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    New to rasiing cattle lost half??????

    ok I am on my first year of trying to raise cattle and it is not going good at all. last fall I bought 20 cattle ranging from bottle feeders to a couple 500lb witch are the biggest. This winter I have lost half. I have had a vet comeout and do autopsys and nothing wrong was found. The vet said...
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    Anyone know of any.........

    I am looking for a Great Pyrenees pup out of good working lines that is AKC registered. Anyone know of any breeders? I am having trouble finding actual cattle dogs.I am located in southern Illinois and will travel to any of the surrounding states. any help would be great. thanks.
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    getting into showing

    I am just wondering how to get involved in showing cattle. do the cattle being showed have to be registered pure breeds or can any cattle be shown? I am wanting to get into showing some cattle but have absolutely no idea what is involved. any links or books that might help me in figuring it all...
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    Fescue good or bad?

    I have been reading a lot and I cant for the life of me figure out if it is good to plant or not? I am looking for something to provide more year round grazing for my cattle. I would like to not feed them any grain but what grass is good for winter? I live in southern Illinois and the winters...
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    winter grass?

    I was wondering if there were any grasses i could plant that would grow in winter without plowing the field? any suggestions would be great.
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    need suggestions with calf

    I bought a calf at the sale barn as sort of a project. she weighs 135lbs so she isnt a real baby but she looks young enough to take a bottle. she is not eating grass or grain and she wont take a bottle. what should i do? keep trying the bottle? or just turn her out to pasture and let her figure...
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    pasture bloat?

    hello I seem to have a mild case of pasture bloat in my herd. I am new to cattle raising and didn't know this could happen. tomorrow i am going to build a pen that i can keep the cattle off the pasture for a couple days. But how can I keep this from happening in the future? any help would be...
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    Cross Breeding Charolais Heifers

    I have been reading about the benefits of cross breeding(heterosis) and I am thinking of breeding charolais heifers to either hereford or an angus bull. I was wondering if this would be a good cross? I haven't been able to find much on this cross? I am interested in this cross because I love...
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