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Do you need salt and mineral blocks at each water source all year long. Also somebody mention Salt blocks with fly control. Does it work and is it pricey because I think my Dad sprayed for cows for flies. :heart: :heart:

I got close why in the world they use tonnage instead of per ac. I will never know and check water gauge today and up to 3 inches. Hopefully the drought is over.

Yes that is the normal price because we have been in a drought so price goes up. How about the tonnage price in line with most people.

Yes please labor and fertilizer total. Tonnage instead of per ac. is confusing me. $ 810 to spread ( granular) and $ 265 per ton ( fertilizer cost ) using 20-1/4 total tons for 135 ac. I came up with $ 6400 plus or minus. Fertilizer is way down in price is what I have been told.

i got a unit price for fertilizer and was to embarrassed how to get the price totaled. 135 ac. $ 265 ton 20-0-10 Tonnage 20-1/4 Labor $ 6 per ac

We are in the worst drought we have had in awhile. We are going to wait a few more weeks. Soil samples done and I wish I had them in front of me.

My Dad always fertiled using granular. Since we are having a horrible drought we noticed some ranchers are using liquid fertilizer for spray. Now I have no clue if they are using Spray because of the drought but it would make since.

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Our whole pasture is an old frozen Orange Gove. I read that instead of Molasses use protein tubs.

We are going through the worst drought in many years. Thankfully we have enough hay to carry us at least 4 or 5 weeks. My Dad always had 2 large tanks of molasses pretty much full. We currently are not filling our tubs of molasses to save some money. Am I making a big mistake by not feeding any...

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That is why I am reaching out because my Dad never mentioned a program like this.

I heard the Federal Govt will guarantee the loan.

I had a lady tell me that there is Federal or local grants for cattle pastures. We have had the worst drought in 20 years and my Friend says there is a site that you put your zip code in and it shows who and what grants are available. Don't get me wrong I don't want a free handout but we all...

I have never understood " It's a tax Write off " If I start a cow/Calf business and lose money for a " Tax write off" I would eventually run out of money.