Great video. The trend was several decades ago. All the good crop ground was far too valuable to put livestock on and that’s pretty much when you saw the general list variety farm switch over to continuous roll crops. Yeah pretty much and only way you can make money with grazing beef cows got to be grazing, non-tillable land
Rented pasture is a good way to go also, just hard as a first-generation farmer to get your feet in the door as all of its been rented for generations around here.
@@e.a.bfarms curious what the economics of cow calf confined because most confined operations are a feedlot be good to compare the economics of feedlot versus cow calf, meaning purchasing off farm calves?
Enjoyed the video for sure and appreciate all the information. We do some of the same thing as you. Was wondering if you had ever ran the numbers or considered using a Sudan style silage and top dressing with shelled corn as needed. Seems we can get about equal to more tonnage for a fraction of the input cost. Just wondering your opinion. Thanks
Thanks for watching! As far as sorhgum x Sudan, I have tried it 2 times with very little success. Makes nice feed but less then half the tonnage of corn. Might try it again in the future.
@@e.a.bfarms Holy smokes! That’s some tonnage there! Something I really need to look into. Easy way to feed a lot of cattle with a little amount of land! Going to Schiefelbein this weekend?
@ryangunderson387 Yeah, gotta be open to feeding silage these days. If you can sell hay at 2-300 a ton it don't pencil feeding it. I don't have numbers infront of me but only cost around $20-30 a ton to grow corn silage.
I see your reason for not putting the cows on pasture, due to the amount of income you would loose on those acres. What about feeding the cows on the tillable fields in the winter to put all the excess feed, manure and pee on the ground without having to scrap pens and haul it all out. Any chance it would save any on the fertilizer bill in the spring?
I needed a video like this wanting to start a confined feeding operation.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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That's a nice setup.
Thank you. Theres always room for improvement but it's a good start.
thanks boss
Great information here. Makes a lot of sense. Think you will always be confined if you make you herd bigger?
Don't really have plans to get very big with cattle. Thinking maybe 50 pairs tops.
Great video. The trend was several decades ago. All the good crop ground was far too valuable to put livestock on and that’s pretty much when you saw the general list variety farm switch over to continuous roll crops. Yeah pretty much and only way you can make money with grazing beef cows got to be grazing, non-tillable land
Rented pasture is a good way to go also, just hard as a first-generation farmer to get your feet in the door as all of its been rented for generations around here.
@@e.a.bfarms curious what the economics of cow calf confined because most confined operations are a feedlot be good to compare the economics of feedlot versus cow calf, meaning purchasing off farm calves?
That's another good topic, I actually do both. If you want to talk about it feel free to get ahold of me.
Enjoyed the video for sure and appreciate all the information. We do some of the same thing as you. Was wondering if you had ever ran the numbers or considered using a Sudan style silage and top dressing with shelled corn as needed. Seems we can get about equal to more tonnage for a fraction of the input cost. Just wondering your opinion. Thanks
Thanks for watching! As far as sorhgum x Sudan, I have tried it 2 times with very little success. Makes nice feed but less then half the tonnage of corn. Might try it again in the future.
Love the video Evan! What kind of yields do you see off of your corn silage?
18-22 typically. The drought of 21 only 15.5. These are with DP corn, can push 28 plus with silage varieties.
@@e.a.bfarms Holy smokes! That’s some tonnage there! Something I really need to look into. Easy way to feed a lot of cattle with a little amount of land! Going to Schiefelbein this weekend?
@ryangunderson387 Yeah, gotta be open to feeding silage these days. If you can sell hay at 2-300 a ton it don't pencil feeding it. I don't have numbers infront of me but only cost around $20-30 a ton to grow corn silage.
@@e.a.bfarms Exactly! Just have to be adaptable!
Great setup, w corn silage+ confinement, what can you expect out for average daily gain on stockers?
Right around 2lbs a day, Although if you top dress corn you can push it higher.
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I see your reason for not putting the cows on pasture, due to the amount of income you would loose on those acres. What about feeding the cows on the tillable fields in the winter to put all the excess feed, manure and pee on the ground without having to scrap pens and haul it all out. Any chance it would save any on the fertilizer bill in the spring?
That is the goal. Most of the ground around the home farm is in alfalfa right now. Once we get fences up and it rotated into corn, that is the plan.
Interested in your calving barn was there a reason for tin on the side walls to have think maybe 3 in gaps?
Air flow, keeps bedding dryer and reduces disease pressure.
@@e.a.bfarms My son thinking about putting a building like that up. We are in north central Iowa
What is the spacing between sheets of tin ?
@@randaljohnson580 Should be 3 inches. I'd be happy to answer his questions.
@@e.a.bfarms where about you located?