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We buy our bulls at registered sales. Usually, we can get a very good bull around $2K - $2.5K (We also picked up a yearling bull once for $1,250). We'll use him a couple of years and have also rented him out when our breeding season is over. We've had good luck at getting most of our money...

I personally think that it's a matter of what you want out of the deal. I have two parcels of land I lease. One, it's a simple contract stating that I'm responsible for all fences and that I'll carry liability insurance, the property owner will pay all taxes, amount of lease payment and when...

Heifers are a pain to AI in my opinion. We no longer try to use heifers unless we have one that is a phenom and has great numbers.

Great job Jeanne!! It's time we get things going. This fiasco has gone on too long.

This depends on where the buyer is in relation to you. Personally, if I were to purchase cows from you, I would expect you to deliver without a charge. I wouldn't expect this if we were hundreds of miles away but if we were across the county or within 50 miles, I would expect you to deliver.

Consider yourself lucky. Going over your numbers and all your facts, I think you'd have a hard time making this work. Start a little smaller and make sure with all that's going on that you can make those payments and still live comfortably.

I'm a little late reading your post. So, here's my advice for what it's worth. First, there is no way that I would attempt to finance ANY loan for 40 years. The max I would go would be 15. If I couldn't afford a 15 year loan, then I wouldn't purchase this farm. Also, another thing to...

Thanks for the breakdown Butch. Very helpful info there.

So, what and how much would you feed to obtain the 2.3 lb per day gain?

Wish I could get it for $16 a ton. I recently got a quote for $69 delivered and spread. However, I also got a quote of a 25 ton load delivered for $39 per ton but would have to have a spreader truck. I called local co-op and they will rent a pull behind spreader for $75 per day.

Best advice I've heard in a while!

Good question that was presented earlier is why is only one heifer bred? I'd be concern if both heifers are the same age and both were exposed at same time and only one is bred. It may be that this one heifer could have an issue that will not allow her to get bred. I started with 4 bred...

And the cost to fertilize and spray. Also, not sure if it's been mentioned but do you have the facilities to work the cattle - worming, vaccinations, fly tags, etc., etc. It can be an expensive hobby and can take up a lot of time. Good luck.

Take all this info to heart before making this purchase. You also must consider the cost of hay - are you going to buy hay or purchase equipment to do it yourself? How about transporting cattle if and when the need arises? What will you do about a bull? There is a lot to consider before...

Just to wrap hay here is $8 per roll. Cost just to bale (not cut/raked) is $10 per roll. Sounds like you got a deal with what you paid.

Agree with the sorting stick and tail twist. Don't own a hot stick and don't plan to. Old timer told me years ago when getting into the cow business to treat the animals how you would be treated and they'll never need a hot stick. I've seen too many over the years make good cows go bad by...

Have you tried YouTube? Might be something on there that could help.

Same here.

DD is not a problem if you're only running commercial cows. The chances of a development issue is very rare. We've got a bull that is DDC and have many calfs and never a problem. We also have one cow that is also DDC and she's thrown good calves over the years with no problems. The problem...

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