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<blockquote data-quote="A.J." data-source="post: 857571" data-attributes="member: 13664"><p>Welcome to the boards. I can't think of a better way to raise up a youngun and teach them some important lessons about life than growing up on a farm. It sounds like you're well on your way and have a great tractor to work with. I would recommend meeting up with your local Ag Extension agent and let them know what ideas you have for your land, and they can give some good guidance and suggestions for the property you have. A good extension agent is a great asset to have to help you along the way. If you can find a neighbor or someone else around you with farming experience that can serve as a mentor, that's great too. Based off of what you said in your post about how much open pasture you have, I would lean towards running cattle on your pasture and buying your hay. Before I bought any cattle, I would get my fencing infrastructure and cattle handling facilities in order. That will save you some headaches down the road. Your agent or mentor can also help you come up with some good plans and layouts for your fencing and facilities that will fit in your budget. I'm not sure which area of the country you live in, but I would go by the local cattle auction and see what type of cattle bring the best in your area before you decide which breed to go with. If you want breeding stock, I would start off with 5 or 10 cows before jumping in too deep just to see how things work out while you're first getting started. I would try to find some bred cows or 3 in 1s as opposed to starting out with heifers or bred heifers. Some of the farmers at the auction or your extension agent can point you to some reputable breeders to get your cattle from off the farm. You can find some good buys at the auction sometimes, but it's a crap shoot and you can really get burned too. You've come to a good place for advice, and there are some really great, knowledgeable people on here who know a lot more than I do. Hopefully they will chime in with their :2cents: .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="A.J., post: 857571, member: 13664"] Welcome to the boards. I can't think of a better way to raise up a youngun and teach them some important lessons about life than growing up on a farm. It sounds like you're well on your way and have a great tractor to work with. I would recommend meeting up with your local Ag Extension agent and let them know what ideas you have for your land, and they can give some good guidance and suggestions for the property you have. A good extension agent is a great asset to have to help you along the way. If you can find a neighbor or someone else around you with farming experience that can serve as a mentor, that's great too. Based off of what you said in your post about how much open pasture you have, I would lean towards running cattle on your pasture and buying your hay. Before I bought any cattle, I would get my fencing infrastructure and cattle handling facilities in order. That will save you some headaches down the road. Your agent or mentor can also help you come up with some good plans and layouts for your fencing and facilities that will fit in your budget. I'm not sure which area of the country you live in, but I would go by the local cattle auction and see what type of cattle bring the best in your area before you decide which breed to go with. If you want breeding stock, I would start off with 5 or 10 cows before jumping in too deep just to see how things work out while you're first getting started. I would try to find some bred cows or 3 in 1s as opposed to starting out with heifers or bred heifers. Some of the farmers at the auction or your extension agent can point you to some reputable breeders to get your cattle from off the farm. You can find some good buys at the auction sometimes, but it's a crap shoot and you can really get burned too. You've come to a good place for advice, and there are some really great, knowledgeable people on here who know a lot more than I do. Hopefully they will chime in with their :2cents: . [/QUOTE]
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