Posted by ss55 on May 20, 2015 at 06:30:10 from (173.16.23.173):
In Reply to: Pigs per acre posted by Bkpigs on May 19, 2015 at 20:25:00:
I would try to coordinate your animal population with when your pasture is producing the most feed, to reduce feed costs. You probably already know that sows produce two litters per year. If you don't have year around pasture that could be a problem. Feeder pigs might be a better way to start out in hogs rather than farrow to finish.
Some other alternatives that you have probably already considered:
Expand your feeder calf operation to your pasture capacity, expand sales into other markets like sale barn or to meat packers; Sheep or goats, sell off the fed lambs in fall; Cow-calf operation, sell off the excess feeder calves in fall, feed conversion of beef cattle will be higher than for Holsteins; Alternate crops: corn, beans or small grains, bale the straw or stalks for livestock bedding. Rent out the excess ground.
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