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I've had an old JD 3010 LP here for several, several years and spent some $$ on it a couple of years to "tune it up"......otherwise I love the way it runs and I use it now as my general mowing tractor. My brother has an almost identical one.....how this happened I'm at a loss as he was in...

Picked up a young..ish cow last fall.......bred.....nice udder with 4 well placed teats.....a bit short in length but adequate. She developed well along during the winter.....calved without any assistance late yesterday......calf up and hitting the udder per normal. But I was suspicious...

Does anyone have experience importing semen from Europe???? Asking for a friend

.......Was browsing through my last issue of Delta Farm Press..(August 7, 2020)...and the first article addresses a recently completed research project by UT. While more focused on these cover crops following harvest of row crops, the info should have some value for those here looking to graze...

........Well, things go sideways sometimes.....I had a small AI project last spring....chose seman from a good source with small BW calves for 2 heifers.....both deliveries were stressful....both nice bull calves.....one the young mama rejected.....so now I'm down the road with a "large" bottle...

A first calf heifer delivered her calf and things were ok for the first 3-4 days. Her udder never was large....or even medium.......but then she just dried up. I eventually lost the calf on an up & down ride of de hydration etc. Is this cow and one-and-done....cull....or would a second...

............Well, my first bottle calf in many years(not by choice) A nice AI bull calf that's 5 1/2 weeks old....coming along well on the bottle but I'm having trouble getting him to pick up on the grain. Tried Calf Manna, 1/3 2/3's..an oat/crushed corn with molasses blend, and another...

Just hearing and reading some info on a herbicide awaiting EPA approval....later in 2020.....that has some mighty promising data.............spares white clovers and annual lespedeza, no residual, and limited grazing/haying restrictions. Being put out....probably available next year....by...

Anybody with good success in grazing alfalfa.......about a 30% mix in recently planted novel fescue, orchard grass and some prerennial rye. Intend to strip graze with limited access....but a work still in progress

About 4 years ago I lost a good friend.....he was a fit 74 year old guy....former long haul driver. He was found underneath a 1200 lb roll of hay.....tractor still running.....just in the midst of a routinue feeding. This afternoon a car showed up in the driveway......news de je...

............Just wondering if anyone has had a recent experience with importing breeding stock from Canada..??? In case I get a wild hair or two this year and become too bored with my recent "retirement"...!! Thanks....

What period of time do you wait after using a pour on dewormer before moving to a new pasture...??? Seems like I remember a period of 3-4 days, but...???

Involved in an extensive pasture renovation project and used a modest amount of Milestone to attack....and "control"... ??....some serious numbers of tall ironweed, horsenettle and wooly croton....to mention the top 3. The last paddock sprayed last year was around July 4th......and in that...

Noticing that this initial public offering on today's stockmarket was to open at $25.....but opened at $46.....then to $65 per share........I missed out...of course :( ..........but I'll put some charcoal in the grill and find some real ground chuck for my burgers. :banana:

Just wondering if anyone on here has achieved "decent" fly control without ear tags or the feed-thru minerals...???

My pasture renovation continues on the old family farm down here in southwest Tennessee. Got a chance to pick up either a 15' Aerway or a two blade parabolic subsoiler. Anyone here that's used both and can compare their results would be greatly appreciated. It's been in pasture for about...

I'll be calving out a small group of heifers ages 24-30 months starting next month. It's my first after a sixteen year hiatus from cattle. Just asking what signs, etc you guys watch the most as the calf is making it's way. Thanks

I was browsing one of the recently arrived Christmas catalogs this evening.....a smaller one unlike some of those over-sized heavy weights when I came across ....."MLB Game-Used Uniform Wallet.... The interior divider is made from an authenticated MLB jersey. Vegan leather.".....only $160...

.........my old...usually reliable.... propane tractor I use for spray rig duty has suddenly developed a bad backfiring issue, loss of power and just barely chugging along. And most of the old mechanics around here that know about propane setups have passed on. Anybody here with some...

Returned to the cattle biz after a 15 year lay off due to demanding job. Now back but still not retired..(I wish). Was always stretched thin..!! The guy renting the acreage left me 18 months ago with a mess....(90 acres here in West TN)...of out- of- control weeds. Spent last year...