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Although I’ve worked all over the world, in over 30 different countries, there are vast portions of my great and beautiful land that I’ve neglected to experience. This summer I intend to resolve that to some degree. I am a big history buff, and have always been fascinated by Lewis and Clark...

My hay is running a little short, and I can buy 4x5 bales of rice straw for about $15 each. Supposed to be about 12% protein. Anyone have any experience in feeding rice straw to cattle as a hay substitute?

Second coyote killed in two weeks.

Drove up on this momma yesterday afternoon giving birth. The calf is about 30 minutes old when these pictures were taken.

I’ve about decided on the following as my vaccination program now and going forward. Let me know what you think (too much, not enough, etc.). I plan on starting this after calving season is over, and about one month prior to turning in the bull. Open cows 1) PregGuard Gold FP 10 ($1.51/cow)...

http://otscweb.tamu.edu/annual%20Report/annual.htm This is the link to the office of the Texas State Chemist. You can find annual reports of samples taken from most feed manufacturers, as well as violations. makes for some interesting reading.

How long after conception can an average (if there is such a thing) vet determine, with a fair amount of certainty, if a cow is bred via palpation? Also, for those of you that run a limited breeding season, palpate, and cull open cows, when do you normally preg check the cows? CJ

I presently keep out trace mineral blocks and a 25% protein tub (which has some trace minerals in it) for my 25 tigerstripe cows. Should I be using loose minerals in addition to, or instead of, the mineral blocks? What are y'alls opinions regarding blocks vs. loose minerals? Thanks in...

http://www.baytownsun.com/story.lasso?wcd=23791 This is a link to an article in the Baytown Sun regarding the capture of a suspected cattle rustler around here. Hopefully this puts a dent in the business. The recent rash of cattle theft has made the decision for me about whether or not to...

I recently bought 25 F1 tigerstripes that are bred to either a registered Angus, or registered Brangus bull. They are all three years old and have had at least one calf, and are a prety good size frame. They'll start calving in Nov and I'll be needing a bull to breed them back after they all...

Does anyone in my neck of the woods (Chambers County) have contact information on a local Co-Op, or such, that they do business with. Right now I'm looking for someone to analysis soil samples and custom mix fertilizer in lots large enough to cover about 100 acres. Later on I may be interested...

I’ve gotten plenty of great advice so far off this board, so I wanted to say thanks to everyone, and give a little update on the progress of my reentry into the cattle business. As I’ve mentioned before I was raised around cattle until I graduated high school and left home for college. The...

So far I’ve gotten some great advice from this board so I’ve got an idea I’d like to run by y’all and see what you think. I’ve recently bought some property and have been moving toward getting back into the cattle (cow/calf) business after many years of absence. My plan was to pick up about 20...

I'm looking to buy a new flatbed gooseneck equipment trailer 30' +/- with 20K lbs. axles, and also a new bar top stock trailer 6' x 20'. So far the best prices I've found are from Oklahoma Trailer Sales in Calera, OK (close to Ardmore). They are quoting me $6k on the flatbed, and $4475 on the...

Well, I thought I'd take a minute to give an update on how my reentry into the cattle business is going. We closed on the land about two weeks ago, and I immediately bought that new Mahindra tractor that I've had my eye on. My wife claims that the only reason I bought the land was to have an...

Anybody using a Ritchie automatic waterer, or any other brand of automatice waterer for livestock? Any thoughts are experiences on this subject would be appreciated. CJ

I've got about 30-40 acres that I want to sprig with Jiggs bermuda in SE Texas. Right now it is covered with native grass, San Augustine, and a lot of what I've been told is wild rose weed. What do I need to do to prep the ground for sprigging the bermuda? Shoud I spray to kill the grass...

I’ve wanted to get into the cattle business for several years now, and finally broke down and bought some land and am easing into it. My family had some cattle when I was young but my participation in the “business” end of it was limited to shoveling manure. I’ve been reading this site, as...