Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Non-Cattle Specific Topics
Coffee Shop
Vette, Opportunity is Knocking
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 838372" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>Jogee, remember these from 2009?</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/500/medium/Millet071909.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/500/medium/0038.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>That millet is some tough stuff...</p><p></p><p>I'd bet most everyone would be surprised how good their herd would look if they culled 30%. That's a pretty deep cut and getting rid of all those marginal cows that did what was needed at one time - have a live calf and wean it - really doesn't cut the mustard anymore. All she does now is keep the number of head you want where you want it. Those need to hit the road now with fat cow prices like they are....they are fat now aren't they? Then you have to adjust and allow for an adjustment in operation income from calves....going to be 30% less next year IF calf prices stay as they are now...going to hurt more if they go down....but with fewer cows to feed thru the winter you don't have to force the ground to grow forage - takes a calf more or less to buy a ton of fertilizer...not to mention equipment, fuel, labor... Extending the life of equipment nowadays is a pretty big savings in itself. </p><p></p><p>I think this is the way to go for folks like you and me that don't expect a few head of cattle to pay all the bills...expecting them to pay their way and provide a reasonable return for the investment costs and risks is still a must....that's why I've cut the herd 60% since these pictures were taken....Had I not been so dam optimistic back in February I would still be waitnting to throw fertilizer out this year and wouldn't have wasted that money again.</p><p></p><p>Well, I do still have a optimistic streak down my back...I ran a disc acros 17 acres to have it ready to seed to something...probably kleingrass if the rains show back up as predicted next month.... Haven't formuated an opinion on that yet, guess my mind has been on other things but I nailed the rain schedule last fall. But maybe I've made a prediction thru actions when by selling 30% of the herd I carried into this year... :?</p><p></p><p>Probably in pretty good shape till August.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 838372, member: 7795"] Jogee, remember these from 2009? [img]http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/500/medium/Millet071909.jpg[/img] [img]http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/500/medium/0038.JPG[/img] That millet is some tough stuff... I'd bet most everyone would be surprised how good their herd would look if they culled 30%. That's a pretty deep cut and getting rid of all those marginal cows that did what was needed at one time - have a live calf and wean it - really doesn't cut the mustard anymore. All she does now is keep the number of head you want where you want it. Those need to hit the road now with fat cow prices like they are....they are fat now aren't they? Then you have to adjust and allow for an adjustment in operation income from calves....going to be 30% less next year IF calf prices stay as they are now...going to hurt more if they go down....but with fewer cows to feed thru the winter you don't have to force the ground to grow forage - takes a calf more or less to buy a ton of fertilizer...not to mention equipment, fuel, labor... Extending the life of equipment nowadays is a pretty big savings in itself. I think this is the way to go for folks like you and me that don't expect a few head of cattle to pay all the bills...expecting them to pay their way and provide a reasonable return for the investment costs and risks is still a must....that's why I've cut the herd 60% since these pictures were taken....Had I not been so dam optimistic back in February I would still be waitnting to throw fertilizer out this year and wouldn't have wasted that money again. Well, I do still have a optimistic streak down my back...I ran a disc acros 17 acres to have it ready to seed to something...probably kleingrass if the rains show back up as predicted next month.... Haven't formuated an opinion on that yet, guess my mind has been on other things but I nailed the rain schedule last fall. But maybe I've made a prediction thru actions when by selling 30% of the herd I carried into this year... :? Probably in pretty good shape till August. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Non-Cattle Specific Topics
Coffee Shop
Vette, Opportunity is Knocking
Top