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    Raw Milk

    Can anyone tell me the shelf life (fridge shelf that is lol) for raw milk? I realize it won't spoil but sour so I'm asking how long it will stay sweet. Thanks Blessings' Valerie
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    blood in milk

    Calf born week ago tonight, the coaggulated blood I'm straining out is almost totally gone , just a few really tiny flakesnow. But, there is still a pinkish ring between the light yellow cream and the milk. I assume this is blood in the milk? Do I also assume correctly that I shold wait till...
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    Ambidextrous Jersey - LOL

    Bambi, the Jersey Heifer, finally had her heifer calf - only 15 days after AI due date..... thought that calf would never get here. 40lbs birthweight, good thing she waited to grow a little before birth hehe. Anyway, hubby get on her right side and I get on her left side and we milk her...
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    Jersey heifer - late calving!!

    I never dreamed a Jersey would be late calving... bred Dec 9, 2012 and due around 9-19-13 (using angus chart) ... sure hope nothing is wrong! Her bad is huge but not completely full yet and dialated pretty good, I'm getting anxious to see the calf and hoping the sexed female semen does in fact...
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    Amaferm

    Doc said to add 1/2 lb soybean meal per cow per day for lactating cows. He thought they might be getting about a 1lb of protein from hay (HOPE) 1.2lbs protein from grain mix and rest of needed 2.5-2.7 lbs protein per cow would come from the soybean meal. Plan on feeding molasses tubs with...
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    Breakeven costs on feeders

    http://msue.anr.msu.edu/resources/what_can_i_afford_to_pay_for_feeder_cattle_during_2012-2013 Maybe this will help those of you wanting to buy feeders and then make money when you sell them. LOL. Good Luck Blessings Valerie
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    Christians

    Why is it Democrats are considered non christian and only Republicans have christian values? I'm Democrat , against abortion and against same sex marriage. I don't get it Valerie
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    RUMORS!!

    Congress Not Exempt from Student Loans http://factcheck.org/2011/01/congress-not-exempt-from-student-loans/ Biggest Tax Increase in History? http://factcheck.org/2012/07/biggest-tax-increase-in-history/ Was Obama Born in the USA? http://factcheck.org/2009/05/was-obama-born-in-the-usa/ The...
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    Need advice please

    Sold a neighbor 5 cow calf pairs 6-15-2012. I'm still waiting for them to pick them up. I called several weeks ago and they said they did not have the new fence ready - I wasn't told about the fence when they bought the cows, never thought a problem as they have 10 cows now? Tried to get ahold...
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    Ruling Class of Congress

    Monday on Fox news we learned that the staffers of Congress family members are exempt from having to pay back student loans. This will get national attention if other news networks will broadcast it. When you add this to the below, just where will all of it stop? Governors of 35 states have...
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    Drought Damaged corn - silage how to's

    http://www.cattletradercenter.com/news/industry-headlines/Harvesting-drought-damaged-corn-for-silage-164296726.html For those that need this info about their corn for silage.. I didn't realize there were dangers for humans?! Valerie
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    Gotta Read this... it affects us in a bad way!!

    http://www.cattlenetwork.com/e-newsletters/drovers-daily/Proposed-APHIS-rule-could-impact-farmers-163565366.html Valerie
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    $8.10 corn price today!!!

    It's unreal... my new batch of feed is $8.10 a bushel for corn!!!! I sold yearlings we were keeping for replacements and cow calf pairs.. hay is projected to be $100 bale. Are we sending our cattle to Texas now?!! Valerie
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    Surprise! Blind cow has calf!

    My totally Blind Registered Angus cow had her bull calf on 7-2-2012.... not from bull she was with.. had to be from a 6 month weaned bull calf. I will get DNA matches when I get the calves blood sample. Anyway, she is a really good momma. She quickly learned how to be easy when nosing calf so...
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    Honey Bees & Monsanto

    http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/07/05/monsanto-roundup-effects-on-honeybees.aspx?e_cid=20120705_DNL_artNew_1
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    Buying a Mature Womans Bathing Suit!

    To those of us that are willing to laugh at ourselves in the mirror, enjoy! The Bathing Suit (by a middle-age woman unknown) When I was a child in the 1950s, the bathing suit for the mature figure was-boned, trussed and reinforced, not so much sewn as engineered. They were built to hold back...
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    Unknow sire

    Never thought this would happen. Now I'm wondering how often this occors in other herds. I lost my paperwork as to who was exposed to which sire. Sent off for DNA verification on all calves including xbreeds. These were yearlings this year. We can't find the sire! They said dna was totally...
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    Cowboy named Bud

    A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in Montana when suddenly a brand new BMW advanced toward him out of a cloud of dust. The driver, a young man in a Brioni® suit, Gucci® shoes, RayBan® sunglasses and YSL® tie, leaned out the window and asked the cowboy...
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    Have you seen this?

    http://www.khanacademy.org/ Lots of info here for the learning. Valerie
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    Possible Angus AI sires

    Please give me your insights on the following 2 bulls. We've been thinking of having them collected..either for AI or herd use, or both. Would appreciate your thoughts and input. 15816020 15816021 Thanks Valerie PS. I realize their acc are not very high.. hard to do unless used in other herds. I...
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