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By the traditional methods of you working for your cows you can't get any income. But, if you make them work for you, have plans to winter graze them instead of feeding hay in the winter, select cows that will not need to be pampered with grain to keep their weight, select cows that will keep their weight on roughage only, have a good herd health, calving and breeding program, and make a niche market to sell your beef, you may have a chance to get some income. Being sustainable, low cost, and not so dependent on the three F's of farming (Feed, Fuel, Fertilizer), which includes good pasture management instead of throwing out the cows in the pasture and expect them to "do well" all spring and summer, will also help you gain some income from raising cattle.

But don't expect to make it a full-time job that you can depend on. You will need an off-farm job to keep things running; you will also most likely need a different enterprise other than cattle to get more money, like raising sheep, beekeeping, a tree farm, etc. to make some money.

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