From: F. W. Owen (graze-l_at_witt.ac.nz)
Date: 03/04/07

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# I am a 29 year old, first generation, dairy
# producer...
# 
# What my goal is to do is over the next two
# years convert to totally grass and parlor
# feed.  I can sell 100 springing heifer and 50
# milk cow to eliminate all of my short term
# debt.  This will leave a 3300 a month farm
# payment...

I'm very sorry but I just don't see a real upswing in either way.

I have seen a lot of these.  The switch to grazing can work but usually 
doesn't.  I truly wish it were different.

I think you need a major sidestep of some kind.  There IS a solution but it 
seems to lie in another direction.

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Kindest regards,

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Owenlea Holsteins
9430 Spencer Road
Homerville, Ohio 44235
e-mail fwo@bright.net
home page http://www.bright.net/~fwo
cell 330/635-2287 (best)
office 330/625-2369
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