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There is no passive income from a ranch. Ranches require work from you in one way or the other.

I probably ought to stay out of a "Simmental" thread, but I just couldn't let this statement pass. Your analogy of comparing EPDs to...

My grandfather used to say, "Some people rob you with a gun and some people rob you with a pencil". This could be the start of a pencil...

I keep heifers because they are raised to know and work with me and my farm. They know the paths I want them to walk, from pen to pen...

This board has people who operate all over the world. There are very few... if any... one size fits all statements that can apply across...

That is a very accurate statement...agreed.

Inbreeding (father x daughter, sibling x sibling) and linebreeding (2nd cousins, etc.) are all tools to reproduce the best traits. You...

Availability of various and some great genetics, recognized pedigree - AI bull usually has advantage. Those are reasons to use AI...

Make your calving season 90 days and start 30 days earlier over the next two season. Don't cut yourself short and not breed cows. Sell...

Lutalyse will produce a heat (in 2-5 days) ONLY if the cows are already cycling and only if they have not cycled in the last 10 days or...

I’m open to syncing everything and doing one round of timed AI then turning the bulls out it doesn’t matter to me who the sire is just...

What is the biggest jump you’ve made with your calving season and how succesfull was it…my current calving season starts May 1 and goes...

We raise our own. I don’t want to argue about whether or not it’s cost effective, but I will say that if you have good cows and buy good...

After you use some Simmental CE bulls, you will be sold. Especially if you use spread bulls like OMF Epic or MR SR 71 Right Now (sire...

Warren, when it comes to calving ease, yes I prefer Angus because I am much more familiar with what they are. I am only recently...