Organic Beef Farms

Cattle Farming Basics – What You Need to Know Before Farming Cattle

Many farming activities are potentially lucrative businesses to engage in, especially if you have the land and resources to develop such projects. One of these is the ever popular cattle farming and frankly a lot of cattle farmers today are seeing great opportunities along with new strategies and better options that could help their farms progress significantly. If you happen to own or have bought land that cannot grow crops other than grass, breeding and raising cattle could be your best bet since, in reality it doesn’t require too much rigorous effort as input as compared to other farm activities. What’s more, whether you may plan on working on a specific type of cattle farming such as organic cattle farming, dairy, or beef, you will still be able to make a lot of money since the industry is continuously growing and progressing everyday.

As the first step to beginning your farm, basics should be understood and learned well. First of all, a lot of people see cattle farming as an activity that may require less input but a lot of analytical skills, keenness, and enough knowledge on the different aspects of farming these animals such as calving and breeding. Therefore, you need to look into different elements such as the land to be used, the equipment, the objectives, and the processes in between. Cattle farming can done in all kinds of ways depending on your budget, your expertise, and what you think is more profitable to you. For example, you can start your herd by purchasing a small number of well-bred high quality cows as well as a good bull to be able to breed and raise calves from the stock. You can also do this the other way around by purchasing a number of high quality newborn calves and raising them until these calves reach a certain amount of weight.

Another thing you have to remember is that nowadays, a lot of cattle farmers see the potential of earning big money by selling their stock directly to consumers. If this is what you’re planning on doing for your business, make sure that you have a solid business plan that will generate enough profit to make up for your investments. As a tip, try to set up a location where selling can be done since transporting the selected animals for a short distance is a lot easier and more convenient for both you and the seller.

Is there anyone here, who supports or owns an organic farm?

I’m from Ontario, Canada. I work at an organic farm as a farm hand. We raise organic beef, chickens, and pigs.

Stony,
I used to be a member of Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op, in California. I was a member there from 1986 to last year, when I moved to Texas. I haven’t actually resigned yet, but I can’t exactly shop there at the moment. I shopped there since it started up in the early 70s. I mentioned before that I had my own 1-acre “farm.” So I discussed this much with friends and family, and still talk about it often. And of course, I buy organic produce when I can find it. (Sadly, the produce I have found here in TX. is terrible.)

What happened with your art show in June?

The Organic Beef Guy from Hoven Farms

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