RAISING BEEF CATTLE FOR BEGINNERS - Why Raise Beef Cattle?
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- In this first video in my series "Raising Beef Cattle for Beginners," I explain several reasons why you should consider raising beef cattle: (1) you can make more money raising your own cattle than you can by leasing your land to others for grazing; (2) you avoid the inevitable disappointment of folks who never end up treating your property the same way you would; and (3) it is fairly easy. I can honestly say it was one of the best decisions I have made on the ranch, and I have been raising a small herd of Braford cows (and one very large Angus bull) ever since 2014.
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Thanks for sharing!!
I’m still debating.. fences are a big expense.
Thank you for explaining in detail, very informative video. Awsome work
Can you make a video about your daily routine as a rancher, starting from when you wake up to when you close up and go to bed? Would be very interesting!!
Maybe one day I will!
@@TheRealRancherMike Looking forward to it, hopefully!
I'm in the process of relocating to North Carolina, and I'm seriously considering starting a small herd of Black Angus cattle. Not for business, but because I've always found the presence of these beautiful animals to be incredibly therapeutic. There's something about watching them that's just soothing. I suppose breeding to bring money back to the herd is a thought but not for business or profit.
I'm curious, how many acres do you think would be the minimal requirement for a small herd of 25-30 Black Angus cattle? I want to ensure they have ample space and are well taken care of. Looking forward to your insights.
Thanks for all your informative videos!
Best regards,
This is our goal next year here in south FL, hopefully land prices go down or even out, currently doing our HW and researching what goes into it
Best of luck to you all!
@@TheRealRancherMike we appreciate it, looking at USDA loans, and then loans to build a homestead, we just wanna be smart about it, its out dream to work for ourselves but we wanna do it right
My recommendation would be to start off slow. I don’t know what the ag exemption laws are in Florida, but you’ll want to make sure that you buy a piece of land that is sufficiently large to carve out a site for your home AND run cattle, and still have the remaining land qualify for ag exemption. It’s best to check with your local county officials to make sure you are doing everything you need to preserve any ag exemption already in place (if applicable). In Texas, if an ag exemption is in place and a smaller parcel sold doesn’t qualify for ag exemption going forward, the buyer is responsible for paying 3-5 years of back taxes on the purchased property plus interest! On top of that, it can take another 5 years to get the ag exemption back, so you definitely don’t want to jeopardize it! Your best bet is to work with your county tax office and then try to lease your land to someone initially to run cattle (perhaps the same lessee as the previous owners) until you get your feet under you. That way, you can learn how they do things as well (so it’s a free education, AND the lessee will be paying you for the use of your land in the meantime). That’s my $0.02. Again, I wish you luck!
@@TheRealRancherMike i appreciate any advice given my way,
. I may be obtaining a few acres 10+ for my personal home and im considering raising some livestock either for both breeding and selling or selling directly to butcher. 🥩What do you recommend would be a good starting point for someone in my shoes thats new to the game. Thanks! By the way i live in Texas!
I’d love to learn more about getting started with a cow calf operation. My family owns land in charlotte county and I would like to make the ranch self sustainable. Currently we have someone leasing the land for grazing. But, I’d like to end that lease and put our own cows on the land. Any help would be very appreciated.
Hey Michael - congrats! Check out my other videos in this series for some more tips. If you have any specific questions after watching, hit me up, and I’ll see if I can answer them.
@@TheRealRancherMike thanks.
@@TheRealRancherMike So I've got fencing already installed. The pasture needs some work, the last thing they tried to do was watermelons. So the pasture has all these rows/mounds they made for the watermelons. I was thinking I could renovate the pasture for hay and then transition into beef. If I did my research right, with 60 acres I could support 30 cow. Does that sound right? But should I do cow-calf or stockers? What's the minimum equipment, and supplies I'll need for hay? Then cattle?
@@RedCircleBiz Michael, I think your intended stocking rate is too high. Here in Texas, a general rule for moderate to light stocking rates for well-managed pastures are: one cow-calf pair per 3 - 6 acres on pastures with Bermudagrass (like Tifton 85) or Bahia grass; 8 - 15 acres on native grass; and 50 - 75 acres on wooded areas. So, assuming you plant some Bahia or Tifton 85 grass and let it grow (which would be my suggestion, by the way), once the grass grows out, your 60 acres could support maybe 10 to 20 cow-calf pairs (and I would shoot for the lower end of that range until you see how they do in the winter and also to provide enough food for your bull, too). I would also recommend buying cows with calves at their side for your first foray into cattle ranching so that you can rest assured that the cows won’t have issues birthing in subsequent years. As for the minimum equipment you would need to bale hay, I would suggest outsourcing the hay baling for a couple of years until you get a better feel for the amount of work and equipment involved. I have never purchased the equipment and always relied on others to bale my fields for me because I don’t want to purchase and keep up with it. But that’s a personal choice. Whatever you decide to do, I wish you the best of luck!
@@TheRealRancherMike this is great. Thank you so much. I think my first step is this pasture and growing grass.
Great vid and thanks for the info. I want to know how do I find a lease for a large enough property to operate a 10-20 cow ranch.?
My suggestion would be to talk to the folks at your local feed store. They might be able to put you in touch with someone looking to lease their land.
Does your bull get ornery when separated from the cow herd if you do that to control calving season? If so, how do you move your fence and remain safe doing so?
A local farmer was recently killed by his “safe” bull when rotating his cattle. I’m looking for suggestions as to how we can rotationally graze our two bulls (move the temporary polybraid daily) from March 1 to July 1 (when separated from the cow herd) and not get in harms way? Thank you.
Thanks for the question, Tricia. It really depends upon the temperament of your bull. Mine is dog gentle, and while he gets “lonely” and bugles when I separate him, he has never charged me or shown other signs of aggression (knock on wood). My suggestion to you would be to use cubes as a distraction for your bulls when you are going to separate them. Try to see if you can lure them away from the cows into another pasture with cubes (or alternatively lure your girls and leave the bulls behind since they tend to walk slower). Just try to separate them far enough away because most bulls (mine included) will try to “climb” fences if they can see or smell the ladies in heat. While it may take a few days for your bulls to calm down, they will eventually settle down. Of course, if your bulls are kept close to a neighboring property with cows, you could end up with a “roam”eo if you catch my drift, so patrol your bull enclosures often and make sure they have plenty of food and water. Hope that helps!
How many acres of pasture you have for the dozen cows? I’m In PA and want to get into something like this. I have 158 acres with 12 of it being tillable land lol. Rest of it is ridge and forest. Break out the chainsaw? 😬😬
Hey Bigdaddystep, here in Texas, the general rule for moderate to light stocking rates for well-managed pastures are one cow-calf pair per: 3 - 6 acres on pastures with Bermudagrass (like Tifton 85) or Bahia grass; 8 - 15 acres on native grass; and 50 - 75 acres on wooded areas. I’m not sure how many cows you intend to run, but to have 12 cow/calf pairs, you would definitely need to bust out the chainsaw. 😉
why not goats?
i feel cows are eating too much and so slow to grow
How have the Brafords attitudes been for a Newbie that hadn't raised Livestock before?? Going by your Testimony, you buy Replacements instead of Raising ones adapted to your Conditions?
Pretty ornery - It's taken a LOT of patience to get them to the point where I can work them successfully. I still have to entice them into the corral and have help closing the gate, because they are VERY wary. But all in all, they are great mommas! I do buy replacements because the mommas are so good, they won't let me wean the heifers to let them grow out successfully. They will bust down fences to get to their babies!
How many vaccines does a cow need also do you need an LLC or some type of liability insurance in order to auction them off
Most folks will “work” their cows and calves (i.e., give them vaccines and/or spray them for worms and flies) once or twice a year. I usually give my cows a dewormer and fly treatment on their backs once a year. I will inject my calves with a blackleg vaccine and an IBR vaccine within a few months after they are born. You do not need an LLC or any type of liability insurance to auction them off. Just put them in the trailer and drop them off and wait for the check!
How many cows in total do you have to average around 11 births a year?
Each of your cows should drop a calf each year. If a particular cow is not, you should consider selling her since she isn’t making you any money. 😉
I'm interested in starting a cattle farm in Texas...what state are you in?
@@TheRealRancherMike I was wondering if you had any tips on how I should get started..I have been looking into land about 20 ac to start with
How many cows per acre can you do there? I am trying to save money to buy land in Iowa someday
It depends on the terrain. Light to moderate stocking rates are one cow with calf pair per 8 - 15 acres on native grass; 3 - 6 acres on seeded bermudagrass or bahia grass; and 50 - 75 acres on wooded terrain. 👍🏼
How many acres you need for the 11 cow
You need at least one acre per cow, or two acres per cow/calf pair. 😉
what we really need to know is acres needed, how much feed etc. thanks.
It's all dependant on land mate obviously a farm in the desert is different to a farm where it rains slot
@@Bigsoot7393 :/ yes, that is self evident. Nonetheless, it's still possible to get estimates of production per acre subject to climate, soil etc.
@@SpecOpsGear well state your soil and climate then
@@Bigsoot7393 pacific northwest. It rains a lot in the winter and we get about 4 weeks of snow per year. I have acreage but space is still limited. I could clear timber and end up with a few acres of pasture but i feel like it's still too small for a few cows.
@@SpecOpsGear is probably start with 1 cow per 5 acres or 1 steer per 4 acres and see how they go then
dont buy sell barn cows....they usually at sell for a reason like hard to deal with.......buy direct from ranchers....sell your calves at barn and old cows ....
I agree, Joe. I actually buy my cows at special consignment sales where the barn folks know where the cows came from and other specifics about their history. The consignment sales are still an “auction” style sale, but you get much better quality cows than at the regular auction. Having said that, I agree with you that private treaty sales (i.e., sales between individual landowners) is the best way to go.
i saw only one cow
You did not say nothing about a trailer to pull back and forth to sale and a truck to pull it....
You actually don’t need to buy a truck or trailer. There are plenty of folks who will help you haul your cattle to market for a small fee.