Organic Farming and Suckler herd?

bouli73

Would be grateful for any advice on the following.

Currently working full time 9 to 5 job. Hoping to take over parents farm, working it part time. Farm is 40 acres of relatively good land. Thinking of getting into sucklers. Would be grateful on advice as to a suitable suckler cow type that would A) generally calve unassisted docile and C) produce a good calf. Calving unassisted would be a big issue due to the job

Secondly, I am considering going down the organic route. Would be great to hear from anyone who is in organic farming as to their experience of it, pitfalls and problems and positives too if they are there etc

Thanks in advance

49801

bouli73 wrote: »

Would be grateful for any advice on the following.

Currently working full time 9 to 5 job. Hoping to take over parents farm, working it part time. Farm is 40 acres of relatively good land. Thinking of getting into sucklers. Would be grateful on advice as to a suitable suckler cow type that would A) generally calve unassisted docile and C) produce a good calf. Calving unassisted would be a big issue due to the job

Secondly, I am considering going down the organic route. Would be great to hear from anyone who is in organic farming as to their experience of it, pitfalls and problems and positives too if they are there etc

Thanks in advance

look at AA
A and B well covered. not as valuable calf/weanling if selling in the mart so i've heard but will finish off grass very easily so would suit organic very well if that is your sort of thing. Could possibly out-winter them too

Birdnuts

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0915/1224304143103.html

Sounds like your set-up is well suited:)

iano93

AA would be just what is needed if your going the Organic Route or possibly get some nice SIM cows and serve them with angus, calving will be no problem and calves will be of decent quality.