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<blockquote data-quote="Mark Reynolds" data-source="post: 1806321" data-attributes="member: 43196"><p>Rotation is great, and that will boost the carrying capacity. How much depends on the intensity and how the rotation is done. 4-6 animals/feeders and a rotation would make me wager to guess you need 10-14 acres for enough forage to be produced without the need for an excessive amount of hay. The actual amount of forage can will vary greatly from year to year depending on weather and other factors. An estimated average forage production for the specific property can be calculated using soil types from the USDA WSS (Web Soil Survey) and known average forage productions for soil type. This is much more accurate than using an average of 2.5 acres per cow for the region. That's all probably too much science and math to dijest though. The main thing is you learn how to manage your grass using your livestock, and that is where your mentors come into play.</p><p></p><p>By the way, you have a real operation. The vast majority of livestock producers who have 'real operations' have 25 or fewer cow/calf pairs or animal units. I define a 'real operation' as an operation that takes an active role in the management of the pasture and livestock. There are outfits in existence that merely have a piece of property that turn livestock loose on them and gather the livestock 6 months to a year later. I don't consider those as 'real operations'. The total lack of management on these disqualifies them from me considering them as a 'real operation.'</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark Reynolds, post: 1806321, member: 43196"] Rotation is great, and that will boost the carrying capacity. How much depends on the intensity and how the rotation is done. 4-6 animals/feeders and a rotation would make me wager to guess you need 10-14 acres for enough forage to be produced without the need for an excessive amount of hay. The actual amount of forage can will vary greatly from year to year depending on weather and other factors. An estimated average forage production for the specific property can be calculated using soil types from the USDA WSS (Web Soil Survey) and known average forage productions for soil type. This is much more accurate than using an average of 2.5 acres per cow for the region. That's all probably too much science and math to dijest though. The main thing is you learn how to manage your grass using your livestock, and that is where your mentors come into play. By the way, you have a real operation. The vast majority of livestock producers who have 'real operations' have 25 or fewer cow/calf pairs or animal units. I define a 'real operation' as an operation that takes an active role in the management of the pasture and livestock. There are outfits in existence that merely have a piece of property that turn livestock loose on them and gather the livestock 6 months to a year later. I don't consider those as 'real operations'. The total lack of management on these disqualifies them from me considering them as a 'real operation.' [/QUOTE]
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