# 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](https://www.blueprintag.com/products/virtualfence) ## Tools The tools we use on visits. ### [Blueprint Ag app](https://www.blueprintag.com/products/ali) 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](https://www.blueprintag.com/products/livestockvalue) [HayValue](https://www.blueprintag.com/products/hayvalue) ## Bring us a good question. A 15-minute call, then a visit to your ranch. [Book a 15-minute call](https://calendar.app.google/CvDfTMtSeLwHRq796) or text 503-577-6391. --- **Blueprint Ag.** Ranch consulting with our own data behind it. ### Company - [Solutions](https://www.blueprintag.com/solutions) - [Virtual fence advising](https://www.blueprintag.com/products/virtualfence) - [About](https://www.blueprintag.com/about) - [Book a call](https://calendar.app.google/CvDfTMtSeLwHRq796) ### Tools - [Blueprint Ag app](https://www.blueprintag.com/products/ali) - [LivestockValue](https://www.blueprintag.com/products/livestockvalue) - [HayValue](https://www.blueprintag.com/products/hayvalue) © 2026 Blueprint Agriculture LLC. [Terms](https://www.blueprintag.com/terms) [Privacy](https://www.blueprintag.com/privacy)