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<blockquote data-quote="gman4691" data-source="post: 1838124" data-attributes="member: 43107"><p>At my place, the "catching up" is a big input up front but we don't do any big infrastructure project unless we can pay for it outright. Of course, that infrastructure will be used for quite a few years through quite a few calf crops. So if I don't include that in the year by year analysis, we do show a profit off of cows and excess hay to sale but it wouldn't be enough to live on. Just 110 acres and anywhere from 20-40 cows at any given time. The infrastructure projects provide a good tax write off and as I said, those are things that we will continue to have moving forward...don't want to put the burden of those costs on one or two crops of calves.</p><p></p><p>That being said, the numbers in the article are interesting. I have no frame of reference for more than say 50 head of cattle. I know a few folks that have 100-200 head but they are few and far between. Looks like us small operators have a significant role to play in keeping the meat on the shelves. Me and my 20-30 girls will try to do our part.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gman4691, post: 1838124, member: 43107"] At my place, the "catching up" is a big input up front but we don't do any big infrastructure project unless we can pay for it outright. Of course, that infrastructure will be used for quite a few years through quite a few calf crops. So if I don't include that in the year by year analysis, we do show a profit off of cows and excess hay to sale but it wouldn't be enough to live on. Just 110 acres and anywhere from 20-40 cows at any given time. The infrastructure projects provide a good tax write off and as I said, those are things that we will continue to have moving forward...don't want to put the burden of those costs on one or two crops of calves. That being said, the numbers in the article are interesting. I have no frame of reference for more than say 50 head of cattle. I know a few folks that have 100-200 head but they are few and far between. Looks like us small operators have a significant role to play in keeping the meat on the shelves. Me and my 20-30 girls will try to do our part. [/QUOTE]
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