10 Miles Past Nowhere – Wyoming Rancher – Beef Runner Podcast 034

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live more than an hour’s drive from town? What is life like in Wyoming where the growing season is only a few short months long, but you have amazing views at high elevation in the mountains? This week, Wyoming rancher, Kacy Atkins joins me to […]

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When getting into animals farming there are a great number of things to consider before you leap into production. There are various kinds of livestock you can raise, which are chickens, rabbits, cows, 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. Understanding what you want to accomplish will help you in shaping up your farm so that it can be successful.

– Aims

So why do you want to get into livestock farming? It’s very essential that you identify and evaluate what your goals are.

Do you want to raise livestock because you want to supply your family with healthy food? You may just want to raise animals 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 dream.

After you have made your decision on what type of livestock 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 keeping 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 raise, cattle, lamb and other large livestock.

Also determine the sort of operation you desire. If you want to manage cattle determine if you wish to raise cattle for meat or cows for milk or if you wish to raise laying chickens and meat chickens. 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 wish to raise meat cows that graze on pasture the cattle that strives well on pasture is the Belted Galloway. This goes for the other animals, 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? Bringing up livestock requires that you have enough resources and are prepared to make investments of some money.

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