twabscs
Well-known member
Hi All,
I've been lurking here for several months and am ready to get started with my first purchase. Really appreciate all of the help offered by everyone here.
I have 130 acres of good pasture in NW Missouri. Over the last few weeks I have put up some grass hay and am ready to purchase my first set of cows. I have a 15 acre field set aside for the first set of 5 or 6. My long-term goal is to add 6-9 cows each year to get the heard up to maybe 50 a few years from now. This is to "average in" and give me time to learn.
Here are my questions:
1) Angus is the primary breed here in NW Missouri and I would like to start with cross-bred cows and an Angus bull. I also like Herefords but you don't see many in this part of the country. Anyone here from NW Missouri that would like to help me get started?
2) Is there a good website to help locate farms that are currently selling cows? I see ads all the time for bulls, but not much else. I'd like to stay away form sale barns to begin with, but I'm having difficutly locating sellers. I've tried the association websites, but they really aren't much help.
3) What about the sale barn option? Should I take a chance with my first purchase?
Thanks,
Tom
I've been lurking here for several months and am ready to get started with my first purchase. Really appreciate all of the help offered by everyone here.
I have 130 acres of good pasture in NW Missouri. Over the last few weeks I have put up some grass hay and am ready to purchase my first set of cows. I have a 15 acre field set aside for the first set of 5 or 6. My long-term goal is to add 6-9 cows each year to get the heard up to maybe 50 a few years from now. This is to "average in" and give me time to learn.
Here are my questions:
1) Angus is the primary breed here in NW Missouri and I would like to start with cross-bred cows and an Angus bull. I also like Herefords but you don't see many in this part of the country. Anyone here from NW Missouri that would like to help me get started?
2) Is there a good website to help locate farms that are currently selling cows? I see ads all the time for bulls, but not much else. I'd like to stay away form sale barns to begin with, but I'm having difficutly locating sellers. I've tried the association websites, but they really aren't much help.
3) What about the sale barn option? Should I take a chance with my first purchase?
Thanks,
Tom