Sandbriar Farms
Comer, Georgia
The Knight’s Family Story
Sandbriar Farms is owned and operated by Kyle, Carole, and Beau Knight of Comer, Georgia. The herd is made up of Murray Grey and Hereford with some commercial cattle. Kyle also operates Knight Livestock Services, which can accommodate all your cattle needs including herd work, nutrition consultations, hauling, sale preparations, and clipping.
What we Believe
Sandbriar Farms is the true melding of two peoples' passion. Kyle grew up in northern Indiana and a dream became a reality in 1994 when 2 Murray Grey heifers were purchased for a 4-H project. Carole grew up in southeast Georgia and started showing Herefords at the tender age of 6. Those 4-H projects were the beginning of something special and a love that runs deep here at the farm.
Today the SF program focuses on producing high quality cattle that will work for the purebred or commercial producer. Utilizing superior genetics and management, SF cattle will perform!
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What's a Murray Grey?
The Murray Grey breed originated in Australia in the early 20th century along the Murray River in New South Wales. The first animals were produced by a Shorthorn cow being bred to an Aberdeen Angus bull. Murray Greys were first imported into the United States in the early 1970's. Characteristics worth noting are their moderate frame, docile temperament, calving ease, feed efficiency and carcass quality. The calves of the breed are small at birth. The cows are good mothers and milk well, and the calves have good rates of growth. Docility seems to be a genuine asset of the breed both in the herd and in the feedlot. The cattle are polled.
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The color of the Murray Grey can be an asset. The gray is a very practical color that reflects more heat than dark colors. The skin should be heavily pigmented or dark-colored and this helps keep away certain eye and skin problems, such as cancer eye and sunburned udders. Murray Grey cattle can range from "light silver" through various shades of "dun" to black. The dun color may range from light tan to dark, chocolate brown.