Recent content by Flying O

Beefmaster, watch the bottom line & sheaths. Seems alot of breeders are breeding more brahma looking animals lately. I'm not a big fan of long sheaths. I would buy Beefmaster and apply the six essentials accordingly. If some dont hold up well in the cold climate then sell them and breed the ones...

Check with Watson's feed in Hamilton. I know they have the equipment but not sure about cost to rent.

Long term, 6 is just for the winter and a weak pasture. Already have another 9 under contract for the spring and two bulls. This will max out the land (1 to 10) and then some so now Im hunting for more land again for the spring. Herd goal is 100 paid for cows in 5 years.

Thanks for the ideas, since Im under high lines I will avoid burning, dont like the idea of being blamed for the great texas blackout of 2012. After a day of strategizing I'm thinking that I will spray asap and then again in spring. Then spend the fall spraying mesquites. Im located 30 miles...

Just getting back into farming after 20+years, and just to make it complicated, in a completely different part of the country. Used to be in WA Now in TX. Went ahead and leased a 100+ Acre pasture and bought some bred cows. Now the work begins, the pasture is pretty deep in broomweed. Looks like...