Montanaidiot
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So I'm on my 5th years of the moooers and still trying to figure out what I'm doing.
So first Is stocking rates. I have been running 4 head on 28 acres which I'm worried may be too many. Especially last year with the drought. This year it has been beautiful and they have tons of grass. I want never want to over graze my place. So what's some good ways to figure this out? I have emailed the local fsa office for guidance but didn't get any response so I'm winging it.
Part 2 is I just bought another 32 acres right next door so I can start to rotational graze them between the 2 places and pick up a few more head. I want to transition to f1 wagyu crosses but they take longer to mature then say a black Angus, (24-28 month instead of 18-24) so my normal rotation would be off and I want to get calves in the fall since they are much cheaper then yearlings. So if I buy 4 every fall I would have 12 during the winter. And butcher around June. Maybe that's too much.
Sorry alot to unpack. Any advice is greatly appreciated
So first Is stocking rates. I have been running 4 head on 28 acres which I'm worried may be too many. Especially last year with the drought. This year it has been beautiful and they have tons of grass. I want never want to over graze my place. So what's some good ways to figure this out? I have emailed the local fsa office for guidance but didn't get any response so I'm winging it.
Part 2 is I just bought another 32 acres right next door so I can start to rotational graze them between the 2 places and pick up a few more head. I want to transition to f1 wagyu crosses but they take longer to mature then say a black Angus, (24-28 month instead of 18-24) so my normal rotation would be off and I want to get calves in the fall since they are much cheaper then yearlings. So if I buy 4 every fall I would have 12 during the winter. And butcher around June. Maybe that's too much.
Sorry alot to unpack. Any advice is greatly appreciated