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    How long before she’s a bottle calf?

    Yesterday I found a new calf that was cold and near death. Got her home and warmed up and a bunch of paste stuff in her, wouldn’t nurse. This morning I gave her some more of the MFA shield paste and got her to suck in a bottle. Tonight I got her to take the bottle and drank just shy of two...
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    Pearl millet question

    Upon further review I've got a patch of red river crab grass that I need to move them to for that and bale the millet now. Now being next week. Evacuee we're picking a neighbors corn this week
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    Pearl millet question

    I planted two patches of petal millet this year. One I Hayes one and the other I grazed. I had planned on hating them both again close to our first frost. Average would be in 3 weeks. Some of the taller stuff that they didn't graze as much has started to head out. It's maybe 15% of the stand...
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    What makes you a better cattleman?

    I was hoping for some more specific things.
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    What makes you a better cattleman?

    What are steps your taking to make yourself a better cattleman? One of the steps I've taken recently is planting more warm season grasses and cover crops to graze.
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    Using expired La200

    I took some that had expired in 2012 just 'this morning. I had a beer that was about ten years old once, pretty skunky won't do that again.
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    Best places to run cattle?

    Don't have the right last name is about what it comes down to.
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    Best places to run cattle?

    I'm already there, just tired of here right now. Tenn, ky, and co look like places I'd like to live
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    Best places to run cattle?

    Moving east or west is more what we're thinking then north or south. Every time I drive to Atlanta I fall in love with Tenn between Nashville and Chattanooga. What parts of Kentucky would I google?
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    Best places to run cattle?

    If I had more acres I think I could do alright here. However there is to much competition from row crop farmers driving land prices up. It's not just that they have driven land prices up it's that if someone wants to sell something they start with one of 3 big operators and offer it to them...
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    Best places to run cattle?

    It has some advantages and disadvantages. We're just kind of tired of somethings and thinking about picking up and going.
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    Best places to run cattle?

    Wife and I are considering picking up and moving. She can find a job anywhere so that's not a concern. What areas of the country would you suggest that we look at?
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    Not a fan of a zero turn

    I hate getting my yard mowed in half the time.
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    Opinion on tractor

    Why not buy it on AuctionTime?
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