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I was planning on buying it from a feed mill because of the small amount but am sure I could work something out with a local farmer to save money. I will start reaching out. Thank you!

Oh wow. We are in Texas and I met with our county ag agent to ask him about the environmental requirements and he said not to worry about it unless our neighbors start complaining. Guess it will be a good idea to be thinking ahead in case we are able to scale it into something closer to your...

Thanks for the advice!

So more of a back grounding program?

Yes the plan was to buy them at the 6-700 lb range and feed them out to 1200. We would then like to find a wholesale buyer for all 50

Yes the plan would be to buy them in the 6-700 lb range, feed them out and then sell them. I would want to sell them all at once to a wholesale buyer

Good afternoon! We are looking into starting a small operation where we feed out backgrounded steers to market weight. We currently have 50 acres and run a small cow calf operation and have gotten it where it has balanced the last couple of years(what we have netted on the cows have covered the...