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Not that this hasn't been discussed before, but tis the season...well in about 4-5 weeks if the snow doesn't bury my last stockpiled pasture. So I thought I would try bale grazing later this winter. I was looking for some thoughts on getting a few pastures set up for it. 1. Is adequate bale...

so we just got done with our first cutting of grass here in S. Oregon. Chalk it up to a good grass year, or improving the fertility; but our yield was 250% of what our first cutting was last year... So now that we have enough hay for the upcoming winter, I thought I would try some...

I am in s Oregon and curious what 300-450 lb dairy steers and free martins are going for around your part(s) of the world?

Probably not the right place to put this question, but anyone have one of these? Any likes/dislikes about WW equipment for a permanent set up? vs say building a wood sweep, alley leading to a PR chute? Would really like a Moly Silencer, but for 50 cows and 100 stockers not really going to cut...

Not really to get into a debate of to use or not to use... But, if you implanted some 4wt calves to put on pasture, would you also benefit from adding rumen sin say by way of a bovatec 2.2 block? I know there are lots of variables, but in an ideal world would you gain the benefit of both?

So we have been thinking of adding some new blood to the mix. I really like a black baldy or brockle face, and consequently so do the buyers around these parts, but I am not scientific enough to correlate epd's from one breed to the next. So been wondering, do RA epd's line up with BA epd's at...

To start off we have a lot of mosquitoes in a normal summer. Sometimes so thick it is ridiculous. (Not to say they are bigger or meaner than anywhere else, but they are what I would call bad. So I have been planning some natural control methods. First is eliminating standing water wherever we...

I have been reading about both of these methods of managed grazing to increase the grazing season into the winter. Right now it has been frozen solid for about 2 weeks here and we have been feeding hay now for 3 weeks. If all things go as normal, we will be feeding hay until sometime in April...

I have been reading about both of these methods of managed grazing to increase the grazing season into the winter. Right now it has been frozen solid for about 2 weeks here and we have been feeding hay now for 3 weeks. If all things go as normal, we will be feeding hay until sometime in April...

I have been reading about both of these methods of managed grazing to increase the grazing season into the winter. Right now it has been frozen solid for about 2 weeks here and we have been feeding hay now for 3 weeks. If all things go as normal, we will be feeding hay until sometime in April...

Anyone know the chemical compound of "Sulfate of Potash" I am thinking it might be 11-52-0-2, but trying to figure it out. Thanks

I have a Gehl disc mower conditioner with a 9' 6" swath. Thinking of getting a new to me Kuhn rake. The one I am looking at is a SR 112, which might not be able to adjust properly for the mower and baler pick up. So thinking of looking for a 108 model. Anyone know what a 108 costs new so I...

So feed dealer thinks I need to keep with at least 20% tubs as we switch from fall feed to full on hay feed. I say with the quality of hay we have a good loose mineral and white salt blocks free choice will do. I know it is their job to sell sell sell. But we have April and May calvers that...

So here in Southern Oregon we have been smothered with smoke for the past couple weeks. I don't mean a haze, the visibility has been about 1/4mi for a constant 2 weeks plus. Worst of all, it keeps getting thicker. My question is, and perhaps there is not a definitive way to measure with the...

I am baling this year with a Hesston 745 round baler. This is my first rodeo with a round baler. I have run small squares, 3x4 squares, and stackers in the past. What is the secret to a "solid" round bale? I put a few together this afternoon and they just seem too loose, but it was without...

I am pondering the idea of bale grazing this winter. I am in Southern Oregon, East of Cascades, so we typically feed around 4-5 months depending on fall feed situation. For those of you that do bale grazing, what sort of distance do you place the bales? I have read that 40ft centers is...

Thinking Yof this polled hereford to cross on some large frame blacks. i know nothing of the hereford large breed, but know baldies are tough to beat for crosses here in the northwest. his number is 42916747 thanks in advance

We are going to look at a 745 Rounder (Hesston) tomorrow and need some clues on what to look for. Owner says he has put about 9000 bales through it (3000/yr for 3 years). Says selling for financial reasons and leased out their cows. Other option we are considering is a JD 556. Any idea how...

I am looking at purchasing a JD 556, or similar 5x5 baler, but have a few questions for those of you on here that put up round bales. I live in Southern Oregon where the big square is king, but they take a minimum of 150 horse to run. I have a JD 5500 tractor (75hp) and would rather not buy a...

I am considering fertilizing the pastures this month to increase the ability to carry grass further into the winter, which will hopefully keep from buying some spendy feeder hay. The fert company thinks that I should put 200lb 16-20 and 100lb Urea (46-0-0) on. Said it would run about $80/ac...