Source: https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/taking-stock/grazing-cattle-back-on-year-with-fert-at-700-t
Farmers Weekly
Dizzying input costs are reining in grazing cattle prices across the country as farmers think twice and wait for settled spring weather before stocking up. Beef prices are 40-45p/kg up on the year, but fertiliser costs of £600-£1,000/t and diesel over £1/litre are blamed for limiting interest for long-term, dairy-bred stores. AHDB’s continental-cross store […]
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When getting into livestock farming there are a great number of things to consider before you hop into production. There are various kinds of livestock you can raise, which are chickens, rabbits, cattle, ducks, lamb, goats, swine or horses, and are all cared for in different ways.
To be successful in animal farming you need to know your options, goals and resources. Learning what you want to accomplish will help you in shaping up your farm so that it can be successful.
– Your Goals
So why do you want to get into animal farming? It’s very essential that you identify and evaluate what your goals are.
Do you want to raise livestock because you want to provide your family with healthy food? You may just want to raise livestock to manage forage? Or perhaps you want to produce your own livestock products and sell them for extra money? Either way establishing goals is incredibly important before you pursue your project.
After you have made your decision on what type of animals you want to raise, consider the land in which you are going to farm the livestock. Consider the size of your land, the laws regarding farming livestock and property zoning. If your land is not very big you may consider raising chickens or ducks but if you have large land you can keep, cattle, lamb and other large livestock.
Also determine the sort of operation you desire. If you want to farm cattle determine if you need to raise cattle for meat or cattle for milk or if you wish to raise laying chickens and meat hens. For milk creation you can choose between goat milk, sheep milk or cow milk. You can just raise all of them.
The type of breed is also important so make certain you get knowledge of the different types of livestock. For example if you need to keep beef production cows that graze on pasture the cattle that strives well on pasture is the Belted Galloway. This goes for the other livestock, certain breeds will produce better than other breeds.
– Your Resources
Ask yourself if you have enough resources to get started on your project? Will you have enough finances to invest in livestock farming? Do you have the equipment and facilities? Rearing livestock requires that you have enough resources and are prepared to commit some money.
