- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Not really. I guess if we wanted it to be that way, then, sure, we could have a lot of flexibility.Do you think keeping young stock rather than cows allows you to keep a higher stocking rate as you have more options when to sell and offload stock.
But it's nearly a 12 hour round trip if we want to shift animals down from the valley, or shift some back up.
It's doable, but we are basically locked in, just like the cow operation is.
On the home farm, it's pretty similar. My nerves are a wreck from last year's shenanigans, while we could do that again, we could also never have a repeat and I wouldn't haggle.
I think there's a lot to be said for just picking a number (or a stocking rate) and holding on for the ride.
If we barely get through the summer with lots per hectare, chances are we would barely get through the summer with a smaller number, and just have more sh!t grass.
Give me the higher number. Grass grows back in time. Plan time.