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Need some advice. Cow calved this morning. Temp 3 F. Young man cutting ice for me found momma and baby about 10am. Calf still wet and very cold. He put the calf in the truck and brought it to the barn, momma followed. Warmed him up a bit in the floor board. Got the calf in the sun at the front...

As usual we have a bumper crop of the weeds with the yellow flowers. By now I've usually sprayed with 2-4D but haven't this year. I have more clover this year than I've ever had. Question is do I let the yellow flowers go or spray and damage the clover? Pasture is mostly Bermuda and Bahia...

Well folks, I got on here last Thursday whining about the low market prices. I was reminded Friday that there are worse things than low prices. Lost three calves (300-350#) to mint weed poisoning. We've had cattle all my life and until Friday I had never heard of mint weed or mint weed...

Sold 4 of what I thought were pretty nice calves yesterday. Let them get too ripe I guess, should have hauled at 400-450. Blk Hfr 680 $80 $544.00 Blk Str 545 $111 $604.95 Blk Hfr 565 $110 $621.50 Blk Hfr 585 $105 $614.25 I held the big heifer...

Sale barn closed in my area last week after 63 years of operation. Not enough cattlemen and cattle left to keep it going. I think they were averaging around 200 head per week. Typical sale years ago was well over 1000 head and have seen as high as 2000. Use to be that every little farm had 10-20...

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Took 7 head to the sale yesterday in N MS. BLK S 670 139.00 BLK S 635 120.00 - Calf had struggled with sore foot, wasn't limping but he didn't grow off as he should have BLK B 630 125.00 Missed banding him before and didn't want to wait for them to fall off now. Cost me...

What's going on with the Ivomec Injectable. My local guys don't have any and I went to a dozen or so websites trying to order all show Out of stock and indefinite backorder.

Anybody had any luck controlling or managing foxtail, jointed variety I think. Seems you work on your ph and fertility to fix one or many problems and are greeted with another. Cattle don't seem to care for it but it will sure grow. I'm in N MS and this stuff is coming on strong.

Was checking out at my friendly local TSC with a quart of Permethrin 10% to recharge a backrub. Clerk asked for my date of birth. I gave him I guess what was an inquisitive look as I gave him the info. He said we have to get date of birth now because they are using this stuff to cook meth. I...

Lost old #07 yesterday, I'm guessing 17-18yo, my record keeping is not the best. She was born on the place. She knew the drill, never a problem, never got sick, never got out, raised a nice calf every year. When the herd was caught and sorted she knew she needed to get through that sort gate...

Had a calf born Friday morning. I could see the cow at the back of the pasture from the kitchen window. She was in fighting mode and was running at something on the ground. The something was buzzards. I told my wife that it looks like we lost another calf. We had a new born die last week. I...

Balancer bull we bought through the Seed Stock Plus sale was delivered last week. Pic is a still shot off the sale video. We really like his looks and attitude so far. Will be a long wait anticipating his calves.

Anybody go to or watch the Seedstock Plus sale on Saturday? Wondering what the low salebarn calf prices are doing to the bull sale prices?

Yearling Balancer Bull, Bought at 11 months old about 1200 lbs. Kept him in the lot on free choice hay and 3 scoops 12% twice a day for about a month so he can get use to the place and have meet and greet with the herd and old bull (2 1/2) through the fence. Turn him out with the herd. Basically...