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I am officially a klutz, I cannot deny it any longer. My friends and family have become amazed at the fact that I get hurt all the time........every spring like clockwork, I find away to get seriously hurt in one way or the other....................but this year I decided to get a good head...

Ok folks, here is a new one for ya....................... I plant about 22 acres of dent corn every year, but this year I have agreed to side plant some heirloom greasy beans on contract for a large seed mail order company. The beans will use my field corn as a trellis, so, I plant, they...

Seems that one of my smaller tractors is of a limited production time, and the numbers manufactured were rather small, thus making parts much harder to find then your standard Massey items. I have a MF 1040 4X4 and am having a few minor problems with the right front hub assy. I am needing a few...

I think I am going to quit working so hard to make a living, to pay my bills, etc. Every time I go into the grocery , I seem to be in line behind a young girl with a pot full of kids screaming for candy, and her asking the cashier if she can use her food stamp card for that candy and her...

Well, Jamie Lynn Spears at the ripe old age of only 16 has proudly announced to the world that she is pregnant.........seems that even though she has not been dating any one in particuliar a miracle has occured and she is expecting...could it be little sister is wanting to be like big sister...

We had a day and a half of severe winter winds and weather this past weekend, so, of course I did pay special attention to any cows that are close to calving..............I found nothing that looked even close to dropping..but first thing monday morning, I came out to feed, and mom is standing...

Often as I am droning away time while operating equipment or what have you,especially in the fields, mowing or plowing back and forth, back and forth, I find myself making lists, or trying to think of odd and interesting things...........While cutting hay the other day, I thought about a top...

It's so odd, I have to wonder sometimes, and I sure hope it's not just me..................But at times such as yesterday, I had to sit, somewhat depressed and worried if I am doing everything I can do right for me, my family, my farm,................why did I make a career ending decision for...

hey all, I know this isn't the classifieds, but hey, thought I would ask anyway......... Over the years I have lost or misplaced enough leghold traps to now be needing (begging) a few more........but prices for newer ones are outragous these days! :mad: I am looking for size 2 or larger...

Got to wondering the other day, cus I know it's just not this farm that weird and freak accidents occure on........I know each of us has seen or experienced them...so.... any one mind sharing? What are some of the strangest accidents that have occured to you or your livestock that have caused...

WEll ain't this a thang? This time of year and just in time for the holidays, I always order large sacks of sugar from my local little grocery store. This all to make lots and lots of sugar cookies........er...well...........maybe some home made sippin too....Anyway, they informed me yesterday...

This is likely the 3rd or 4th time that I was offered information from our local extention agent on certain grants available, and I understand, this is their jobs, and job security for them for us to take them...but never been much for the 'hand outs'......but ya know.......I am starting to...

Just got back form the sale, and feeder prices have rebounded rather nicely...but bred cattle, and pairs returning to the farm are still sharply lower then this past year. Guessing that it's cus no one has hay for the winter locally......... I once again packed my trailer and will have to...

Ok... I recently found that much like most seasonal items in any store, fertilizer can and does get marked down for clearance...and it sure doesn't hurt to ask...especially those large building supply stores such as Home Depot, and Lowes, etc...especially it getting close to their financial year...

Well, while I was away for several days a couple of weeks ago, and this is always when it happens...my hired help didn't put out enough hay etc to kkep the cattle occupied and happy....so, they found and made some holes in the fences in various places and of course went to the new housing...

Well, I mentioned on another thread that I picked up several young cattle and calves a few weeks ago from a sale that were going for very little money.......I got a great deal......no culls that i can see...but I followed all of the tried and not so true advice about bringing in new stock...I...

Hay :P all, been awhile, but thought I might share alittle bit........I have been keeping an eye on the national and local cattle markets, and have been watching a slow decline over the past few months, but the sale I went to yesterday nearly took my breath away! :o :shock: I had been...

Hey all, been a while eh? Well, My long time pet cow, the one I favor over all the many others that have come and gone, once again is producing way to much milk for even the 3 calves we have on her...yes it's true, and they won't touch the two rear teets as they hang sooo much lower then the...

Had just finished working out in the pasture, and was riding home on board my tractor, when out from the corner of my eye, I spied the darnest biggest coyote I have ever seen, not 100 feet behind me, walking toward the area I had just left, no sooner worried or afraid of me then any of my dogs...

I know, I know,,,,,,no doubt been discussed here some where lately but I surely missed it.......... Our local feed co-op fed us 'stupid' cattlemen the other night, and tried to get us all to sign up to purchase these all-in-1 feed tubs that seem to be getting popular....or are they? Say's it's...