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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 1743914" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>Dang it Diesel....hate to see a tough man like you discouraged.</p><p></p><p>You didn't ask for advice, but I'm going to throw some out their. Consider cutting the herd to 8 or 9 head. Doing so should let you rest some of your pasture. You will still have to figure out the weed problem but overgrazing might be some of the cause. A bull for so few is a "problem" but their are solutions for that too. You will need to network with some folks in the cattle business to find a reasonably priced bull. Doesn't have to be the fancy $4500 one, but one that is put up for sale by a "bigger time operator" that "doesn't need it anymore". They come trough the sale from time to time around here. Unless you have a couple people looking for a bull that day, they are quite reasonably priced. You don't necessarily need to keep him full time either. Breed your cattle and send him on. When I ran 3 groups of cattle, one was usually a bull of this type. In fact, the last bull I bought was an 18 month old that came through the local auction. Nothing "special" but a good bull none the less.</p><p></p><p>Guess the point I'm trying to get across, is you don't have to go full speed ahead, Hang on to a few to "play" with and watch the land respond. Don't worry about hurting your local agribusiness men's profits. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 1743914, member: 7795"] Dang it Diesel....hate to see a tough man like you discouraged. You didn't ask for advice, but I'm going to throw some out their. Consider cutting the herd to 8 or 9 head. Doing so should let you rest some of your pasture. You will still have to figure out the weed problem but overgrazing might be some of the cause. A bull for so few is a "problem" but their are solutions for that too. You will need to network with some folks in the cattle business to find a reasonably priced bull. Doesn't have to be the fancy $4500 one, but one that is put up for sale by a "bigger time operator" that "doesn't need it anymore". They come trough the sale from time to time around here. Unless you have a couple people looking for a bull that day, they are quite reasonably priced. You don't necessarily need to keep him full time either. Breed your cattle and send him on. When I ran 3 groups of cattle, one was usually a bull of this type. In fact, the last bull I bought was an 18 month old that came through the local auction. Nothing "special" but a good bull none the less. Guess the point I'm trying to get across, is you don't have to go full speed ahead, Hang on to a few to "play" with and watch the land respond. Don't worry about hurting your local agribusiness men's profits. ;) [/QUOTE]
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