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<blockquote data-quote="KNERSIE" data-source="post: 328042" data-attributes="member: 4353"><p>Doc, I know your post was aimed at the corn/ethanol stuation in the USA, but the situation over here in SA is similar with the exception that we don't have our own oil resources and very limited gas resources. We see ethanol as a possible outcome to overcome being price takers from the Middle East as far as crude oil goes. </p><p></p><p>The positive on your side of the coin is that the by product of ethanol is a very good high energy feed and should be alot cheaper than corn. It least over here its about 25% of the price of corn. It is called mealie maroek over here, no idea of the proper name.</p><p></p><p>As for the type of cows I need to make a living off beef cattle:</p><p></p><p>They need to raise a good calf on grass and leaves only without supplement of any form except minerals in the growing season or on planted pasture in the dry times of the year. And breed back to stay in their calving season.</p><p></p><p>Dry cows need to be able to maintain themselves on veld in the dry summers where their diet will almost solely consist of leaves. In extreme drought I will supplement with barley straw and energy licks.</p><p></p><p>For this reason I calve twice a year six weeks each to be able to run more cows on my limited resources. The winter calving herd raise their calves off the veld and the summer calving cows on pasture.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KNERSIE, post: 328042, member: 4353"] Doc, I know your post was aimed at the corn/ethanol stuation in the USA, but the situation over here in SA is similar with the exception that we don't have our own oil resources and very limited gas resources. We see ethanol as a possible outcome to overcome being price takers from the Middle East as far as crude oil goes. The positive on your side of the coin is that the by product of ethanol is a very good high energy feed and should be alot cheaper than corn. It least over here its about 25% of the price of corn. It is called mealie maroek over here, no idea of the proper name. As for the type of cows I need to make a living off beef cattle: They need to raise a good calf on grass and leaves only without supplement of any form except minerals in the growing season or on planted pasture in the dry times of the year. And breed back to stay in their calving season. Dry cows need to be able to maintain themselves on veld in the dry summers where their diet will almost solely consist of leaves. In extreme drought I will supplement with barley straw and energy licks. For this reason I calve twice a year six weeks each to be able to run more cows on my limited resources. The winter calving herd raise their calves off the veld and the summer calving cows on pasture. [/QUOTE]
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