RanchMan90
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Do you or anyone you know make a living with cattle? What size and type of operation would it take in your opinion?
RanchMan90":3hdd9nhw said:Do you or anyone you know make a living with cattle? What size and type of operation would it take in your opinion?
Know several, the majority are seek stock producers..need to have a few hundred if your commercial, can get by with less if your frugal.RanchMan90":1uix7fhp said:Do you or anyone you know make a living with cattle? What size and type of operation would it take in your opinion?
Was up in Amish country this past week...seen some feedlots...musta been a lot in and around Lawrenceburg at one time...shaz":3sdz20fz said:A couple of local stockers here. Probably 1500 calves. One has been out of cattle for a while and probably has 14 broiler houses.
Everybody knows all you have to do is get "bigger" to make more money. Just grow your way into a profit. :cowboy:RanchMan90":2dmzxy5u said:Do you or anyone you know make a living with cattle? What size and type of operation would it take in your opinion?
that's better then some did here when they were high...they hocked every thing buying up cows...lot of em lost their butts...TexasBred":u4fbgd9u said:Everybody knows all you have to do is get "bigger" to make more money. Just grow your way into a profit. :cowboy:RanchMan90":u4fbgd9u said:Do you or anyone you know make a living with cattle? What size and type of operation would it take in your opinion?
it's almost impossible for a young person to get into the business now...it can be done but,they have to be industrious...most ain't . My son is,I'm not...cowgirl8":6gzbfmzt said:We have for 37 years... I don't know how people get started these days with the price of land though....
ALACOWMAN":176y138e said:it's almost impossible for a young person to get into the business now...it can be done but,they have to be industrious...most ain't . My son is,I'm not...cowgirl8":176y138e said:We have for 37 years... I don't know how people get started these days with the price of land though....
cowgirl8":31qx5xa3 said:We have for 37 years... I don't know how people get started these days with the price of land though....
ALACOWMAN":b4qezgis said:They say the average age of a cattleman now is 58...alot of younger ones love the idea of it,but when it becomes work, they start weighing the effort?..
Back in the day, we considered getting into the dairy business..Sure glad we didn't. Talk about getting tied down..True Grit Farms":arzocrqy said:ALACOWMAN":arzocrqy said:it's almost impossible for a young person to get into the business now...it can be done but,they have to be industrious...most ain't . My son is,I'm not...cowgirl8":arzocrqy said:We have for 37 years... I don't know how people get started these days with the price of land though....
Why would a young person want to get into cattle? If cattle is your life, your sure missing out on a lot things and places this great country has to offer. We feel guilty leaving the cows to fend for themselves for a week.