take goat over sheep anyday. Only exception would be Navajo Churro, which stores fat on the inside, not in the meat. Churro don't mind coyotes much. good fuzzy toys, I guess. Same with Spanish (brush) goats.
goat milk, cheese, a good curried goat is😋. the meat is gamey, especially the old ones. lots of sinew and collagen. and dont forget useful goat manure 😆 just beware they are heavier than they look; dont get stepped on [or headbutt]. they can be stubborn and can eat like locusts. the grown males have a powerful smell. but they can be sweet too; mama goats you've raised like you and will cooperate. they are a bit smarter than sheep and know their routine. the kiddies are just as cute as any lamb.
Wonder how they do at $4 dollars a goat at the moment. I assume because they own the entire supply chain minus the butcher shops, they might actually get through this ok as they are not reliant on those market prices.
A lot of work has been put in to make this work, Feral goats and boer goats coexisting must be done by an experienced veterinary practitioner to avoid disease
Goat farming is nothing new in Australia it's been around for years I've got property South of Ballarat and I drive past a huge goat farm on my way to my property only 2 km away from my place
IM ACTUALLY RETHINKING MY PLAN TO REAR CATTLE AND STATART GOATS, PROBLEM IS THERE IS NO MARKET FOR GOATS IN MY COUNTRY. THE DROUGHT IS GETTING WORSE ND I KNOW GOATS CAN HANDLE NOT THE COWS. WE DNT FEED OUR ANIMALS, THEY JUST LIVE OFF THE LAND 100%
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Goats have always been under appreciated. They are incredible animals. Glad you are aware of the qualities the feral animals bring to the equation. Don't forget to thank the forward thinking people who brought the Boer goat to Australia. In the past there has been much suffering endured by goats being shipped live for export. The shorter the distance to the abbatoir the better. The farmers in this success story seem to have good heads on their shoulders.
Goat Birria 🔥
This is so inspirational for us in africa. Especially in uganda with good climate and shrubs.
Let me follow this to minute detail to enable me expand on goats too.
I have been doing sheep only
True my brother. come we team up and see this dream come to pass. we have good climate in Uganda.
@@lakesidefarm3736am also available for team up
See: 4:22 to 4,36 ''We bought more goats in the middle of a raging drought.''
Beware - it is overgrazing that causes the droughts. Look at how dead the Earth is where the goats are, when he says this. There are millions of feral (wild) goats in Australia, which have destroyed the vegetation. Jungles create rain. Goats, camels and greedy farmers create deserts.
@@lakesidefarm3736 And following that, the two Ugandans bought themselves a goat.
Any urbanite who considers farmers to be ignorant peasants is a fool. Independent farmers, regardless of which nation, have to be smart and adaptive to survive.
Hugh Fearnley Whittinstall's Caribbean Curry Goat is amazing.
I'm incredibly fortunate to have a butcher near me that has goat meat.
I don't like it. I'm a vegetarian.
@@richardcarroll9864
You just have to miss out .
Love it. In my childhood days is South-Africa, I already learned about goat meat and love it. WELL DONE & all the best for the future. Kind regards from New Zealand.
30000 goats ? Waoo. Unbelievable. Well done to both. Raising some goats here in Nagaland.
God luck from Assam
I raise boer goats in Wisconsin lol USA and this is such an amazing thing to see I thought I had a big herd of 300 30,000 i cant imagine especially during kidding season oh boy your looking at 60,000 kids jeez
انا من المغرب اريد شراء ماعز البور من فضلك
Thank you Ms. Pip Courtney of Landline & ABC Australia for the inspiring story of the under rated goat raising & farming. Is landline able to run a story on goat milk and making of goat cheese production on farms in Australia please? I will be getting in touch with Mr. Brian Allport soon for export of some better genetic, cross stud, meat breed goats for export/import into Madang, Papua New Guinea.
Delighted to see that South African goats are being used to improve the genetics of the feral goats. Well done to the Allports!
Bloody brilliant and what a great protein Goat is, so good to see this development
What a fascinating journey! From accidental farmers to market pioneers, this shows that passion and creativity can lead to incredible opportunities in the farming industry
A very lean meat supplier, great and well done to both of you
Loved the visuals and the content! You make farming seem so accessible. Excited for more!
For those of you that don't know in a country where goats run feral, it's no problem to fill in order of a thousand every week
if you find goat meat to be little bit tougher than cook in in the pressure cooker or ground it and make burgers and sausages :)
Amazing Australian story!
I’m Jamaican living in US and I love some Australian goat meat
Amazing job with the content around 2:57. It’s clear you put a lot of thought into this!
Australians should realise they are not in Europe anymore.
Ship and cattle arent the best match for much of the Australian landscape. Thats why every other year farmers are crying over losses due to the drought.
Look what is thriving here... Goat and Camel. They have huge international demand and thrive on neglect. Bullet-proof animals that heat and drought dont bother them and feel very much at home in outback Australia.
Not only that we could learn to eat them. Goats are in my opinion even better than lamb and camel is not much different than cattle.
Remember we are a nation that convinced ourselves to eat "Vegemite"!
@@anthonyj7989 there literally is a huge market for camel and goats. The middle east being the largest market.
@@anthonyj7989 In my country cattle meat is considered "poor men's meat" lol. Goat is the best.
'Australians should realise they are not in Europe anymore'
That's about the stupidest thing I've read all day
@@anthonyj7989 Yeah, dummy, that's the whole point: It's ridiculous that Ozzies don't CULTIVATE AND EAT animals that are suited to the landscape.
Do they not teach reading comprehension in schools nowadays? Jeeezus.
Agreed 100%. People get these ridiculous notions in their head and never seen to be able to shake them out.
I see grown-ass roughneck cattlemen squirm in their seats when you mention eating GOAT.... I see them practically turn green at the thought of eating LAMB.
What are they thinking? That these are filthy animals that only poor people eat? That it's poisonous? It's all meat from HOOVED RUMINANTS. Humans all across the world have been THRIVING off of their meat for thousands of years... and it **all practically tastes the same** anyways.
Buncha spoiled man-babies, I swear to god.
They are a loss in the east coast of USA. We have 30% moisture in the air and very wet winters. Their feet rot out very quickly and they die from disease in humid environments very quickly. I still keep goats for getting rid of poison oak, poison ivy, and the weeds that chiggers and ticks climb up. 10 years and I have never made a profit off of them, but in that 10 years I have never gotten into chiggers and have only found 1 tick on me.
Have you tried treating hooves on a schedule for hoof rot?
Wow! That harvest at [02:50] was a dream. You're a pro
Thanks landline nice story.
Its always outstanding to hear about a success story like this.
You should start exporting to India. Huge demand
If I could get goat meat locally I'd buy it in a heartbeat!
I love lamb chops and some other cuts of lamb, but I've never cooked lamb at home, mostly because of the high price. My favorite cheese is from sheep; Manchego. I've never had goat, except cheese on other dishes. It's just not eaten here in the USA, except on some Native American reservations, and it's always Cabrito, a young roasted goat. I was invited on at least one occasion, but unable to attend. I don't eat much animal meat, but when in Australia, I never pass up a lamb curry.
Lamb is sheep, kids are goats. Kids are not really eaten at the scale that lamb is eaten, usually only full grown goats and their milk.
LMAO ,,, "Goat just not eaten here ( USA ) " number ONE export market for Australian goat IS THE USA :)
@tilapiadave3234
Yup. A lot of African and Hispanic immigrants love eating goats and there's none to had in America so Australia supplies that market. It's very profitable.
Oh, where I live, the price of lamb is very cheap, you only spend about $100 and you can buy a whole lamb.
Wonderful idea. Hopefully the idea will spread to other countries around the world. I ate goat meat in Mexico City and it tasted wonderful. Eva
They could sell pretty well here in Mexico.
In the northeast and west we eat A LOT of goat.
Excellent... Congratulations Greetings from Philippines ❤❤❤❤🙏
Loves a goat 🐐 curry 🎉🎉🎉
Nice video. Thank you for sharing...
Birria (goat meat) used to just be popular among the Hispanic population here in the southwestern United States. But, lately it has become much more popular. Time will tell if it going to be a fad or actualy become more mainstream. Interestong video on commercial farming of goats though.
I love ur farm Sir and Mum.
Hi ABC is there a possibilty for you to ge me in touch with these guys, I am a budding goat farmer in Africa and I can learn a lot from these beautiful people.
Take an opportunity to look at how goats are used on permaculture farms. They can keep an orchard clear of weeds and brush and be followed by chickens to nurture the trees.
Goat meat is considered as premium meat in Asia. Try goat curry someday
Called grasslands haha but no a bit of grass in sight
Not all grasslands are green. Its not supposed to look like a golf course.
Now if they managed the grazing with daily moves and not letting them just have the whole farm, they could do much better on regrowing forage.
Exactly. Where’s the pasture?!?
@@whitshane3511 In the outback, what you saw there IS traditionally the pasture. We have some of the worst topsoil in the world in these areas. I agree that herding and penning the goats would have enormous benefits for the soil though.
@@whitshane3511 pasture is not required for goats. Put a goat in a mixed pasture of bushes and grass, goats will go always go for the bushes first. They love them. As seen in the video the goats left the grass for the cows.
Yes not much good pasture in Australia. Lacking in high rain fall, pasture here is very poor.
At 03:36, they tell us that the goats move through the paddock/fields on their own initiative apparently not needing to be steered about to prevent over utilization - I'd like a bit more detail on that though.
Had this idea three years ago but didn’t follow through. Wanted to do it in WA though
I'm inspired by these farmers❤
Inspired to be an oppressor?
Great story
We can't get enough goat meat in Vietnam.
Have you considered exporting to Vietnam?
In India goat meat aka mutton typically sells very well at around USD 12-15.
Mutton is sheep not goat
In the US, sheep is mutton. Not goat. I believe it's the same in Australia
@@Manuel-o5m8u Wrong, mutton has different meaning in different regions. goat is called mutton in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the middle east too.
Mutton is sheep.
@@user-wz4db1zn3r mutton is an adult sheep, lamb is a young sheep.
I reckon goats are a damn sight smarter than sheep, dropped my phone one day in a goat paddock and next thing I have a baby kid standing on my back the moment I bent down to pick it up. Great at cleaning up vegetation.
I am so proud of you guys nice job with the animals my dreams with sheep and cows gaout ❤
Hi, I'm a chick forest technician from Montreal, my sister in law lives in Australia, is it just me finding it odd there's never any indigenous people talking about soil restoration...
Your not gunna find many owning farms mate. This is a farmer show.
In Australia the indigenous do a lot for the environment it's just not reported .mainly in the North.
@@ronsilvester2944 rubbish
My dream is to have 1000 goats, thank you for sharing this video
My dream is to make you go vegan so you will stop harming animals!!!
Feeding the cattle native shrubs is still better than feeding soy.
Nice beautiful Goats happy farming new subscriber here pls. Thankyou and Godbless ❤❤❤❤🙏
Over supply is the main problem as we are seeing now. There needs to be a balance
a proper goat curry will make you forget everything in the first bite
I love goat meat, I had it in Uganda, I loved it..
This made me think of Kumbing soup and Mutton curry.
Very cool film and very cool folks. Me, cooking wise, I'll take goat over sheep anyday. Only exception would be Navajo Churro, which stores fat on the inside, not in the meat. Churro don't mind coyotes much. good fuzzy toys, I guess. Same with Spanish (brush) goats.
Geezus that land looks completely flogged. I hope they get some rain.
Where I live goats are more appreciated for their milk, the meat is very underrated, it's like "low status" meat which is ridiculous.
The Aussie accent is cute! :)
Accidentally sell 600 goats a week?? That’s how many I sell a year and am able to make a living off of it. These guys must be billionaires
They are alive .! Treat them well
I bet the high temperatures are causing some real issues on the ice roads that supply all the outlying areas over winter
goat milk, cheese, a good curried goat is😋.
the meat is gamey, especially the old ones. lots of sinew and collagen. and dont forget useful goat manure 😆
just beware they are heavier than they look; dont get stepped on [or headbutt]. they can be stubborn and can eat like locusts. the grown males have a powerful smell.
but they can be sweet too; mama goats you've raised like you and will cooperate. they are a bit smarter than sheep and know their routine. the kiddies are just as cute as any lamb.
What about the fences?
If you can throw a bucket of water through a fence, a goat will get through it., same with Dorper sheep. I speak from experience here in Australia.😮
In trying to breed all poll goats what percentage of intersex goats are they getting
good question.
None . . .
now i just beed 1000 acres and 1200 goats, plus atv and fencing 😂😂😂
Bonza goats mate! 🐐
Go vegan mate! And stop harming our fellow earthlings.
The Power of Multi-Culturalism.
A wether or nanny goat tastes a lot different to a billy
Billy goat's stink.
Thanks to migrants. Goat is a favourite in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
That's way too many animals on that land, goats or not. You can tell by the way the ranchers talk they're extractive.
It is obvious from your terminology you are from USA as we don't have "ranches" in Australia. Do you have any idea what you are talking about?
Prices are pretty poor atm tho, can hardly give them away
Wonder how they do at $4 dollars a goat at the moment. I assume because they own the entire supply chain minus the butcher shops, they might actually get through this ok as they are not reliant on those market prices.
Sorry you missed $14 a kilo in the butcher’s
$4 a kilo mate, CWT, My neighbour was getting $2;60 per kilo live weight in Nov, averaging 30kgm = $78 per head.
Cattle graze but goats remove the grass, roots and all, great plan
A lot of work has been put in to make this work, Feral goats and boer goats coexisting must be done by an experienced veterinary practitioner to avoid disease
We are doing this in India for hundreds of years 😀 goats can only be raised well with fresh feed not by dry feed
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Indians love it
In indonesia the climate is too wet, and humid so many disease, it's better to plant palm trees than use it as pasture land
OMG, curried goat.
I'd like to purchase 5 goats
Cool
Goat farming is nothing new in Australia it's been around for years I've got property South of Ballarat and I drive past a huge goat farm on my way to my property only 2 km away from my place
IM ACTUALLY RETHINKING MY PLAN TO REAR CATTLE AND STATART GOATS, PROBLEM IS THERE IS NO MARKET FOR GOATS IN MY COUNTRY. THE DROUGHT IS GETTING WORSE ND I KNOW GOATS CAN HANDLE NOT THE COWS. WE DNT FEED OUR ANIMALS, THEY JUST LIVE OFF THE LAND 100%
If you think Australian beef is “gamey” try the goat!😂
Look at how dry and mismanaged Australian pastures are
Thats pretty much how dry it would be mate. And close to just as sparce.
Fairly normal for a lot of Australian grazing properties.
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Boer goat South African goat nice one
澳洲的山羊最好吃。
if it's cheap as chicken or beef, then i'm in
They wanted to be professional boxers, but, accidentally, they became goat farmers.
I want to buy a goat cleaned and cu hos do i get to it?t
Not much grazing it looks so barren
come on abc. its 'boer' not 'boar'
It's unbelievable, in other part's of QLD they are not worth two bob !
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No blade of grass left
at $44 kg still not cheap enough
Do you know why the Sahara is so big? It's because of the domestication of goats.😮
I love Goats farming if you need an extra manpower Im allways available from philippines🙂.
50.000 cabras en 10.000 hectareas. Sobrados.
Tastey and easier to keep
seems like 1000 goats not 30k 🤑