When someone asks what type of farm we live on I always rattle off, "corn, soybeans, and beef cattle." Then they usually ask, "Do you have cows?"
The answer is, no. We have a feeder calf operation which means, so we don't have cows. We buy our calves from another farmer (who has cows and calves) when they are about 600 pounds or about 6 months old. We then feed them out for about another year until they reach market weight, which is about 1200 pounds. I explain what exactly we feed our calves in this post.
Several years ago (before I was in the picture;)) my husband's family had cows and calves on pasture. For economical reasons, that pasture has since been turned into farm land. For several years, we didn't have any cattle, but my husband loooves taking care of cattle, so we bought some and eventually our herd tripled in size.
At one time, we can have about 200 head of cattle that we are feeding. My friend Marybeth at Alarm Clock Wars does have cows and calves. She and her husband John She recently wrote this post on Alarm Clock Wars that talks about how old their cows really are.
Like I said above, my husband absolutely loves to feed cattle. His passion is farming and raising good quality cattle that produce good, quality meat, so the next time you enjoy a juicy steak or cheeseburger at your favorite steak restaurant, it very well could have come from our farm.
The answer is, no. We have a feeder calf operation which means, so we don't have cows. We buy our calves from another farmer (who has cows and calves) when they are about 600 pounds or about 6 months old. We then feed them out for about another year until they reach market weight, which is about 1200 pounds. I explain what exactly we feed our calves in this post.
Several years ago (before I was in the picture;)) my husband's family had cows and calves on pasture. For economical reasons, that pasture has since been turned into farm land. For several years, we didn't have any cattle, but my husband loooves taking care of cattle, so we bought some and eventually our herd tripled in size.
At one time, we can have about 200 head of cattle that we are feeding. My friend Marybeth at Alarm Clock Wars does have cows and calves. She and her husband John She recently wrote this post on Alarm Clock Wars that talks about how old their cows really are.
Like I said above, my husband absolutely loves to feed cattle. His passion is farming and raising good quality cattle that produce good, quality meat, so the next time you enjoy a juicy steak or cheeseburger at your favorite steak restaurant, it very well could have come from our farm.
