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<blockquote data-quote="coxy" data-source="post: 924102" data-attributes="member: 16528"><p>Up north here in Canada I farm 320 acres all arable, 160 into hay, 160 of tame grass in paddocks. I run 50 angus cows just kicked them out into pasture which is a little early for my area but my pasture is very healthy. I start calving pretty early by mid January and as of the last couple years because of my bull situation I have 3 left to calve. I sell my early calves last week in aug to the auction with calves weighing 600-750. That's also when I pick the best heifers and keep them in the corral. All the later calves get sold later in the fall. Pasture season is usually done around hunting season in november and I start feeding hay to the herd in the field and when the snow flies usually in november sometime they get moved in the corral. I work full time and away from home so I cannot do my own hay with my older equip so I get it custom done. I usually get straw for free to bale from my neighbours for bedding but with last years flooding nobody got any crop in and straw was scarce. Now me trying to get bigger,,, I'm not sure if that is possible with my neighbour getting $30/acre rent for bushland/native pasture for cows to run on and my other neighbour just sold his land for $2,200.00/ Acre I can't seem to make that much money in cattle to justify high priced land and newer equipment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coxy, post: 924102, member: 16528"] Up north here in Canada I farm 320 acres all arable, 160 into hay, 160 of tame grass in paddocks. I run 50 angus cows just kicked them out into pasture which is a little early for my area but my pasture is very healthy. I start calving pretty early by mid January and as of the last couple years because of my bull situation I have 3 left to calve. I sell my early calves last week in aug to the auction with calves weighing 600-750. That's also when I pick the best heifers and keep them in the corral. All the later calves get sold later in the fall. Pasture season is usually done around hunting season in november and I start feeding hay to the herd in the field and when the snow flies usually in november sometime they get moved in the corral. I work full time and away from home so I cannot do my own hay with my older equip so I get it custom done. I usually get straw for free to bale from my neighbours for bedding but with last years flooding nobody got any crop in and straw was scarce. Now me trying to get bigger,,, I'm not sure if that is possible with my neighbour getting $30/acre rent for bushland/native pasture for cows to run on and my other neighbour just sold his land for $2,200.00/ Acre I can't seem to make that much money in cattle to justify high priced land and newer equipment. [/QUOTE]
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