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<blockquote data-quote="Warren Allison" data-source="post: 1792016" data-attributes="member: 40587"><p>Me too. Gonna hit 80 the next 3 days, then a cold front comes through Thursday, and temps will drop to the mid 60's for a couple of days. Every year I see these pics from our northern and Canadian members, and I can't imagine having to fool with cattle under those conditions. As hard as it is to turn a profit on cattle down here, I don't see how they make it with the increased feed and other inputs they have vs us down here...where if you don't overstock you won't even need hay except a little for when you have to put one up for something. Northern and Canadian cattlemen are a hell of a lot tougher than I am..my hats off to them. Down here, a man maybe 2 or 3 generations off a farm, can buy some land, have some local farmers fence it in for them, build working facilities, get help and advice from their co-op or feed store on pasture and hay. We have one close by here that will not only sell you fertilizer and seed, but will actually apply it, plant or drill your grass, etc. There are plenty of people like myself that can help these people get the right kind pf cattle for their situation. No wolves, bears, cougars or blizzards to deal with. Most anyone can actually produce calves to sell. I venture to say people like that could not do that up north. I'd venture to say that anyone successfully raising cattle up north are truly experts. I doubt there are any ameture, hobby farmer types up there. </p><p></p><p>I consider myself at least fairly knowledgeable about cow-calf operations down here...most years turned a good profit, though most of that is from buying and selling. But I am here to tell you, I don't think I would survive my first winter in the cattle business up there. A northern or Canadian cattleman could move down here, and do it with one hand tied behind their back and their eyes closed! </p><p> When I was in college, I worked as a lifeguard at the beach on a Naval Rec Center on the lake here, entertaining their wives and daughters <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I had a friend that owned a local dive shop, who had spent 3 years in SEAL Team II in Nam and surrounding countries. Yeah, we both drew a check from the Navy, but his job was like raising cattle up north. Mine was like raising cattle down here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warren Allison, post: 1792016, member: 40587"] Me too. Gonna hit 80 the next 3 days, then a cold front comes through Thursday, and temps will drop to the mid 60's for a couple of days. Every year I see these pics from our northern and Canadian members, and I can't imagine having to fool with cattle under those conditions. As hard as it is to turn a profit on cattle down here, I don't see how they make it with the increased feed and other inputs they have vs us down here...where if you don't overstock you won't even need hay except a little for when you have to put one up for something. Northern and Canadian cattlemen are a hell of a lot tougher than I am..my hats off to them. Down here, a man maybe 2 or 3 generations off a farm, can buy some land, have some local farmers fence it in for them, build working facilities, get help and advice from their co-op or feed store on pasture and hay. We have one close by here that will not only sell you fertilizer and seed, but will actually apply it, plant or drill your grass, etc. There are plenty of people like myself that can help these people get the right kind pf cattle for their situation. No wolves, bears, cougars or blizzards to deal with. Most anyone can actually produce calves to sell. I venture to say people like that could not do that up north. I'd venture to say that anyone successfully raising cattle up north are truly experts. I doubt there are any ameture, hobby farmer types up there. I consider myself at least fairly knowledgeable about cow-calf operations down here...most years turned a good profit, though most of that is from buying and selling. But I am here to tell you, I don't think I would survive my first winter in the cattle business up there. A northern or Canadian cattleman could move down here, and do it with one hand tied behind their back and their eyes closed! When I was in college, I worked as a lifeguard at the beach on a Naval Rec Center on the lake here, entertaining their wives and daughters :) I had a friend that owned a local dive shop, who had spent 3 years in SEAL Team II in Nam and surrounding countries. Yeah, we both drew a check from the Navy, but his job was like raising cattle up north. Mine was like raising cattle down here. [/QUOTE]
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