Running cows on my land....Avice

[rlmblm21]

We have some property in TN, and the hubs wants to let someone run some cows on there to keep the grass down, and to have some activity when we are not there. We don't know anything about that sort of arrangement, and I am curious if anyone has experience? We think we should expect the person who owns the cows to tend them, including medicine, vet, or other needs. But we don't know what we should get for supplying the land (if anything). We know 2 people who allow cows to be pastured on their land, and neither of those folks get one thing from the cow owners. Not even a pound of beef. Is that common?

What should we expect, if we allow this? We only have about 10-20 acres that we would free up for them, so we know there would not be many cows. We aren't sure if they would be cow-calf pairs, or other.

Opinions?

 

[sw0596]

My mother in law has property and let’s a guy run cows on about 30 acres. She gets just enough to pay her yearly property taxes.


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[Jeddak]

My BIL had to deal with something like that, except he lives on the land. He asked for 1/2 of cow in meat every year.
I would ask for enough $$$ to cover my property taxes or some meat.

 

[jeep78]

Property tax is what I am used to seeing.

 

[Radar363]

What about goats? Someone told me goat cheese is a lucrative business so maybe someone has the animals but no land?

 

[robster31316]

All the magic mushrooms you can harvest

 

[Joshua223]

How many acres of pasture? How many do they want to put on the property?
Unless you just really want some livestock out there to keep the grass down, I would try to get something out of the deal.

 

[BillsCamino]

Remember......shyte happens. And that ain't no bull....

 

[GAGunguy]

Can we shoot at your cows? @Hayata

 

[Joshua223]

Can we shoot at your cows? @Hayata

OBWAT
George Nelson: Cows! I hate cows worse than coppers! (shooting at cows)
Delmar O'Donnell: Oh, George... not the livestock