On May 4, 2008, at 9:13 AM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:
As fuel gets more and more expensive, the notion of permanent hay
fields gets
better and better.
And the world will be the better for it.
The best use of land in the Ozarks besides growing trees is permanent
pasture. The mild winters mean that very little hay is needed.
The issue today is the cost of grain. Cattle are typically raised on
grass, supplemented, and finished on grain. Grain prices are driving
some cattle people out of business. I know personally one family that
is selling their thousand acres of mostly permanent pasture because of
grain prices.
Homesteaders who raise animals may wish to consider growing their own
grains.