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<blockquote data-quote="rocfarm" data-source="post: 1754711" data-attributes="member: 42715"><p>Got 6 paddocks And do rotate the cattle. But, actually, rotation is more for long-term maintenance of your pastures from what I can tell over the past 5 years (keeping the balance of your C3/winter grasses and C4/grasses growing in the same proportion). The best research articles I have found actually say that it's stocking rate, not rotation that determines health of the pasture. And continuous grazing at an under stocked rate tends to be the most profitable. Rotating pastures also helps with wildlife, though. </p><p></p><p>But my point for any newbies was that we tend to get focused on breed, equipment, etc. But the best thing to do starting out is probably to control the excitement, buy little or no equipment, and under stock. In the end we are not likely to make money anyway. Running cattle is more of a lifestyle choice/therapy for the vast majority of small producers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocfarm, post: 1754711, member: 42715"] Got 6 paddocks And do rotate the cattle. But, actually, rotation is more for long-term maintenance of your pastures from what I can tell over the past 5 years (keeping the balance of your C3/winter grasses and C4/grasses growing in the same proportion). The best research articles I have found actually say that it’s stocking rate, not rotation that determines health of the pasture. And continuous grazing at an under stocked rate tends to be the most profitable. Rotating pastures also helps with wildlife, though. But my point for any newbies was that we tend to get focused on breed, equipment, etc. But the best thing to do starting out is probably to control the excitement, buy little or no equipment, and under stock. In the end we are not likely to make money anyway. Running cattle is more of a lifestyle choice/therapy for the vast majority of small producers. [/QUOTE]
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