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Do your cows eat GRASS??
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 328671" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Am I missing something? Are there REALLY that many beef herds, where the cows are being fed GRAIN - other than the hobby farmer with 5-10 head of cows? I don't care what the cost of corn is - grain is way too expensive to feed to cows. If anyone has cows that will not perform on grass and hay, they obviously have the wrong kind of cows for the environment they are in.</p><p>I couldn't feed my cows grain if I wanted to - first couldn't afford it, second have no way - physically - to do it.</p><p></p><p>Now, I do commit the mortal sin of feeding my replacements from weaning thru the winter. But, in a situation where you supplement your cattle about 6 months of the year, it sometimes is economical to supplement hay with grain - some years. For me, my heifers are exposed to the brutal "elements" of our winters and I'm "expected" to have them in good condition if I'm going to sell breeding/show stock.</p><p>Not that I need an excuse for how I handle heifers, just pointing out that in some situations, grain is economical if the price is there for your end product.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 328671, member: 968"] Am I missing something? Are there REALLY that many beef herds, where the cows are being fed GRAIN - other than the hobby farmer with 5-10 head of cows? I don't care what the cost of corn is - grain is way too expensive to feed to cows. If anyone has cows that will not perform on grass and hay, they obviously have the wrong kind of cows for the environment they are in. I couldn't feed my cows grain if I wanted to - first couldn't afford it, second have no way - physically - to do it. Now, I do commit the mortal sin of feeding my replacements from weaning thru the winter. But, in a situation where you supplement your cattle about 6 months of the year, it sometimes is economical to supplement hay with grain - some years. For me, my heifers are exposed to the brutal "elements" of our winters and I'm "expected" to have them in good condition if I'm going to sell breeding/show stock. Not that I need an excuse for how I handle heifers, just pointing out that in some situations, grain is economical if the price is there for your end product. [/QUOTE]
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