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I'd ignore the EPDs. I would look at the pedigree. Photos of cattle are really hard to judge most of the time. He's a long yearling which I always think is when bulls look the worst. If your market is dependent on getting cows bred and he does that then . . . . If you trust the seller...

Having grown up in SD and now living in MN -- in my experience very few cattle will choose to eat thistles or burrs -- regardless of the grass situation. I've had a few cows that will eat thistles but they are very much the exception. Those animals generally limited their grazing to the very...

Yes. That was my next step if the come along didn't work.

The come-along wouldn't quite work given the angles but that suggestion made me realize that an old engine lift might work really well. And it did. At least I haven't had to cut and splice the belt yet. I haven't had a chance to go finish the 150 yards of windrow I had left -- hoping I can...

Yeah, as soon as you mentioned it I had the picture in my mind of what you are saying (tying to tractor). I'll give it a shot. Thanks!

There are tools that I reach for and there are tools I tend to forget -- the come along is one I really should think of more -- my dad used a come along almost as much as his pliers :-) -- thanks for that suggestion!

I made a mistake and got a belt wrapped on the lower roller (plugged on some thick material). John Deere 468 baler. Anyone have any tricks to try to unwrap it? Or is this a cut and splice situation? The only other time I had this happen it was a cut and splice situation but this plug isn't...

Good question -- but I probably have more AI unpleasant surprises than pleasant :-). On a rebreed the AI tech had only a few straws of a handful of bulls and I used a bull named Hoover Hawkeye. That calf is now a 7 year old cow that breeds back, raises a large calf, and is deep, meaty, and...

https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1115&context=ky_alfalfa If you are at 11 days you are probably ok. I believe there can be another secondary heat cycle later.

Good luck! Two things I'd mention -- making hay is a very "local" process. Crop type, local weather, humidity, equipment are all variables that need to be factored in (or learned by hard experience) -- what works in TX probably isn't the best method in MN. Second -- I'm still amazed what...

If I'm reading between the lines correctly -- my home state makes it lawful to castrate a bull running at large: https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/40-28

Are these gravity fed steer stuffers or automatic feeders that dispense periodically during the day? I grew up using gravity fed home built models but they were really only used the last 3-5 months of fattening. We used them with ground ear corn which adds quite a lot of roughage to the ration...

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, a circular saw is a tool, but if you use it as a hammer don't act surprised if it doesn't work well. :-) I have calves on the ground from 3 sires -- one...

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

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 but of no help with Sim). EPDs can be useful but they can also be misleading. We use AI for our breeding and we moved several years ago to only using high...

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

Interested as well -- not familiar with the plant -- looked up seed options and saw that the flowers/seeds can be toxic to cattle? (HERE is where I saw that)

I have a jersey cow and a jersey/angus cross cow. I've never crossed Wagyu x Jersey -- but I have bred the x-bred to wagyu (AI). If you have patience and a good feeding program it would probably work fine as private sale beef. They will grow slow. They should marble very well. They will...

Found this podcast with him. I've only listened to the first 30 min or so -- but if you take a listen I think you will get some of what you are asking answered.

Any chance it will be recorded or streamed? I'd be very interested in what he has to say.