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Farmers use the phrase “CSA” and its framework to describe all kinds of selling strategies.
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Selling
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’t as likely to get out. I’m not saying they don’t ever get out on large farms but it is not as often. Smaller farms, the cows don’t 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….lol
Land is the second thing that I want to talk about. With Dexters it doesn’t take as much as with “full sized” cows. It is 1.5-2 acres per TWO cow/calf pair of Dexters. But that doesn’t 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’m in the process of doing myself. I’m working to get my pastures into regenerative grazing. Which will help with how well my pastures stay.
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’t want them to get sick.
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’t have 100s to keep an eye on.
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.
So in conclusion, you don’t 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.
Do you need lots of acres to raise beef cattle? By Shelley Hatfield- WP Farm Read More »
BeefADCA SESSION 5 online. Market & sell your passion.
ADCA Session 5. Market & Sell Read More »
Mike Baker describes features of market readiness for both finished and unfinished beef and dairy crosses.
Determining the Market Readiness of Beef Cattle Read More »
Beef Herd Health
Learn how to have 1/2 a cow butchered for your family to get the right cuts
Half a beef, What cuts to request Read More »
Beef Selling
How does US Farm Data use Facebook to generate farm and ranch leads?
Using Facebook for B2B Lead Generation separating Fact From Fiction Read More »
Selling
This is the season for selling out at the farmers market!
SELLING OUT at the Farmers Market! Read More »
Beef Selling
This year we’ve decided to try something new. Wean rings!
Weaning calves with wean rings. Read More »
Farm Management
The most traumatic experience for cow-calf producers is when they wean their calves-and it is not real great for the calves, either.
The Art of Weaning Calves Read More »
Herd Health Selling
In this webinar we’re tackling the idea that mailing lists still work.
10 Ways To Get More From Your Mailing List Read More »
Selling
In this episode I want to talk about the process of selling (what I refer to as) custom freezer beef/pork/lamb etc.
https://www.grazecart.com/blog/how-to-sell-freezer-beef-on-demand
How To Sell 1/4 Beef On Demand, Read More »
Beef Selling
The time, energy and money you invest in this can give you access to the entire U.S. market.
Marketing and Selling Pastured Pork – Dexters Too ! Read More »
Selling
Depending on your farm’s needs, there are a couple of different ways to set it up.
https://support.grownby.com/portal/en/kb/articles/selling-wholesale-on-grownby
Selling Wholesale On Grownby Read More »
SellingOhio Valley Dexter Breeders Association Annual show May 16-17,2025 Lebanon, Ohio
Ovdba lebanon show 2025 Read More »
The Randall Line back, Galloway and Dexter chewed up nearly as many first place votes as any of the other breeds tasted.
Cattle-based beef is still chosen in the marketplace about three times more often than plant-based protein alternatives
Give up meat? Not so fast Read More »
BeefAn online store is an essential, fundamental building block to launch your ranching and farming business and make it successful and profitable. Grownby.app is an online store designed and operated by farmers and ranchers. It is free to start and use. It includes the tools you will need to manage your inventory, create orders, facilitate CSA’s, accept charge cards, offer farm pickups, and allow your buyers to leave their email addresses for you to do your marketing follow-up. Grownby makes money when a buyer uses their charge card to buy your products. Cash transactions are completely free. Knowing this, you can simply raise your prices to offset the cost of credit card transactions.
Create your free online store Read More »
SellingTake it from me, just do your best and get a site up there, you can always make changes and updates as you go… besides when sales start coming in you’ll get that extra motivation you need.https://www.onlinemarketingforfarmers.com/blog/3-tips-for-running-an-online-store-for-your-farm
Tips For Running an Online Store Read More »
SellingThe flavour, it reminded me of what beef used to taste like when I started as a butcher, 50 years ago.
Dexter Beef – The Right Choice Read More »
SellingLearn best practices around how to build a strong early bird CSA sign-up campaign.
Implementing Incredible Early Bird Sign up Campaigns Read More »
Selling