25K for hers.
She won first place in her class not grand champion.
That will help with college, dad spent more that hauling her to shows all over the state last four years.
Not this family!
My granddaughter works at a dairy after school and takes care of her own.
Even hauls them, that cost her dad a few dollars at first 🤣. I enjoyed every minute of it too.
First thing to learn in my part of the world is you’re a grass farmer.
Converting grass to cash using a bovine.
Good grass equals good teeth and BCS equals longevity and profit.
My 2 cents.
I was never large producer running 37 cows . I actually went to making more when I downsized by reducing inputs.
Inputs are really our only controll point.
As a group we have raised welfare cattle for the public. For years the true profit on a calf was a 100 dollars, that’s finally up a little. Simply most ranchers haven’t a clue of the true daily cost to maintain a cow. I still get floored when I hear the retained heifer was free , she’s one of...
Teeth is the key as you well know.
I always said I was a grass farmer converting grass to cash with a bovine.
Big reason I sold down in the 2011 drought was to save the pasture.
I can buy cows tomorrow rebuilding the pasture is years.
Good grass equals good teeth BCS and longevity.