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I have a few black Beefmaster heifers and they are now pregnant for the first time. If my objective is a satisfactory breed back for the second calf and a productive cow going forward, at what age should I remove the calves from the heifers? The now pregnant with first calf heifers are in good...

Hello. I am considering using my hay baling equipment to bale for others. My baler is a John Deere 450E. Max bale diameter is 60 inch but I set machine at 57 inch. What is a fair price to charge for cutting raking and leaving the net wrapped bale on the field. I am in East Texas near Huntsville...

The sting tie on the 430 baler quit tying. I replaced the power steering pump with a brand new power steering pump off of a 1979 Chevrolet Malibu. Forty seven dollars vs $627 for a John Deere pump. It was an identical match. The string tie mechanism now cycles, however the power steering pump...

Hello. I have asked this before but have not been able to plow, disk, drag smooth and old Coastal Bermuda hayfield which is now mostly a Bahia field because here in Walker County Texas (approx. 70 miles North of Houston), we have had so much rain that I cant get in the field to do it. There is...

Thanks again for you all's comments. The heifer will be going to the sale barn whenever the first sale of 2019 is.

Hello. I raised a heifer in hopes of her becoming a cow but after 47 months ( she was born on February 3, 2015) there is still not a calf. She was taken out of the heifer pasture on June 28, 2016 and allowed to run with the other cows in a pasture where the bull stays with the cows all the time...

Reply to stocker I do have a roll over four bottom moldboard available to me. The plow has a gauge wheel. If I plow the existing coastal and Bahia sod how deep should I plow and how long will it take for the coastal and Bahia to return in the spring. The nearest no till is nearly 80 miles...

I am working on smoothing out a Coastal and Bahia hay field which is so rough the custom baler doesn't want the work. I think I can lightly disk and drag to smooth the field. How deep should I lightly disk? How deep can I go and have the Coastal and Bahia return in the spring? Can I go down at...

Will the mold board plow eliminate or significantly reduce the greenbriar? Or are the tuber roots too deep?

A field in Walker County Texas was once coastal Bermuda. A ten acre section of it has been cleared of persimmon saplings with a root grubber and basal bark treatments of Remedy and diesel. The remaining plants that need to go are greenbriar and smutgrass as well as some easier to get rid of...

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Is it too late to plant ryegrass for late winter or early spring grazing? Are temperatures too low for germination in the Huntsville Texas area? Huntsville is about 70 miles north of Houston. Any comments appreciated.

The soil is sandy loam

My grandfathers old coastal bermuda hay meadow has been mostly taken over by bahia grass and in many places the smutgrass is probably 80 percent of what is there. There are also persimmon saplings which are being controlled by Remedy and diesel basal bark treatments. The broad leaf weeds, mostly...