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<blockquote data-quote="BrokenBackJack" data-source="post: 180734" data-attributes="member: 642">The worst part of this whole situation is the old rancher that has spent his whole life getting his herd where you have good milk produced for the calf, temperment so they don't grind you into the dirt when calving, and small calving weights but really put the pounds on once they hit the ground.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; These are things that take a whole life time to produce and are sold in a minute.&nbsp; I truly do feel sorry for the ranchers as a whole and especially for the ones that have to sell all or parts of their herd.&nbsp; Just start adding up cost of land either rented or bought, fencing, the costs for all the machinery to put up hay and clean feedlots, vet bills and such, plus raising a family on the little income they clear and ONLY get once per year.&nbsp; A true rancher is one of the hardest working jobs there is as most of it is manual work.&nbsp; Plus don't forget to add when they lose a calf or a cow and calf, that comes off of the top and cuts your profits (if any) down drastically ! We used to ranch and farm and i really do miss being around cattle especially at calving time.&nbsp; Yes it is long hours and can be lots of work if having to pull calves, but it was a good part of my life especially before my Dad passed away early in my life.&nbsp; Lots of great memories and lots of hard work but very satisfying and i cherish those memories dearly !Just my 2 cents.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BrokenBackJack, post: 180734, member: 642"] The worst part of this whole situation is the old rancher that has spent his whole life getting his herd where you have good milk produced for the calf, temperment so they don't grind you into the dirt when calving, and small calving weights but really put the pounds on once they hit the ground. These are things that take a whole life time to produce and are sold in a minute. I truly do feel sorry for the ranchers as a whole and especially for the ones that have to sell all or parts of their herd. Just start adding up cost of land either rented or bought, fencing, the costs for all the machinery to put up hay and clean feedlots, vet bills and such, plus raising a family on the little income they clear and ONLY get once per year. A true rancher is one of the hardest working jobs there is as most of it is manual work. Plus don't forget to add when they lose a calf or a cow and calf, that comes off of the top and cuts your profits (if any) down drastically ! We used to ranch and farm and i really do miss being around cattle especially at calving time. Yes it is long hours and can be lots of work if having to pull calves, but it was a good part of my life especially before my Dad passed away early in my life. Lots of great memories and lots of hard work but very satisfying and i cherish those memories dearly ! Just my 2 cents. [/QUOTE]

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