{"id":4740,"date":"2024-09-15T19:16:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T23:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/?p=4740"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:45:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T20:45:51","slug":"do-you-need-lots-of-acres-to-raise-beef-cattle-by-shelley-hatfield-wp-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishdextercattlemen.com\/staging\/do-you-need-lots-of-acres-to-raise-beef-cattle-by-shelley-hatfield-wp-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you need lots of acres to raise beef cattle? By Shelley Hatfield- WP Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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 Do you need lots of acres to raise beef cattle?  The answer is absolutely not! But you will need to be a little more prepared than farms who have several acres.  You will need to have sturdier fences for one thing.  Farms with several hundred acres have room for the cows to roam so they aren\u2019t as likely to get out.  I\u2019m not saying they don\u2019t ever get out on large farms but it is not as often.  Smaller farms, the cows don\u2019t have the room to roam.  You need to make sure that your outer perimeter fencing is strong and tight.  That can be barbed wire, woven wire, or the combination of both.  This will keep you and your neighbors in good standing\u2026.lol<\/strong>
 Land is the second  thing that I want to talk about. With Dexters it doesn\u2019t take as much as with \u201cfull sized\u201d cows.  It is 1.5-2 acres per TWO cow\/calf pair of Dexters.  But that doesn\u2019t mean that you can stick them on any ole grass and they will grow well.  You have to maintain your pastures.  That is what I\u2019m in the process of doing myself.  I\u2019m working to get my pastures into regenerative grazing.  Which will help with how well my pastures stay.  <\/strong>
 Thirdly, you will need hay, which is something that all cattle farmers need usually.  Unless you are in some states that you can grow it year round.  But you need to make sure that you have good healthy hay.  That is important for the health of your cows.  You don\u2019t want them to get sick.  <\/strong>
 One last thing, keeping your animal healthy is an overall, big or little farm, thing you need to do.  I think as a small farm it is easier to keep a watch on things than a big farm.  You have a more intimate relationship with your Dexters when you don\u2019t have 100s to keep an eye on.  <\/strong>
 I am a small farm with not alot of acres, that is why I chose the Dexters at first. But as time as went on, they are so much more that good for small farms.  But that is for another time.  <\/strong>
 So in conclusion, you don\u2019t need acres and acres of land to raise beef cattle.  You just need to make sure what you have is the best that it can be. <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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