You’ve heard the song Horse with No Name, well today we meet Queensland cattle producer Jenny Underwood who tells the story of the cow with no Name and a calf called Horse. Jenny brightened the lives of farmers during drought with #lifeinasong and #onedaycloser. The season is better in 2020 and No name has just dropped her 15th calf.
No Name is a wonderful cow who refuses to stop producing calves. Every time I visit the wonderful Jenny Underwood at Pine Hills near Roma we head out into the paddock to see if we can catch up with the old girl.
Roger and Jenny Underwood sharing a cuppa at smoko
She must be approaching 20 years of age and her progeny continue to add quality to the Droughmaster breed. Many of the top stud bulls at Eversleigh have sired her calves. The male calves are always called ‘horse’, from the song ‘Horse with No Name’.
The wonderful No Name, the veteran of the Pine Hills herd, 2021
The picture in the podcast was taken when Jenny and her husband Roger lived further north and the region was in one of the worst droughts on record. But good old No Name, otherwise known as the Dolly Parton of the ‘bovine world’ still produced plenty of milk and her calf did well.
Rural Journalist with the ABC Country Hour who refuses to stop telling stories about the bush. Agricultural scientists, former Director of the National Press Club and member of the Rural Press Club Hall of Fame. Keen photographer, a crazy golfer who loves bushwalking, diving and travelling.
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