Start with a question.
Bring us the decision. We work it through with you.
Example questions
How many cattle can my ranch carry this year?
What we look at:
- Forage history on your ranch
- Standing grass today
- Rainfall to date, against normal
What it shows:
- Grazing days by pasture
- Current stocking against this year’s grass
- Head in a dry year from past dry years
Do I destock before summer, or hold?
What we look at:
- Standing forage, pasture by pasture
- This year’s rain against normal
- Cattle and hay markets
What it shows:
- Grazing days left at current stocking
- When grass runs short if it stays dry
- Hold vs. sell in dollars
Where should I put water?
What we look at:
- Terrain and existing water
- Fences and pasture layout
- Material and install costs
What it shows:
- Layouts to compare on your map
- Pipe, tanks, storage routed and counted
- Acres within reach of water each layout
How long until I have to start feeding hay?
What we look at:
- Standing forage today
- What the herd eats, by class
- Hay prices, your region
What it shows:
- Grazing days left by pasture
- When grass runs out at current stocking
- Feed vs. destock cost per cow per day
Should I buy the neighbor’s place?
What we look at:
- Soil and what it grows
- Forage history on that ground
- Land and cattle markets now
What it shows:
- Head it can carry in an average year
- What it would pay under your operation
- Value vs. asking price on your numbers
When do I trigger my drought plan?
What we look at:
- Rainfall vs. normal
- Grass left if it stays dry
- What the herd will eat
What it shows:
- Rain vs. normal to date
- Weeks of grass left at current stocking
- Rain and grass against your drought plan
Should I sell my calves now or wait?
What we look at:
- This week’s auction prices
- Your weights and class
- Hauling, commission, shrink
What it shows:
- Today vs. last year same week
- Net at the sale barn after deductions
- Sell now or grow them what each nets
Which part of my operation makes the money?
What we look at:
- Income and costs, by enterprise
- Cattle and hay markets
- Your production history
What it shows:
- Margin by enterprise
- Breakevens for each one
- Ranked by margin high to low
Is it cheaper to buy feed, destock, or lease grass?
What we look at:
- Standing forage and what the herd eats
- Feed and hay prices today
- Lease rates in your area
What it shows:
- Cost per head per day all three
- Hay with waste and hauling at today’s prices
- The break point where the answer flips
Did my pasture respond the way I planned?
What we look at:
- Photos from the field
- Pasture before and after
- Your grazing records or notes
What it shows:
- Before vs. after on the same ground
- What changed pasture by pasture
- Days since last grazed
How a visit works.
A 15-minute call
Tell us what you’re working on. We see if a visit fits.
On-ranch visit
One to three days on your ranch.
Virtual fence advising on any vendor’s collars
Tools
The tools we use on visits.
Blueprint Ag app
Your herd book and your grass in one app.
- Standing grass.
- Days since grazed.
- Rain against normal.
- Your local auction.
- What grows where.
Cattle and hay prices: LivestockValue HayValue
Bring us a good question.
A 15-minute call, then a visit to your ranch.
Book a 15-minute call or text 503-577-6391.