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<blockquote data-quote="WalnutCrest" data-source="post: 1322946" data-attributes="member: 21715"><p>Step 0 -- Decide what you want to do, and WHY! And find a small handful of people you think you can trust who have experience doing what (or at least some part of what) you'd like to try to do. This step might take a couple of years to really think through. It took me almost 3.5 years.</p><p></p><p>...then...</p><p></p><p>Step 1 -- Buy cattle from operations that raise them as hard or harder than you do.</p><p>Step 2 -- Start with proven older cows -- don't need to learn about calving problems while you're trying to learn everything else there is to learn with cattle.</p><p>Step 3 -- Run tight breeding windows -- I like the idea of AI'ing and running a bull for a short window of time; if you don't want to AI, then maybe expand your window a bit.</p><p>Step 4 -- Cull hard and keep a sharp knife.</p><p>Step 5 -- Don't forget what you're trying to accomplish as you're in the middle of doing what you set out to do.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WalnutCrest, post: 1322946, member: 21715"] Step 0 -- Decide what you want to do, and WHY! And find a small handful of people you think you can trust who have experience doing what (or at least some part of what) you'd like to try to do. This step might take a couple of years to really think through. It took me almost 3.5 years. ...then... Step 1 -- Buy cattle from operations that raise them as hard or harder than you do. Step 2 -- Start with proven older cows -- don't need to learn about calving problems while you're trying to learn everything else there is to learn with cattle. Step 3 -- Run tight breeding windows -- I like the idea of AI'ing and running a bull for a short window of time; if you don't want to AI, then maybe expand your window a bit. Step 4 -- Cull hard and keep a sharp knife. Step 5 -- Don't forget what you're trying to accomplish as you're in the middle of doing what you set out to do. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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