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<blockquote data-quote="BSKDixie" data-source="post: 742774" data-attributes="member: 13953"><p>Well this is a tough question to answer because there are several options and not all of them involve stocking more cattle</p><p></p><p>Nova has a good point in setting a smaller stocking rate, but there are literally hundreds of variables that could play into a scenario where clipping and stocking rates are playing a role. First what is the predominant grass species in your pastures? What is the growing season cool or warm for these grasses? How long do you want your grass to last before having to feed in the winter? What is the soil composition and general rainfall amount for your area? All of these factors will play a role in the implementation of clipping and a possible stocker cattle system for your pastures.</p><p></p><p>Before acquiring any more cattle you need to evaluate the overall quality of your pasture, I noticed in your other post you noted that this pasture was 500 acres, And you said about 80 cows are running on it at this point? Thats 6.25 acres per cow, I suggest contacting your local NRCS or Extension Agent to determine an appropriate stocking rate for your specific area. One of the best solutions after all your investigative work is done is to subdivide pastures especially if you're just turning cattle out right now into a 500 acre pasture. Cattle are like humans, when they see plants they want to eat they will eat them and ignore the less desirable plants. Strip grazing a larger section of land will reduce the waste and make your stockpiled grass last longer, it will be helpful if you establish a rotation plan through these paddocks to maximize regrowth patterns of the predominant species in each paddock. </p><p></p><p>As for "liquid" cattle there are plenty of options here, after you implement a responsible grazing plan, that accounts for an extra 20 head. I don't know what your level of experience with cattle is but stockers can be pretty finicky and hard to deal with, if you are going to graze stockers I'd suggest getting a good roping horse or two, boning up on your roping skills and learning to pasture doctor, In my experience because stockers are freshly weaned even with a good vaccination program they are somewhat susceptible to sickness and you will need to know how to pasture doctor or have to appropriate facilities to deal with the onset of sickness if it happens. Another option is developing replacement heifers for customers, or young bull prospects for seedstock producers, both of which will require some access to commodity feeds in most cases to properly develop replacements and young bulls</p><p></p><p>All in all I would say to consult an Extension Agent or NRCS rep to properly develop a plan for your specific area and operation, feel free to ask any more questions, it sounds like you searching for the right information and taking the right steps to develop a good program for your cattle</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSKDixie, post: 742774, member: 13953"] Well this is a tough question to answer because there are several options and not all of them involve stocking more cattle Nova has a good point in setting a smaller stocking rate, but there are literally hundreds of variables that could play into a scenario where clipping and stocking rates are playing a role. First what is the predominant grass species in your pastures? What is the growing season cool or warm for these grasses? How long do you want your grass to last before having to feed in the winter? What is the soil composition and general rainfall amount for your area? All of these factors will play a role in the implementation of clipping and a possible stocker cattle system for your pastures. Before acquiring any more cattle you need to evaluate the overall quality of your pasture, I noticed in your other post you noted that this pasture was 500 acres, And you said about 80 cows are running on it at this point? Thats 6.25 acres per cow, I suggest contacting your local NRCS or Extension Agent to determine an appropriate stocking rate for your specific area. One of the best solutions after all your investigative work is done is to subdivide pastures especially if you're just turning cattle out right now into a 500 acre pasture. Cattle are like humans, when they see plants they want to eat they will eat them and ignore the less desirable plants. Strip grazing a larger section of land will reduce the waste and make your stockpiled grass last longer, it will be helpful if you establish a rotation plan through these paddocks to maximize regrowth patterns of the predominant species in each paddock. As for "liquid" cattle there are plenty of options here, after you implement a responsible grazing plan, that accounts for an extra 20 head. I don't know what your level of experience with cattle is but stockers can be pretty finicky and hard to deal with, if you are going to graze stockers I'd suggest getting a good roping horse or two, boning up on your roping skills and learning to pasture doctor, In my experience because stockers are freshly weaned even with a good vaccination program they are somewhat susceptible to sickness and you will need to know how to pasture doctor or have to appropriate facilities to deal with the onset of sickness if it happens. Another option is developing replacement heifers for customers, or young bull prospects for seedstock producers, both of which will require some access to commodity feeds in most cases to properly develop replacements and young bulls All in all I would say to consult an Extension Agent or NRCS rep to properly develop a plan for your specific area and operation, feel free to ask any more questions, it sounds like you searching for the right information and taking the right steps to develop a good program for your cattle [/QUOTE]
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