This beginning farmer seeks advice for becoming a cattle farmer. Several years ago, I made an attempt to start out in the dairy business," says Ben, a 27-year-old diesel mechanic from Colby, Kansas. "I obtained a loan with Farm Credit and purchased 15Holsteins. When the farm that I worked on and kept the cows on sold out, I also had to sell because I didn't have a place to keep my cows. I want to try farming again with the long-range goal of being able to farm full time. In your opinion, would it bebetter for a beginning farmer to start out with cows and aim for a cow-calf enterprise, or to purchase stockers to run on grass.
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