Well first off i know this has been discussed on here before and im not trying to beat a dead horse. Just been doing some thinking and was wondering what thoughts yall may have on buying hay vs making. I run a small herd so my hay needs arent as large as some. Currently im making my own hay, and selling some of the extra to recoop some fuel money and such. This fall i was introduced to strip grazing and it has been a great experience for me so far. Ive feed very little hay so far this winter and the cattle seem to be doing great. Here are my thoughts, the money ive got tied up in paying for hay making equipment could be put toward buying more pasture land. If i had more land i could expand my herd and also implement more rotational/strip grazing. This would allow me to keep my winter time hay needs low in theory. So with all that being said i feel i could get through winter with roughly 50 rolls of hay.
I know there is alot of variables here and i didnt touch on them all. I also know that in most cases you can make better quality hay than you can buy. Im just looking at it from the aspect of investing money in something that should hold or gain value(land) vs something that loses value(equipment). Just curious what yall think. Thanks
I know there is alot of variables here and i didnt touch on them all. I also know that in most cases you can make better quality hay than you can buy. Im just looking at it from the aspect of investing money in something that should hold or gain value(land) vs something that loses value(equipment). Just curious what yall think. Thanks