Recent content by Jack T.

We just put 3 pigs in the freezer. Put them on the garden spot over the winter, so they worked up the ground *really* well for us and added fertilizer in the process. Got scraps from a local caterer, gave 'em leftover milk from the milk cows, whole corn bought in bulk from a local farmer, and...

Genex didn't have anything. . .but Accelerated has one right now (Cody) and will have another next week (Conquest). Gonna get a few straws of Conquest and see how it goes.

Jeanne - Yeah, but for what I'm after, it's worth paying a bit more for a better chance at a heifer. At this point I am only interested in building a herd. Kinda working on my retirement fund. . .and bull calves don't help me at all. I've been using sexed stuff on Jersey heifers/cows with...

I apologize for my ignorance. . .13 months ago I could count on one (1) hand how many times I had ever even *touched* a cow. Now I've got 9 head. Yeah, buddy. . .I'm a big time rancher now. . .or something like that. So Noresman is a top-flight bull except that the heifer calves he has have a...

Pedigree? All I know is that they are (roughly) half Red Angus/half Gelbvieh. But, since I can't find sexed Gelbvieh *anywhere*, I'm stuck with Red Angus. As for the bull? I honestly have no idea. I'm new enough at this cow thing to not know much. I just know what I have, and know I want...

Recently picked up a couple Red Angus heifers. Need to get them bred on their next cycle. Anybody have input on a bull. . .one I can get sexed semen from?