 on't
be fooled by our name-- Sweetwater Plantation
is not a fine show place with miles of pristine painted wooden
fences, paved drives, and antebellum mansions. Sweetwater
Plantation is hard working cattle
ranch. Things are kept neat and functional but we stay
away from excess for only esthetic value. We do, however,
insist upon excess in the performance of our equipment, our
personnel, and our cattle.
Sweetwater Plantation is located
in east central Georgia and currently encompasses a total
of 2000 acres with approximately 800 acres in pasture and
hayfields with the balance in managed woodlands and wetlands.
Hay fields and pastures are established in Tift 44 Bermuda
Grass and Coastal Bermuda Grass. When we get our average rainfall
of 44.27 inches per year we are able to comfortably manage
about 500 mama cows including the registered
Angus, Wagyu and commercial
recipient cows. However, the total number of head can be much
higher when including the calves, bulls,
replacement heifers and steers.
We are invested in breeding quality
cattle genetics capable of ultimately producing tender
and well marbled beef. Our cattle
their progeny have to prove themselves worthy or find themselves
in the beef pen at the local stockyard regardless of price
or pedigree. Our registered Angus
herd was started in 1997 with top performing cattle from
all over the USA. We expanded and improved upon these foundation
cows with artificial insemination
and embryo transfer. In 2002
we began cross breeding a few Angus
cows AI with Wagyu bulls
and the resulting beef was of outstanding quality. In 2006
and 2007 we acquired our first full blood Wagyu
cattle and have placed them into our embryo transfer
program to help supply the growing demand for genetics that
produce the finest beef.
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Sweetwater Plantation
2964 Old Milledgeville Road
Dearing, GA 30808
Office: 706.595.2840
Cow Barn: 706.595.8875
Fax: 706.595.7965
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