Lawson Farms
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Can anyone give me pointers about raising stockers thru the summer? I'm just trying to find a way to get some short term monetary gains. I'd like to hear experienced opinions on the following:
what age to buy, (maybe buy the youngest/smallest at a sale barn)
how long to keep them, (90-120 days)
what vac program you use (Ultrabac7, Bovishield Gold, Epirnex)
ADG on just Grass (Fescue) with minerals
Thoughts on supplementing w/ corn silage ration
Any other answers to questions I forgot to ask...
Business Setup: I work off farm full time, we used to milk, sold the milk herd, trying to build up cow/calf herd. I kept/would like to continue to keep (3) of the dairy employees for the cows, hay harvesting, soybean harvest, corn silage harvest, wheat harvest. I'm just trying to make a couple of pastures pay their way until we grow our herd enough to fill everything.
Thanks for the input.
BL
what age to buy, (maybe buy the youngest/smallest at a sale barn)
how long to keep them, (90-120 days)
what vac program you use (Ultrabac7, Bovishield Gold, Epirnex)
ADG on just Grass (Fescue) with minerals
Thoughts on supplementing w/ corn silage ration
Any other answers to questions I forgot to ask...
Business Setup: I work off farm full time, we used to milk, sold the milk herd, trying to build up cow/calf herd. I kept/would like to continue to keep (3) of the dairy employees for the cows, hay harvesting, soybean harvest, corn silage harvest, wheat harvest. I'm just trying to make a couple of pastures pay their way until we grow our herd enough to fill everything.
Thanks for the input.
BL