His herd produces about a 50-pound per cow rolling herd average. We tested somewhere around 4.5, 4.6 butter fat on pasture and about 3.4., 3.5 on protein, he says. Blanton uses Jerseys for their grazing and higher butter fat. On a pasture system, you re going to lose production. I figured I could make it up off of the multiple-component pricing, he says.
Jerseys have higher butter fat and protein, and typically they graze better than other breeds.
Pasture grazing can be profitable he says, but it requires a lot of management and flexibility.