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Didn't say that it was not a real option. I have fed broiler litter put through a complete heat with cracked corn during droughts. But...

that’s one that’s one idea for sure. You can’t screw it up that way. Won’t make much progress unless you have some numbers to work...

19. Can you use sunn hemp as an animal feed? Some varieties of sunn hemp produce harmful alkaloids (most highly concentrated in seeds)...

Are these gravity fed steer stuffers or automatic feeders that dispense periodically during the day? I grew up using gravity fed home...

I'm assuming that's a reference to this. EPDs are a "tool." Like any tool if used inappropriately your results may vary. For example...

If you're a consistent buyer, why not look around at some of the bigger outfits in your area and find one of them to make a guaranteed...

I would sure try that with an open mind.

So how do you cook these brisket steaks? short rib steaks? ox tail steaks?

After I fed I went back to the front field with the bucket on the tractor. When the main ditch got cleaned several big rocks and willow...

I'm not too sure about your arithmetic. On the back side, every cow you retain has a 9 month cost to keeping her. How would the heifer...

Well I'm a little on the fence... I like listening to old men (people) to see what I can learn, and if that means I have to forgive some...

EPDs are a tool. If you want to use them take the time to understand what they are and aren't (I'm familiar with Angus and Wagyu epds...

If my heifers had to fight off cougars, wolves, grizzlies they'd slip a few more pregnancies too. :-)

Where do all of these mythical producers live and how would they survive at $1600 a head? Would the first customer not take them all?

When you breed in ‘pastures’ that are swamps, forests, thousands of acres and full of predators like some of us up north do 22% is...