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<blockquote data-quote="Engler" data-source="post: 1221016" data-attributes="member: 4110"><p>Go to the local feed mill/coffee shop/salebarn/farm store and find someone to help and mentor you. Maybe it's a vet, or salebarn manager or best case an old guy that's been there and done that. A little "free" labor by you with his operation can be the best tuition paid in the school of hard knocks. There are a lot of old timers that once you can convince them to open up are a gold mine of info, stories (about good and bad), and if you get in a bind having Joe or Sam of Fred that you can call and help is priceless.</p><p></p><p>There are differences between 2 operations across the road from one and other in what works, you have people from all over the country, scratch that, all over the globe on here. What works for me in Iowa, or somebody in South Africa, or, or, or might not work for you. </p><p></p><p>You have to crawl before you walk and walk before you run. I've been working on my current operation for 7 years and the one thing that I have learned is that I am dumber now that what I thought I was when I started. I've got 2 vets that I use, 3 nutrition people that I pick their brains, probably 10-15 that I sample genetics from, and way too many peers who I call on this that or the other. It's good to have guys (and gals) that are smarter than you in this or that. Good luck and enjoy the ride.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engler, post: 1221016, member: 4110"] Go to the local feed mill/coffee shop/salebarn/farm store and find someone to help and mentor you. Maybe it's a vet, or salebarn manager or best case an old guy that's been there and done that. A little "free" labor by you with his operation can be the best tuition paid in the school of hard knocks. There are a lot of old timers that once you can convince them to open up are a gold mine of info, stories (about good and bad), and if you get in a bind having Joe or Sam of Fred that you can call and help is priceless. There are differences between 2 operations across the road from one and other in what works, you have people from all over the country, scratch that, all over the globe on here. What works for me in Iowa, or somebody in South Africa, or, or, or might not work for you. You have to crawl before you walk and walk before you run. I've been working on my current operation for 7 years and the one thing that I have learned is that I am dumber now that what I thought I was when I started. I've got 2 vets that I use, 3 nutrition people that I pick their brains, probably 10-15 that I sample genetics from, and way too many peers who I call on this that or the other. It's good to have guys (and gals) that are smarter than you in this or that. Good luck and enjoy the ride. [/QUOTE]
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