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Training Packages Overview

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Training feed purchase
For training 50 cows, estimate 18 bags of feed (about $200).
We’ll coordinate with you on the types of feeds to purchase based on what your animals are already familiar with.

Feeding equipment
What you’ll use depends on what you have and what your animals are accustomed to. My preference is old supplement tubs, 1 per every 3 animals. We can also use troughs, or for very large herds we can feed on the ground.

Herd Selection and Separation
Your training plan will outline the numbers and ages of animals we’re working with. You’ll have them in their pasture or dry lot when we arrive so we can get started right away.

Weed Collecting Tools and Assistance
Sometimes we need clippers, sometimes we just pick weeds. Doing it together gives us time to talk.

Fencing materials for the trial pasture
We use small pastures to encourage animals to learn to harvest the target weed. Portable electric fencing is the best choice. We’ll choose the pasture size and build the fence together.

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