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Our cold springs don’t need more problems. A calf needs to get up and suck as early as possible and udders like this one don’t make it easy.

The literature that I have seen regards +/-teat and udder structure as "moderately heritable".. that would be enough for me not to...

I don’t have much experience but I was once told that if you want to know what kind of daughters a bull throws look at his dam. 🤷🏽‍♂️...

I’m finding out that many people in the angus breed who claim good feet have a different idea of what that is than I do.

I priced a building through Cleary too... What they priced at 20K, just for the structure, I build myself for 12K including cement and...

An Amish crew built us a pole barn last fall and have a house under construction currently. I priced the same building with Cleary, it...

My dad ran over his yellow lab with his 560 Farmall while pulling a flat wagon. Thump thump, thump thump. He was sure he'd killed her...

We are finally getting some much needed showers. Calling for chances all this week. Not sure it will be much help to the first cut of...

Too much of a good thing, that's very unfortunate. Around here, you never hear of houses getting flooded. Everyone moved out of the...

Tie an inner tube between the tractor/truck and the rope. They can stretch all they like but won’t break it. Works for stubborn horses too.

Get a donkey. Standard size or bigger, Put a surcingle around it, and tie the heifer to it. She WILL go where ever the donkey goes, and...

I agree on the cast iron. Best way to get a good sear on a steak. I'm in the "a little more marbling won't hurt " camp but tenderness...

Grass tetany is more common in older cows. These are young and on hi-mag, I'd let them have it. If it's only 15" then I assume you've...

Sr. Prom pictures.....

Sounds like a well thought out plan. I bought a group of Herefords years ago. The old man had kept them pure bred his entire life...