Recent content by LibertyIIE

You stated that Promise Land dairy went out of business. Do you know what the story is??? We still get milk here sold under the same name but doesn't seem to keep very well. Maybe this is the reason.

I am also in south central Texas and we had army worms in our oats about two weeks ago. Had them sprayed by airplane and knocked them down. I am expecting the next generation any day. I walk my fields every morning while the dew is still wet. That is the best way I have found to catch them while...

have an inventory but it is not complete. Most of it is from an angus bull the man owned and had collected. The first calves from that bull will be on the ground in 60 days. Was lucky he let me have the tank. He knew he was never going to use it again but ABS always came by and kept the nitrogen...

Thanks that is just what I needed to know. The ampules contain semen from a angus bull by the name of Parabel Esso(sp).

I received a semen tank from a relative because of his bad health stopped him from AI work. In this tank was approx 1000 straws of viable semen. Old but still checked good by a lab. Now the question, In the tank is some semen stored in ampules. What is the procedure for using the ampules?? I...

I also went through their AI school and think they are a very good company. I have bought semen from them with no difficulties.

48 Hours is enough to kickstart .

In the state of Texas You have to be proved grossly negligent to be in trouble. That is defined as your cows are habitally on the road. The first offense is not that. Our place fronts on a 4 Lane divided highway and I have had the local law put my cattle back in and not say anything.

Had a very large truck on a state hwy have a blow out and run completely through my perimeter fence. The man was a mexican national on his way to Mexico. He had insurance but it was with a company in Mexico that I had never heard of. I called the DPS and he allowed me to keep the truck until the...

I have planted both varities and I am about 100 miles north of you. I like the BIG MAC the best but my supplier said that they are hard to find this year. I am planning on planting TAM 397.

Thanks dun thats what I should have said.

If spraying is ruled out, then a shreader is my next choice. I sprayed my hay meadows with 2,4,D and just shreaded the bad spots in the pasture. Some years they can really be a problem, especially if the soil is disturbed.

I am also located in central Texas. I plan to dry plant oats just like I do every year. I always flatbreak my land in June and let it lay until the first of September. I then apply my granular fertilizer and harrow it under. I then let that lay until after Sept. 15. I then plant oats and hope...

Spanish Mulberry in my part of south central Texas.

Humidity is terrible here 125 miles inland from the gulf coast. We do not have vents on the barn and the hay does not suffer. A&M which is just 20 miles from me did a study on some hay that was stored for 30 years and found only minor differences in the before and after analysis. Thats when I...