I would say the herd has to go before your pasture declines further. You could try a handful of stockers for freezer beef next year if feed prices moderate but top priority has to be saving your pastures.
cant make money at this anymore
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dieselbeef
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the issue i had with making or buying one is the app rate is so high d be refilling what i could carry every 2 passes..at every 750 ft deep id go once each way and have to refill and batch..time and costs added up so quick i went the pay someone route..except im too small an op for anyone to bother....
callmefence
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Let's say a tote is 300g. You should be about to do 20-30ac depending on the nozzler set up.
I'm not sure the exact plant you are talking about but I've seen good coverage and kill with as low as 12 gallons per acre.
BFE
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That's how they used to control garlic here in the old days. Hogs would root up the bulbs and eat them.
I'm in Illinois and don't have a feel for Florida, so I don't know if this would work. My daughter lives on the East side of Florida, and there are a lot of people. There's a guy with around 5 head on less than an acre. People pay him and he gives them food. They walk over and feed his cattle. He does the same thing with his chickens. Also sells eggs for $9 per dozen. He works out of an old camper. Sells through a window. I don't know if that would work for you or not
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I do all my spraying with 5 gal. nozzles. Seems to work just fine for the sprays I use.
simme
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Label for Weedmaster (dicamba+2,4-D) says 5 to 40 gallons per acre with higher rate used for dense or tall vegetation. I usually aim for 20 gallons/acre. Select the nozzle to match the rate so that you can keep the pressure up to ensure spray pattern. 20 to 30 psig should be ok for 8003 nozzles. Use a good nonionic surfactant.
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dieselbeef
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at 20 gal per thats 150 gal per pasture...4 of those and one 25 ac. i had a 40 gal sprayer...
as for having the means..things have changed considerably,,work has slowed..ot is short...no more side biz selling feed..cargill is killing off the smalll timers...so im making about 2/3 of what i did 2 yrs ago callmefence
as for having the means..things have changed considerably,,work has slowed..ot is short...no more side biz selling feed..cargill is killing off the smalll timers...so im making about 2/3 of what i did 2 yrs ago callmefence
here 18 pk of off the farm eggs is 4$..nobody is walkin out here..im quite far from town and my cows aint pets...even the side deal selling beef...pretty much gone south. people cant afford it and the butchers are 6-8 mos out....i just cant keep up with it...
BFE
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I've sprayed a lot at 5 GPA. Turbo twinjet nozzles provide excellent coverage, sprays a 30 degree angle forward and backward, puts it up one side and down the other of the target.
What were your intentions with this post dieselbeef? How can we help? Or do you even want help?
Dang man. Just sell them all and quit crying about it. Buy back in when your situation is better, or sell it all and start something new. You're obviously over it, so move on. No shame in going a different direction.
Nesikep
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Maybe just to vent?
callmefence
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That boy has got a whole lot of quit in him.
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dieselbeef
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wondering how to handle it. little helpful inpt. havent seen much i havent tried tho.
never mind....ill figure it out.....i see aint schidt changed around here much...
never mind....ill figure it out.....i see aint schidt changed around here much...
BFE
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Seems to me a lot of good, well intentioned ideas have been offered.
You tried a sprayer out of a tote? What didnt work about it?
They pay $9 for the eggs because they are feeding the chickens. The cows are tame because they are on about a half acre with no grass and people are handing them food through the fence. I don't have the people living around here to do it. I sell eggs for $2 per dozen. Evidently you don't have enough population either. They have about 5 acres in town. They also grow and sell strawberries. I didn't figure that you were in the right place. I was just impressed that people were paying him to let them feed his cattle and chickens.
DNelson
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check this one out. i bought one last year but havent used it yet due to no rain last year. Its on Amazon. I plan on using it in by truck with a tote and 12 vdc pump.
WORKHORSE SPRAYERS BK007HM 7
do a search.DNelson
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I bought this last year. going to use it in my trucks receiver hitch. a tote and a 12vdc pump will do just fine. a also got this 20-20-20 fertilizer to mix in the tote as a foliar fertilizer.
Fertilizer https://hancockseed.com/products/202020-liquid-soluble-fertilizer
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