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AUGUST, N. Missouri: Attempting to stockpile fescue growth for winter grazing. Should fescue based pastures intended for winter feed be trampled with high density? Moderately grazed? Grazed short? Skipped? Paddocks are fully recovered when moving into them.

Warren Buffet says that most years, you can be successful in the stock market by simply taking a contrarian approach. That is, investing in what majority of others are not, and not investing in what majority of others are. What are some contrarian actions you take?

It is time to revive the discussion on beef bulls crossed over Longhorn and Corriente cows. There were a few posters operating this way...can you provide any updates on how things are going? I believe low purchase price and low cost to run a cow were some of the touted benefits. And now...

What is your approach to grazing at greenup? (itty bitty grass shoots 1-2" tall) A. Let em have it...the grass will catch up eventually B. Feed hay out of the pasture (sacrifice area) C. Feed hay in a small paddock and just know the grass in it will be stunted D. Other

Can anyone relate their experience in eating a fat cow? That 4 year old that comes in open but is butterball fat. Particularly cuts of meat...steaks and roasts as opposed to grinding up for hamburger. (not a lean cow, I have that experience)

Are there any contraptions, homemade or publicly offered, that allow a user to move round bales with a four-wheeler?

Reviving the Corriente discussion. Who has had experience with Corriente Cattle? Bash them or praise them based on your experience. They have horns, they have no rear end, they are ugly etc. etc. Burke Teichert once remarked "They never get sick and they always get pregnant".

What is the preferred way of calculating "Cost to Carry"? Perhaps my terminology is wrong, but by "Cost to Carry" I am differentiating from "Cow Maintenance Cost". Example: (don't get too caught up in the numbers, example only) Joe maintains a herd of 100 cows. Annual direct costs and...

Sell-Buy marketing makes lots of sense, but flies in the face of slowly improving the genetics of your cow herd over years by keeping and developing the best offspring as replacements. What would Bud Williams have said about "building your herd"?

We produce meat goats, but are respectfully requesting opinions/ideas from cattlemen for the following scenario: Resources 1. 220 acres leased land ($40/acre). Land is rolling fields that have been "left go"...