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With the 840 tags, there are many fairs that require animals to have an 840 tag in order to enter and show. We use the 840 tag numbers as registration numbers. Some still want us to assign a registration number and list the 840 number on the papers. (our papers have several more fields for...

I have seen several houses in the process of remodeling that back when they were built they have a lot of sawmill lumber. We have a local sawmill and we also have a local person that has a kiln that can dry it too. The prices are crazy and the quality of the lumber is terrible. Boards are...

Because you like the sire of this calf so much, have you collected semen on him? I can't tell you how many times I have talked to producers that wish they had collected semen on certain bulls.

To maximize a continual influence of heterosis you could go to a 3-breed rotation and there is no reason to think that adding a 3rd breed would only result in terminal calves. You are already doing Hereford over Angus. Those F1 heifers should be some really good replacements and will make some...

From what we have heard from breeders with Wagyu Angus crosses, like someone mentioned, the sweet spot is a 25% Wagyu / 75% Angus. They feed out well and they dress out in the 68% plus range with most having a choice to prime carcass. They also do not have very much backfat.

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Unless they don't have enough carcasses to fill demand and then a Hereford or any other breed will qualify!

True Grit Farms, As long as you are doing it for yourself, there is no problem. There are still a few people around that process there own meat. There are a lot of deer hunters that cut and process their own deer meat. For your own use, you have nothing to worry about.

To sell beef to the general public, the beef has to be processed at a facility that is USDA inspected. You can sell the animal by hanging weight to individuals by the quarter, half or whole as long as it is processed in a locker. The lockers are USDA inspected for approval to do the...

What we see when using a fullblood or purebred Fleckvieh bull on Holstein cows, the calves are black white faced on the first cross. The only exception to this is if the Holstein happens to be red or a red carrier then some of them are red white faced. Your cows being Angus/Holstein, the...

The only thing with any building is making sure that the live load and snow load are sufficient so that the roof will not collapse during the winter storms. With a steel building, they won't catch on fire. It seems we read about 1 or 2 stories each month where facilities have burnt.

Around here our electric coop wants their pole and meter within 100 foot of the house or building that you are putting electric in. Of you are going 4/10 of a mile, then you are somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,100 feet. Here is a link to a calculator that can aid in determining what size...

We have members that use custom tags. The first line with numbers is animals registration number, the second line has the dams number and the animals date of birth. The third line is the sires name, (they usually order 2 tags with one have the sires name and the other his stud code number)...

newcattleman, If you have good cows now and they are producing good quality offspring, it doesn't make sense to throw that away. Another way to go and have registered cattle is thru upgrading. Most of the breeds still have that you can breed up to a purebred status (87%). Gelbvieh...

Yes you would still get heterosos / hybrid vigor with that cross. What you would have is an animals that is 1/2 Beefmaster, 1/4 Charolais, 1/8 Simmental and 1/8 Angus (this is if the sim-angus is a 50/50 animal). We have a chart on our website http://www.compositebeef.com/why-composites.html...

We had to run water almost a quarter mile from the rural water meter to supply 2 houses. The line out of the meter was only 3/4 inch, but with some input from engineers, we up-sized to a 2 inch pvc line near the meter and ran to where it needed to split, then ran 1 1/2 inch to the first house...

Rock would be a good solution, even though it is not cheap either, it is cheaper than concrete. First you really need to put down a base of at least 2 inch rock 3 inch would be better. Then put either the AB3, reject lime, or what ever it is called in your area. Putting down the bigger rock...

Here is a link to APHIS that has information on importing animals into the US (this includes live animals, semen and embryos)...

A 15 month old heifer should have been weaned and sucking shouldn't have been an issue. Usually if they are that old and trying to nurse it becomes a habit that many times cannot be stopped. I have seen herds that have older cows that still want to nurse, and if they find a cow that will stand...