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Planted about 7 acres of radishes and turnips, with a little annual ryegrass as a cover crop after some grazing corn this summer.. Just turned the cattle into it yesterday. They are standing by the fence bawling and are not eating. Are these things that unplatable to cattle or are mine just...

I have 15 acres of pure alfalfa that I want to sell first crop off of. The stand is 4 years old, but still very dense. No weeds whatsoever. Got potash two years ago. Foliar fed 3 applications last year. First crop last year I harvested right around 9.5 4x4 round silage bales (at 50%)...

Planning on moving a couple of fence runs in the next couple of days, 12.5 ga HT fence.... is there a trick to re-spool the wire so that I dont end up with a mess when trying to unwind and put it back up?

Anybody on here ever use this bull, or seen some of his calves?

finally able to get the cows out on the grass after almost 2 months of fighting mud.... cows are a mess but it was a nice day to get some pictures taken....

have a cow that just calved 2 days ago... everything normal until today... She has what I would call a big "sac" coming down right in her naval area, I havent run her in the chute yet but it appears to be soft, moves much like her udder does when she walks, like its filled with fluid...

heifer calf born last friday morning... everything normal until yesterday, had a little blood on her rear end yesterday but nothing too bad, this morning was a little more, but this afternoon seemed to be better. I havent been able to catch her actually defacating... but she is confined to a...

I screwed up and didnt pay close attention to detail when I bought a cow/calf pair in Dec. Owner said cow calved on September 5th, and was bred on September 28th. I didnt look that close at the dates and just took his word for it she was bred, they never had the cow preg checked. She was in...

What brand of bale wrappers do you have or have you heard things about? Looking at an Anderson individual wrapper... thanks

You guys that run cows and calves through your working systems... Do you have an adjustable alley that you can squeeze down when you run the calves through? Do you feel it is necessary? If you dont do you wish that you did? Or how do you do it without? Im designing a system and my...

This fall is my first experience with grazing the cows on corn stalks, do any of you have a "rule of thumb" that you follow for stocking rate? Something like # of AUs per acre for so many days or weeks. (We plant in 20" rows, 35K population, there is a lot of residue out there) What do you...

Looking for a little advice here.... i have 2 bull calves, im guessing around 450 lbs give or take, that need to be castrated. Im having the vet out next week to cut them.... The chute I have is basically a headgate mounted on corral panels (half sheeted). The headgate handles mature cows...

I didnt want to hijack the other round bale thread.... I have always fed in bale rings before, but wanted to unroll some bales for the cattle this fall, on some ground that i will seed for perennial pasture next spring to try to build some fertility in spots. What do you use to unroll bales...

Havent gotten a price on cable yet but thought it might be an economical alternative to using panels or continuous fence panels for winter lot. I like the idea of being able to take it down and move it relatively easily if need be.... Will be feeding hay out of a pole building and want to make...

Im in the process of converting row crop acres to pasture to be rotationally grazed, no shade whatsoever in these fields... Does anyone provide a moveable shade shelter? Do you really need to worry about it? Will it affect momma cows performance? How about finishing animals? I have some...

Anybody that tarps hay, what brands do you use? Are the tarps at TSC any good or are they junk? Was looking at http://www.inlandtarp.com havent priced these yet but looking.... How wide do you need to go if you stack round bales in a 3,2,1 pyramid? Would you stack them this way or...

Have any of you out there used this bull? Like or dislike the calves? Would like to use him on my 2nd calf simmentals, would you worry about using him on 1st calf heifers (simmental)? Here is a link to him http://www.ohldecattle.com/assets/sire/anchor771a.html Thanks for the help.

I always enjoy looking at the other pics you guys post, thought I would add a few of my own cattle. They are purebred simmentals... My first year with managing pasture.. the grass is getting away, almost 24"s. Only have one more rotation before im through it all. If the pictures are any...

Anybody using birdsfoot trefoil in their pastures? Have you tried it in the past?.?.? Thinking about seeding some of it down this spring, but am looking for some opinions first... thanks

I am expecting a couple of my heifers to calve toward the end of this month.... This will be the first time that I have dealt with beef cattle giving birth, (I have always had animals around, but never breeding stock) Im looking for some tips (or good resources you know of) from you more...