Recent content by del

Hey Mike, I'm glad you brought up the moisture variable in pasture production I had explained. I can assure you that this did make a huge difference, but I regret to tell you that we have been in a drought area for the last four years. Our group of Aubrac breeders will continue to gather...

Hello everyone, I think I just may be the guy that said I can improve my cow herd effiencies by 1/3. And by the way (Mike) thanks for the compliment.... I'm in the process of putting together some feed conversions on our Aubrac cattle and I will have these completed in February. I am big on...

I was wondering what the folks in this conversation think of Aubrac cattle, judging by some of the photograghs we have posted on http://www.aubracusa.com. Do these look like cattle you would use? What do you like about what you see? What do you dislike?

Good Morning J&T You are exactly right, there needs to be a balance between corn and grass fed, given our land base restrictions. With that said, why wouldn't the industry benefit even more from cattle such as the Aubracs, that can do both? Great point, thanks for bringing it up!

Hey AubracUSA-great to hear from you. I can't totally agree with you on the corn yields increasing that much, yes indeed in some parts of the country yields may continue to increase. But the rest of people are already raising a lot of corn on acres that should not have been plowed in the first...

That's a good question... I do look for more land to be put back into the production of corn, if the higher prices continue. I feel from a cattle standpoint that we need to be focusing on the breeds that are the most efficient. If you are in a position to raise and sell corn, you can sell more...

Hello Everyone! As I am new to this discussion, please allow me to preface my comments with a brief history of our program. My family homesteaded in southeast Nebraska in 1869 and upon arrival established a beef cow herd. Currently our operation includes a Registered Hereford herd in Minnesota...