£25k to start a livestock enterprise...

[Wigeon]

Be gentle... ignorant arable farmer asking for a friend on this one...

Let's say you had £25k, and wanted to get into livestock.

You have access to low imput permanent pasture (heavy land), and occasionally some rotational leys. You have access to a loader,

You have an old shed, potential access to straw, a creep feeder, and a serviceable ifor stock box, an old ring feeder in the hedge, and a bowser. You also have someone handy with cows on hand.

What would you do?

 

[Rich_ard]

Be gentle... ignorant arable farmer asking for a friend on this one...

Let's say you had £25k, and wanted to get into livestock.

You have access to low imput permanent pasture (heavy land), and occasionally some rotational leys. You have access to a loader,

You have an old shed, potential access to straw, a creep feeder, and a serviceable ifor stock box, an old ring feeder in the hedge, and a bowser. You also have someone handy with cows on hand.

What would you do?

Go on holiday, somewhere nice.

 

[Jasper]

Be gentle... ignorant arable farmer asking for a friend on this one...

Let's say you had £25k, and wanted to get into livestock.

You have access to low imput permanent pasture (heavy land), and occasionally some rotational leys. You have access to a loader,

You have an old shed, potential access to straw, a creep feeder, and a serviceable ifor stock box, an old ring feeder in the hedge, and a bowser. You also have someone handy with cows on hand.

What would you do?

Go back to sleep

 

[Welderloon]

Rent out the land c/w all the crap to a sucker & take his money

 

[teslacoils]

Alpaca walking.

Not...even....joking.

Weekends having the public come and pay to walk them and have a cup of tea. Do some kind of "sponsor an alpaca" by direct debit where the "alpaca" sends you a birthday card etc (dont laugh). Do educational / SEN outreach where kids can come groom them etc.

 

[Rich_ard]

Be gentle... ignorant arable farmer asking for a friend on this one...

Let's say you had £25k, and wanted to get into livestock.

You have access to low imput permanent pasture (heavy land), and occasionally some rotational leys. You have access to a loader,

You have an old shed, potential access to straw, a creep feeder, and a serviceable ifor stock box, an old ring feeder in the hedge, and a bowser. You also have someone handy with cows on hand.

What would you do?

You can easily spend on cattle or cows, its a tie once you do though. Don't spend it all though as you have to keep cattle a while before you sell any youngstock.

 

[JP1]

Be gentle... ignorant arable farmer asking for a friend on this one...

Let's say you had £25k, and wanted to get into livestock.

You have access to low imput permanent pasture (heavy land), and occasionally some rotational leys. You have access to a loader,

You have an old shed, potential access to straw, a creep feeder, and a serviceable ifor stock box, an old ring feeder in the hedge, and a bowser. You also have someone handy with cows on hand.

What would you do?

How much of the £25k did you want to be left with after, say, 5 years?

 

[BRB John]

Pff how much land? And at what cost?
Probably best bet is just too buy a few cows and work it out as you go... Everybody's costs are going to be slightly different.

 

[Wigeon]

Ok, lets say my friend has 500ac of PP, which generally has other peoples sheep or sucklers on.

But his wife really really wants some cows of her own.....

 

[Wigeon]

Ok, lets say my friend has 500ac of PP, which generally has other peoples sheep or sucklers on.

But his wife really really wants some cows of her own.....

But obviously isn't going to use all the ground...

 

[Optimus]

Just bought 6 cows , 4 in calf,2 with calf at foot for £10k.wont get too many cows for £25k

 

[Tim G]

Ok, lets say my friend has 500ac of PP, which generally has other peoples sheep or sucklers on.

But his wife really really wants some cows of her own.....

Does his wife want cows to keep, cover their costs and grow to a viable business, or does she want 'garden ornaments'?

 

[Wigeon]

Does his wife want cows to keep, cover their costs and grow to a viable business, or does she want 'garden ornaments'?

A bit of both I suspect.

Her husband, who won't be buying them, Is very much in the former camp, but if they can fulfill both roles then I suspect my friend, snd his wife, will be happy...

 

[Devil's advocate]

Alpaca walking.

Not...even....joking.

Weekends having the public come and pay to walk them and have a cup of tea. Do some kind of "sponsor an alpaca" by direct debit where the "alpaca" sends you a birthday card etc (dont laugh). Do educational / SEN outreach where kids can come groom them etc.

Are you talking about the one at Tickhill?

 

[Henarar]

Ok, lets say my friend has 500ac of PP, which generally has other peoples sheep or sucklers on.

But his wife really really wants some cows of her own.....

Some sort of pedigree cattle, breed depending what takes her fancy and the offspring will sell round where you are
You never know they may turn out to be good at it.

 

[Werzle]

Be gentle... ignorant arable farmer asking for a friend on this one...

Let's say you had £25k, and wanted to get into livestock.

You have access to low imput permanent pasture (heavy land), and occasionally some rotational leys. You have access to a loader,

You have an old shed, potential access to straw, a creep feeder, and a serviceable ifor stock box, an old ring feeder in the hedge, and a bowser. You also have someone handy with cows on hand.

What would you do?

Go and buy some young native 4-8mths rough done stores. They will grow into money one day but you should of bought them by now as spring cattle buying fever will start shortly and prices will rise. You will have to farm around for 12-16mths

 

[unlacedgecko]

Ok, lets say my friend has 500ac of PP, which generally has other peoples sheep or sucklers on.

But his wife really really wants some cows of her own.....

Forget the cows and run sheep.

If you've cover crop or some other arable type land to winter them you'd run 2,000+ ewes on that amount of PP.

The right kind of genetics will wean 3,000+ lambs with very low inputs. Sell everything (less replacements) store in October and have an income of £200k+.

 

[Skintagain]

10 bucket calves see how they go or buy some stirks

 

[Guleesh]

Forget the cows and run sheep.

If you've cover crop or some other arable type land to winter them you'd run 2,000+ ewes on that amount of PP.

The right kind of genetics will wean 3,000+ lambs with very low inputs. Sell everything (less replacements) store in October and have an income of £200k+.

FFS don't tell everyone.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

Ok, lets say my friend has 500ac of PP, which generally has other peoples sheep or sucklers on.

But his wife really really wants some cows of her own.....

Why doesn't your friend engage in some sort of share farming or joint enterprise, find someone who's passion is either cattle or sheep and farm with them.