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WOW! What a thread! That'll teach me a lesson - been out of pocket for the past few days and missed all the action ;-) Had to read the whole thread a couple of times before formulatin' my opinion (not than anyone would particularly care) 8) As for the BSE: Much to my surprise, and...

An excellent point - depending on your business tax situation, you might realize a significant advantage in buying new and amortizing the depreciation over a few years. IRS Publication 225, Farmers Tax Guide, gives more details on depreciating equipment...

Don't recognize the road - Litchfield's pretty small town, and sparesely populated. At least as of 3 years ago, bordered on the west by Litchfield Park Drive, north by Peoria Ave, South by McDowell Road and east by 99th Ave. All these roads are 2 lanes each direction with a 2 way left. Also...

Surprisingly (at least to me) and thankfully, the sale prices here don't seem to be affected - looks like cooler heads are prevailing: Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Report - Tue -06/28 This Week: 2452 Last Week: 3129 Last Year: 3201 Compared to last week: Slaughter...

Not to be a wet blanket <again> ;-) That isn't Litchfield Park, Arizona. I'm from Scottsdale, AZ, born and raised, and lived in Litchfield Park some 3 years while I was stationed at Luke Air Force Base on active duty. That terrain ain't central AZ. Funny pic though. Mike Bishop -...

Since we're on the subject, any advice on how old is too old to clip 'em? I was taught if ya do it after 1 year the risk of complication goes WAY up. Mike Bishop - http://www.flbullrider.com

Cows LOVE citrus, the more rotten, the better :lol: Some groves down here in FL will give ya all the reject fruit you can haul for free. They also like melons of any kind. Mike Bishop - http://www.flbullrider.com

The FSA has the Beginning Farmer/Rancher Program which I looked into last year. It might work for some people - with the resitrictions on price and property size I couldn't make the numbers run for a profitable full time operation. This program will make a direct loan to a qualified individual...

A buddy of mine has a small bull who think's he's big. He got him about 2 years ago when he was a yearling, thought he'd get bigger, but he never did. He's about 3 now and can't be more than 500 lbs. Last year I thought I might want to get into the bull fighting (rodeo clown) occupation, so I...

In regard of when to clip 'em, any advice? I seem to have got lost in the thread - the posts past this deal with weaning... Mike Bishop - http://www.flbullrider.com

Thanks for the advice, and just in time - I was just about to buy some RoundUp. Sounds like I ought just get off my lazy butt and dig em up... Mike Bishop - http://www.flbullrider.com

since the topic of PETA came up, I can't help but put this one out there... I was recently driving through Georgia when I caught a glance of a billboard that darn near made me run the truck off the road. Of course, I had to get another look ;-). It was the second pass down I-75 which I noticed...

Preface: I'm not being a smart you-know-what here ;-) I kinda like bigbulls post for the lack of punctuation alone - at least for me, i have to read real careful and pay attention to the post in its entirety. Heck, this may very well be a highly effective form of communication. Ya can't...

Apparently how RoundUp works causes any "dying" plant to produce toxins which kill it. I got the impression from the tech support guy it isn't just the soda apple, but anything the chemical is applied to. Mike Bishop - http://www.flbullrider.com

I called Monsanto and as I suspected the 8-11oz dose wouldn't be very effective for perennial weeds. It mainly just supresses 'em at the beginning of the season. To get rid of mature weeds, they recommend spot treating using a 1% mixture (for the WeatherMAX product). Caution: this dose WILL...

Does there exist some kind of magic, "targeted" herbicide spray which will kill soda apples but not the grasses around it? Aside from pullin' em by hand, I can't think of a good way of gettin' rid of em without being worried I'll either kill the forage or the cows. Monsanto's RoundUp...

5 years sounds a little late to clip 'em. I always thought ya had to do it no later than 2 years, preferably earlier, due to complications that can occur? Am I misinformed? (Sure wouldn't be the first time) Mike Bishop - http://www.flbullrider.com

I'll second the above. I primarily own nothing BUT bulls. And some rank ones at that. Even with no cows around sometimes they fight. Whenever I get a new bull, I observe 'em real close for a couple weeks and don't leave the new bull with the herd unless somebody's around. There are "personality"...

Guess this is where the thread went off into the weeds ;-) I'll admit, I see anyone sellin a bull, it peaks my interest :D Mike Bishop - http://www.flbullrider.com

Does he buck? ;-) Mike Bishop - http://www.flbullrider.com