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<blockquote data-quote="Aaron" data-source="post: 635601" data-attributes="member: 1682"><p>I agree. I always value the summer pasture, the grass itself, as zero. It is not the product (grass) itself that has any value, it is the value that you add to it and the surrounding land base, via seed, fertilizer, etc. If you have fencing and payments to be made on the land itself, then you could include that. If your harvesting it for hay, you could include labour, machinery, fuel, etc. But to value the grass itself is nuts. It's going to be there whether you have cattle or not, so how can you put the financial responsibility of the expense of grass maintenance on your cows? That's their job! Converting free, no-cost, no-value forages into value-added beef!</p><p></p><p>With that said, if I value only the expenses incurred solely by the cows, it's about $300 per cow for 2008 which is on the high side for us due to a lot of spoilage in our hay which has racked up the winter feeding cost 140%. :cowboy:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aaron, post: 635601, member: 1682"] I agree. I always value the summer pasture, the grass itself, as zero. It is not the product (grass) itself that has any value, it is the value that you add to it and the surrounding land base, via seed, fertilizer, etc. If you have fencing and payments to be made on the land itself, then you could include that. If your harvesting it for hay, you could include labour, machinery, fuel, etc. But to value the grass itself is nuts. It's going to be there whether you have cattle or not, so how can you put the financial responsibility of the expense of grass maintenance on your cows? That's their job! Converting free, no-cost, no-value forages into value-added beef! With that said, if I value only the expenses incurred solely by the cows, it's about $300 per cow for 2008 which is on the high side for us due to a lot of spoilage in our hay which has racked up the winter feeding cost 140%. :cowboy: [/QUOTE]
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