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Does anyone make a slip on leather work boot that last? I have wore redwing 1105 for all my life pretty much. I love the comfort of them, but they just aren’t lasting me. I can have the completely totaled in 8-10 months. They have a 1 year warranty, but I’m getting tired of warranting every...

Recently bought a new feed truck. It has the 40-20-40 seats in it. Very nice vinyl bucket type seats. I’m looking for something that will fit tightly and be water proof. I’m always spilling something, or throwing a dirty/slimy calf on the floorboard to warm it up. I would love to be able to...

I’m kicking around the idea of introducing some Brahman to one of my herds. The herd I would try it on is high percentage angus, a few balancers mixed in. I’d like to try 10 straws of female sexed semen, I would use them on what I consider my best cows. I know almost nothing about them, other...

I’ve been kicking around the idea of getting some hair sheep. I would plan on starting very small to test it out. To be honest I don’t know a thing about them. Little background on what I do. I farm and ranch full time, so Free time is not in abundance. My question would be how much extra...

Checking a pasture today and noticed 2 heifers with one side of their bag swollen.4 months old, and 350-400lbs. Got them up and was able to feel their udder. It was hard to the touch. I was only able to squeeze a tiny bit of bloody puss out. The teats were cracked and very sore looking. One...

This has to be some kind of joke? 😅

My “dry lot” is an absolute disaster after the winter and spring we have had. I use it for weaning calves, and I bring in a few herds to ai here. In places the cows sink in past their knees. I keep it cleaned out pretty well, but it’s to the point if I take any more dirt out I’m going to have...

This will be my first year breeding my own cows. I have always used a 7 day cidr heat detection protocol. Have had pretty good luck doing so. This year I’m looking to breed the herd here at the house on natural heat, then watch and rebreed the ones that come back in. After that, I will turn the...

Anyone heard of or used this stuff? Dealer is telling me I can apply a 45-15-15 for around 13$. Seems pretty gimicy to me. I don’t understand how a couple pints per acre could amount to a 45-15-15. I would much rather drag the Fertalizer buggy over the pastures, but If this stuff somehow worked...

I usually have a couple of these a year, very long umbilical. Dragging the ground and getting dirty. What is the proper thing to do? Trim it, or let it be? I had one bleeding really bad A few days ago so I tied it in a knot. Right or wrong it worked. Also my calf warming box showed up last...

How young is too young to pelvic measure and track score your heifers? I’ve always done it at 13-14 months right before breeding. This year I would like to do it a little earlier so I can ship the ones that don’t pass with the rest of the feeders. Usually I have 4-5 that get sorted off and sold...

I have read several comments on here regarding charlo. I like his looks and the way he walks. Looking to use him on some large framed char cows that need some more thickness and frame reduction. Also need some fleshing ability. Will he fit the bill? Does he seem to improve udders? Any bull you...

I have a copy of Management-intensive Grazing by Jim Gerrish id like to send to someone looking to learn more about pasture management. I thought I had a pretty good understanding of rotational grazing, but I picked up a lot of new info from this book. I have the reading skills and attention...

I’m looking to add a couple more Hereford bulls this winter/ early spring to go on my commercial angus cows. It is hard to find good Hereford bulls locally here. I am in the very corner of se Kansas. I am not afraid to drive a few hours. They must be polled, absolutly no horns. I can spend 5-7k...

My cows are eating me out of the house on mineral. I’ve been feeding vitaferm heat. About 2 months ago I noticed an increase in concumption, so like always I threw out a salt block. That didn’t seem to slow them down much. So I bought loose salt and started mixing it directly with the mineral...

I’m looking to setup a new 160 with several electric cross fences for an intensive grazing system. We have a very heavy deer population, so needing something strong and visible. They are going to be 1/2 mile long and either 2 or 3 strand. In the past I have used regular 14 gauge wire from the...

Just a small group of 20 Renown heifers to breed. Looking for suggestions for angus sires to use. Looking to retain heifers, but still want some decent growth on the steers. Looking hard at ABS bull Hickok. I have used a lot of connealy right answer in the past and have been very pleased, just...

Hello! I’m a long time lurker, just decided to join. Looking forward to getting some advice and making some friends. We crop farm and run cow calf operation. I have been doing a lot of ai work the past 5 years, and been enjoying that greatly. Mostly angus and gelvieh cattle. Any other SE...