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<blockquote data-quote="edrsimms" data-source="post: 697168" data-attributes="member: 10970"><p>Dun wrote: The only thing this soil is suitable for IS cow/calf. When it's tipped on it's side like most of it is around here you can;t plant it to the types of forage needed for stockers. YOu're right, there are harsher climates then MO, and trying to grow the quality forage required for anything other then cow/calf won't work there either.</p><p>Being realistic you have to know what the particular forage base will support based on all the factors involved and raise that type of animal.</p><p></p><p>Yes, true, but trying to get grain-fed genetics to prosper on an all forage environment is a loser-- grain-fed genetics producers are proof of it, but we already knew that grain-fed genetics can't survive on grass. And it is not just you and I don't want to single you out, but when I say "you" I mean all grain-fed genetic cattle raisers. My example is you cannot run a large framed cow on what little grass you can grow in the MO ozarks cuz you will continue to lose. Based on your forage base you may be better off with stockers though because a cow/calf operation requires to much for your forage base.</p><p></p><p>You have to first get your genetics right for grass-fed production. You have to choose the right cross for your particular situation. You have to have the right soil to produce quality pastures and when you cannot then you should be looking into another line of work</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edrsimms, post: 697168, member: 10970"] Dun wrote: The only thing this soil is suitable for IS cow/calf. When it's tipped on it's side like most of it is around here you can;t plant it to the types of forage needed for stockers. YOu're right, there are harsher climates then MO, and trying to grow the quality forage required for anything other then cow/calf won't work there either. Being realistic you have to know what the particular forage base will support based on all the factors involved and raise that type of animal. Yes, true, but trying to get grain-fed genetics to prosper on an all forage environment is a loser-- grain-fed genetics producers are proof of it, but we already knew that grain-fed genetics can't survive on grass. And it is not just you and I don't want to single you out, but when I say "you" I mean all grain-fed genetic cattle raisers. My example is you cannot run a large framed cow on what little grass you can grow in the MO ozarks cuz you will continue to lose. Based on your forage base you may be better off with stockers though because a cow/calf operation requires to much for your forage base. You have to first get your genetics right for grass-fed production. You have to choose the right cross for your particular situation. You have to have the right soil to produce quality pastures and when you cannot then you should be looking into another line of work [/QUOTE]
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