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Stocking Rate and the Hay Demon ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 1602028" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>Doing whatever to keep more cows certainly makes cents when calves are $3, but those days are gone. At current calf prices some cows don't even pay their way. So you have to run the numbers for your own operation. I know I was overstocked, but regenerating soil with imported hay was one of my things.</p><p></p><p>I think some feeders are afraid of buying light calves right now w/o locking into a "profit". But this could still be a good option for your set up. I pulled a fertilizer buggy this fall because feeding cheap meadow hay won't put many pounds on a light calf.</p><p></p><p>The semi interesting thing is your return on labor & management, and your return on investment, should both improve if you generate a similar amount of profit with fewer cows. :idea: Maximizing production is a ongoing curse in many parts of ag.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 1602028, member: 1715"] Doing whatever to keep more cows certainly makes cents when calves are $3, but those days are gone. At current calf prices some cows don't even pay their way. So you have to run the numbers for your own operation. I know I was overstocked, but regenerating soil with imported hay was one of my things. I think some feeders are afraid of buying light calves right now w/o locking into a "profit". But this could still be a good option for your set up. I pulled a fertilizer buggy this fall because feeding cheap meadow hay won't put many pounds on a light calf. The semi interesting thing is your return on labor & management, and your return on investment, should both improve if you generate a similar amount of profit with fewer cows. :idea: Maximizing production is a ongoing curse in many parts of ag. [/QUOTE]
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