- Location
- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD
Until we sold the cows last winter we were running at 32 continental type cows plus bull and calves on a gracing platform of 42 acres.Out of interest, what's everyone's stocking rate? Not stock density. For example we are farming around 70 acres and have 42 animals, 25 fully grown and the others of various ages. Slightly top heavy as we are trying to expand the breeding herd and there's a lot of maidens in there.
Our stock density in the main herd of 35 has been between 17 and 200 ton/ha.
Interested as it helps me work out what we should get to in order to keep a steady supply of winter feed standing in front of them come winter.
I realize that some of you destock at certain times, so please give your highest and lowest numbers as a guide.