Raised cattle for 40 years...happiest day of my life was when I closed the chute on the last one going to another rancher down the road. It was interesting, but as noted VERY labor intensive and not real profitable. But there was just something about running cattle that gets into your blood.
When you have grass, it's more profitable to sell it as beef.For most people that raise cattle, it's for many reasons, and money being one of the very few, or least of reasons. Many, it's a way of life, and because they enjoy the lifestyle.
There can be money made in raising cattle, but if it was just about making a profit, there are much less risky means than raising cattle, or really any livestock for that matter.
When you have grass, it's more profitable to sell it as beef.
When you have grass, it's more profitable to sell it as beef.
That's the truth.Ranchers are really grass farmers.
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But it's a lot less work and easier schedule to sell it as hay.
That’s the problem with hay. When you have it so does everyone else and it’s cheap. When the price is up you don’t have it either.
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Or just got to something like beesIf you currently have an Ag exemption, I’d convey it to wildlife and be done with livestock.
Lot’s of folks just have cattle, horses, goats or sheep but they aren’t raising them they just like to buy shit.
Lots of folks get horses and then discover that you can't get an ag exemption with them unless you're breeding them and raising to sell.
They are indeed.Interesting information. I didn't know that either. Not that I would own any horses. IMO, horses are the highest maintenance of all types of livestock and very expensive.
My Sis has hers in wildlife habitat exemption. Fairly easy. They have a quail feeder, couple of deer feeding stations with protein blocks and a tank. The State even sets out hog traps and they have a man come out to butcher the hogs ( all sizes) and he then cooks the meat and donates the meat to Veterans in need. All fairly easy and straight forward and the State has been a big help.Gave up an ag exemption. Rather pay the tax. Heard Dell Computer in Austin ag exempted a ton of property. If it’s legal it’s legal.
My Sis has hers in wildlife habitat exemption. Fairly easy. They have a quail feeder, couple of deer feeding stations with protein blocks and a tank. The State even sets out hog traps and they have a man come out to butcher the hogs ( all sizes) and he then cooks the meat and donates the meat to Veterans in need. All fairly easy and straight forward and the State has been a big help.