What Niu Jia talked about did not contain those obscure professional terms, but was simple, easy to understand, and straightforward. Even a layman like Song Tan could now think of a rough combination of varieties in his mind.
After thinking for a while, she asked curiously: "That kind of Wagyu beef, that snowflake beef, what kind of cattle are they?"
What she raised cannot be worse than Wagyu!
This time it was Niu Ben's turn to explain: "Don't listen to the nonsense of people who are living a good life! Why do you get snowflake beef when you listen to music and drink beer? People get fatty liver when they drink alcohol, so Niu can still get it if he drinks every day ?」
Snowflake beef means that there are marble patterns on the beef. As long as the intramuscular fat of the cow exceeds 10%, it will appear. Just for the three types of cattle Jiajia just mentioned, as long as the feed ratio is appropriate, they can all grow! "
"You take the cows back and raise them free-range in spring, summer and autumn, and adjust the feed when it's cold in winter to ensure the meat is of excellent quality!
At this time, Yan Ran was also listening intently, taking pictures with her camera, and kept remembering the key points.
After thinking about it, Niu Ben said again: "Teacher Song said your family still has a farm, right? Do you need cattle to plow the land? If necessary, I also recommend these three species. These three species can reproduce, grow meat, and work. of."
"As long as you don't feel too tired, the meat will only grow slower, but the meat will actually be firmer and more flavorful."
Song Tan thought for a while, there was work, but was it necessary to use an ox? Not very useful.
But since these three types of cattle are the most common in the entire pasture, these three types must still be suitable.
She looked at Professor Song and listened to the professionals throughout the process.
Professor Song laughed loudly: "I just said that I should bring Tantan here. Some experience cannot be accumulated without seeing it with your own eyes."
"Niu Ben, the place where Tan Tan's family grazes their cattle is a river beach. The area is not as big as yours, but it still has a hundred acres. However, after removing more than ten acres of tidal flats and reed marshes, the usable area is far from what you have."
"Just tell her what the arrangement is.
"It's not too small!" Niu Ben had a plan:
"The riverbank is great, moist and gentle, the land is rich in nutrients and well maintained. This resource is more important than cattle!"
But now...
He stopped the car: "We're here! It's already noon, let's eat first!"
Yan Ran instantly touched her stomach in distress.
Niuben's pasture covers more than 300 acres. The terrain is gentle and slightly sloping, with pastures and wild grasses mixed with seeds. Now that the wind blows in early autumn, the green color is also deep and shallow, rising and falling.
The air is filled with the freshness of the wilderness and the unavoidable smell of cow dung.
There is no choice. There are nearly 300 acres of pasture, and there are 200 adult cattle and more than 100 calves. In total, there are about 300 animals. Even if people often come to purchase, they will be filled soon.
Even if he took care of it carefully, it would be difficult to completely freshen the air.
But overall, it's still a quiet countryside.
There were only a few of them at the dinner table, and Niu Ben didn't notice anyone else: "The workers are getting paid today, and my wife is going over there."
"Are there any workers?" Song Tan was curious: "How many people are needed to raise cattle?"
Niu Ben shook his head: "You don't need many people to raise cattle, as long as you can ensure that no one will destroy or steal them."
"But, for such a large pasture, as I said before, resources are more important than cattle. This is not nonsense."
While pouring Professor Song a glass of wine, he explained slowly: "For example, my pasture is a registered farm company with all the qualifications. It is quite troublesome to implement this. The project is too complicated."
"Now that you have the qualifications, the next step is to raise cattle. In spring, summer and autumn, all kinds of grass are spread freely in the pastures, allowing the cattle to eat as much as they want. But if they are raised like this, the air is good and the mood is good, how can the cattle be bad?
"This is one of the reasons why our cattle rarely get sick."
Speaking of this, Niu Ben quickly poured wine for Niu Jia: "Of course, Jiajia also contributes a lot to giving them disease prevention medicine every year!"
When the child in Niu Jia's arms heard the noise, he clapped his hands and burst into laughter: "Jia Jia! Jia Jia!"
Professor Song couldn't help but laugh: "Yeah, what a good name."
Niu Jia looked numb.
Niu Ben held the cup and the three of them touched each other, and soon returned to the topic.
"Besides, we are raising cattle, but there is an old saying that must be believed. That is, if a family has a lot of wealth, it does not include the hair."
"When raising cattle, you can't just watch and make money, but you also have to be prepared not to make any money - Boss Xiao Song, what I say doesn't sound good, but it is indeed the truth."
In fact, this is indeed the case. As long as the livestock is not sick, once a serious infectious disease occurs, it is likely to be in vain for the whole year.
Just like raising chickens and pigs.
Therefore, Niuben also has other ways to open source:
In my pasture, there is a fixed area where high-yield pasture is planted every year, and a workshop is used to process and store the grass to prepare winter fodder for cattle. "
This coincides with Professor Song’s arrangement!
Song Tan looked at Professor Song, and it was hard to tell that this was not Niu Ben's experience.
"In addition, there is an area where I have planted other grass species. One is cat grass. Do you know cat grass? Wheat grass, barley grass, oat seedlings, the like, and catnip. Processed into powder. The market for powdered or cat grass pellets is booming!"
Huh? Pet market? Song Tan didn't expect this.
She was greatly encouraged.
Looking at Yan Ran, she didn't even bother to eat (mainly because she hadn't finished digesting her breakfast yet). She just sat on the side and cracked away at her notebook, obviously too busy memorizing information.
Niu Ben tried to persuade her again and again, but to no avail, and now he became proud: there are also food for grass-eating pets such as rabbits and chinchillas, such as timothy grass, alfalfa, fruit tree grass and the like. "
"This kind of pet, even though there are not many people around it, is actually very profitable."
If he hadn't raised breed cattle here, he might have had all kinds of freeze-dried cat and dog food.
Song Tan was amazed.
No wonder Professor Song insisted on bringing her here. These experiences are not face-to-face, who can say so much!
However, compared with raising cattle on the riverbank, there is another point to note:
"You need to have a big fermentation tank next to it. Why, because there is a lot of cow and sheep excrement. It doesn't matter to me here. If you want to clean it, I can clean it. If you don't, just fertilize it. Anyway, the place is big and spacious enough, and it won't decompose quickly. Influence."
After all, there was no pasture before, so just a few dozen animals per 100 acres would be enough. It’s different now. Nowadays, through scientific breeding, a hundred or ten animals are more than enough. "
"There are so many cows and sheep, how can you not clean up the excrement?"
"But it's different next to the river. The moisture is humid and the feces is not easy to dry. In addition, when it rains, the feces will be slowly washed into the river."
"The water by the river will be too fat by then. Not only will it stink easily, but it will also be unpalatable to fish, and the water will not be good for cows to drink."
"Build a fermentation tank and ferment cow and sheep dung separately. If you want to use it in your own land, use it yourself. If you don't want to, sell it!"
He said sincerely: "Let me tell you, there are too many people in the city who are planting flowers and fields now. Cow and sheep dung is fermented into pellets, and some people buy it!"
"Look, if we raise a cow, we can make money from more than just the cow!"
