Search results for query: *

Calling on all of the tractor mechanics out there. I have a 2008 New Holland TD5050 tractor with an 820TL loader. Recently the bucket tilt began bleeding down at a rather quick rate, it will go from level to straight down in a minute or two. the lift cylinders will bleed down too but not...

Which one is your top pick between Square B Atlantis and True North? What is the reasoning for picking one over the other?

These producers are taking a step towards becoming more vertically integrated, building a new processing facility that is owned by cattle producers...

Here is a link to a small-scale study that I found interesting. I think a much larger sampling is needed to be statistically accurate but it's still an interesting read. https://topdollarangus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Top-Dollar-Angus-Project-31-Final.pdf

I know the Angus Association has recently released the hair shedding EPD. They have talked about an udder scoring EPD for a while, I think they're collecting voluntary scoring on animals at this time, but does anyone know when they plan to release the udder scoring EPD?

Just out of curiosity how often do you change needles when vaccinating your herd? Only when it gets bent or becomes dull? Every 10 head? Here's why I'm asking... Last year I had a few calves that had some warts, so I bought the wart vaccine and ran them all through the chute to vaccinate them...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/federal-appeals-court-sides-with-beef-manufacturers-in-ranchers-lawsuit-over-product-of-the-u-s-a-label/ar-AAV1FKi?ocid=msedgntp The courts continue to allow the packers to deceive consumers

I'm interested in your thoughts on this bull before I tell his name. J+

I know the question has been brought up before I'm curious about how you market your cattle. I'm not talking about loading them on a trailer and taking them to the sale barn, I'm talking about marketing, advertising or promoting them for sale. For some this could be just having numerous...

I've heard a lot of different ideas about how traits are passed to the next generation; father to daughter mother to son or how certain traits skip a generation, etc. Whereas the current genetics teaching is that traits, no matter where they come from, can be passed on to the next generation...

https://www.sitzangus.com/news/news/detail/id/46 Thoughts? I see a lot of posts about SAV bulls but not so many for SITZ bulls. When looking back at the bulls that I’ve used I see the SITZ name the most often somewhere in the pedigree. Maybe I just have different goals than others on the board.

Duplicate post, please disregard

Tell us about the AI bull that you used in the past that you consider to be your biggest breeding mistake and tell why it was a mistake. I ask because it’s the mistakes that we make that causes us to learn the lessons that we never forget. Help us learn from your lesson so we don’t make it...

Where do you find the information that the semen companies don't put in their brochures? They give you EPDs and a flowery narrative about all of the wonderful qualities of a potential sire but don't give you basic information such as; frame score, actual BW, WW or MW that could influence your...

What are you using for your cattle management software? Something to keep track of your cattle inventory and allocate expenses to them, maintain calving, weaning and breeding records. A plus would be to calculate inbreeding coefficients and projected EPDs

Here's an article on feed efficiency and how it affects overall profitability of those that retain ownership of cattle. https://www.nationalbeefwire.com/you-can-have-your-feed-efficiency-and-eat-it-too How many people use feed efficiency EPDs as a selection tool when deciding which bulls to use?

In the future I expect that governments will regulate cattle producers and the type of cattle we produce based on some sort of a methane tax. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cows-methane-emissions-gas-study/ We'll have to use genetics for low methane output or face a large tax bill. It's a...

With the cost of inputs going up is anyone buying up needed supplies this year to beat price increases for next year? Obviously it has to be something that won't expire or go out of date before you use it and you would have to store it until needed but with inflation ramping up it could be worth...

Does anyone have any suggestions for how to smooth out rough ground without damaging the grass roots? The wild hogs move in at night and root up areas leaving it very rough. The grass comes back soon enough but it’s very uncomfortable to try to drive a truck or tractor across. I’m wanting to...

I'm just curious what everyone is doing to make "improvements" in their operation. It could be anything; AI to a good bull, expand or build new working or storage facilities, building fences to rotation graze or upgrading your farming equipment, no-till instead of deep plowing....whatever makes...