Lynne Cohoe
Feedlot Operator, Burgessville
Lynne manages a feedlot
that feeds about 1300 cattle a year and a
that buys
and sells grain from the local farmers. This business is part of the
family farm that began as a dairy farm. Each fall, farmers bring cattle to
her feedlot that have been on pasture all summer and weigh between 350 and
450 kg. Lynne and her staff use machinery to roll, grind and mix the grain
and every day to feed the cattle. It takes five hours each
day to feed and the cattle. She can treat most sick animals but sometimes
must call in a veterinarian for assistance. The cattle pens are cleaned
regularly and the animal waste is spread over the 250 hectare farm as
fertilizer. The feedlot has good pens and chutes that make it easier and
safer to handle the cattle. Lynne likes the fall of the year when the
grain is being harvested and the cattle come into the feedlot. She says,
"I am always looking for young people who are interested in
agriculture and are willing to work independently. There are many jobs
available including feeding the cattle, cleaning the cattle pens, buying
and selling grain and working in the ."
Lynne graduated from
university in Economics and Political Science, and took over the grain and
feedlot business after her father's death in 1979. She continues to read
and take courses to learn more about the grain and cattle business.
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