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There's a wide array of cattle care and handling that I see in my area, which got me to thinking, when is it enough or too much interference with their care? My neighbor is on one side that only looks at his cows when he needs money from his calves. Never pulls his bull, and just weans a...

Stocker steve got me thinking on the grazing corn post. I have 4 acres that I winter cows on and calve them out before taking to grass. I have been planting corn/soybean rotation every year and run hot wire to let them clean up stalks. The field is getting compacted pretty good and the corn...

I'm very new at show steers and this year my 9 year old son wants to show a big steer, my question is, how long "daily" should a steer be tied? The fairs not until august but I want the steer to be dead broke before I let my son show him. I'm a little cautious about his size compared to the...

I hope this isn't a repetitive topic but search hasn't given a good answer. What is the difference in weaning weights between spring (February-April) and fall (October-dec) calves? I know some here do both so in your experience which is more effective? I've been doing spring calving starting...

How big of tractor would it take to pull a mounted 9 knife anhydrous applicator? I have some hill ground and terraces but I just wonder if my 4020 dualed up would pull it ok. I'm not gonna be running over very many acres with it?

I don't usually consider $EN in sires when choosing bulls to use and I just wonder, how many people ever truly notice a difference in positive or negative epd's on this. I feed my cows hay and a little bit of grain to keep them coming in to the lot to check them. I cannot say that I see a...

My calving season doesn't start for two months but I still feel myself anticipating my upcoming calving year. Not only the AI bred cows but the new bull I bought last winter out of final answer 0035, I find myself like a kid on Christmas Eve, waiting eagerly for my present to show up. I would...

These are a few calves I likeheifer pairbullreplacement heifer out of bismark

[URL=http://s112.photobucket.com/user/kskiller_photo/media/Mobile%20Uploads/5F36940B-4810-476A-9DEB-D4BE85D8799F.jpg.html][/UR Here's a heifer calf out of Bismarck. 1st calf mother is a traveler 004 daughter

Well I gottasay that luck doesn't usually go my way but I went and looked at a John deere 3010 last week. The owner said the clutch is out of it, and was offering it at a he!! Of a discount. Come to find out the clutch was rusted to the flywheel and it wouldn't go in gear. Upon searching cattle...

I'm starting to wonder how long these record prices will prevail. I know cattle numbers are low and corn prices are lower than last year but how long will it be this good? All the driving factors are in the cow/calf operators favor for years to come, I think. BUT beef may get bullish when...

My wife was complaining that her vacuum wasn't working very good anymore so I slapped a KC chiefs sticker on the front of it and it started sucking again! :banana:

I'm just curious of the cattleman who don't ever buy a bull from a breeder, rather they use their own stock to raise herd bulls through AI or ET. I personally like to throw different genetics into my herd every couple years, and buy a bull from an outside source. I had a guy tell me that if he...

It's probably too late now but I have a nice bull calf that were going to show next year for the fair. He's nice and wide thru hips and front shoulders but I banded him last week when we worked him. My question is will he continue to be wide or was the fact that he was a bull the reason he was...

While working cattle today this old man was there helping get cows sorted got to talking about leaving some calves intact for replacement bulls. He said he's always heard that you should never keep a bull calf if they have white on their testacles. Now this man has Herefords mainly so I'm...

Well this year so far we have gotten very little moisture, even worse than last year. I'm wondering what you guys have been doing the last couple yrs during the drought. I don't mind spending the money for fertilizer but the weather man keeps saying " no significant rains until late summer", and...

I have a month old calf that lost its mother, what's the easiest way to get her to drink from a bottle?

As Christmas and New Years rolls around I tend to get anxious to start seeing new baby calves hitting the ground next month. Anticipation is killing me, waiting to see my conception rates an results from the chosen ai bulls that I used last spring. I've been seeing great results from previous...

I am trying to figure out a better way to keep cows in the electric fence on pastures. As dry as it is the fence is not as strong since cows are on bone dry ground, and I sure don't have time to build barb wire fence. I keep the ground rod moist with a bucket with a small hole in the bottom...

A friend of mine had a cow get a hernia in her belly while calving and both cow/calf lived. He plans on selling her this fall as a cull but wants her to raise her calf first. His vet advised not to breed her so it doesn't tear worse but he can't keep her seperate all summer from his other cows...