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I have a neighbor that calls me the other day, and says stop in soon I think I may have some information of interest to you. He had been to a soils meeting, he runs several cows and a few hundred acres of row crop. He had found out that several of the bigger farmers in the area was using a...

Something I have been thinking about the last couple of days. What is your opinion or experience on cow turnover/cull periods and the financial efficiency of such a period? I know I have a couple that I would hate to see go, mostly a few old cows I bought from Dad when I started, and maybe one...

I have an 02 Polaris 500 sportsman that is starting to cost me for upkeep. I put close to a thousand in a bike, that I was just offered 900 for on tradein, thinking that would do it for a few years. Just broke a hub and they have been discontinued though Polaris. So now we are getting to the...

Went to a little sale yesterday. This was a breeding stock only sale, mostly made up of 3n1's, open pairs, bred hfrs in varying stages, with also a few bulls. There was also a number of pretty plain cattle there of all ages and stages that I didn't stay for. Those were probably the money makers...

Getting dry here, and I've got enough hay for an average winter. If it doesn't rain, that's no where near enough. There is still some hay around for sale, I guess reasonably priced, 30/bale for 5x5 for unknown quality fescue. I talked with a fella the other day that is gonna roll some stalks on...

What is it, and what do it do? What does this relationship tell us? I'm assuming it's the price difference between the boxes of beef. What's in the box, something that's graded certainly.

If you were searching for an outcross to your current general makeup, how would you go about it? What's considered an outcross? How far back do you have to go in parentage, with no duplicates, to be considered an outcross?

I found a puddle (squirts) of blood stained manure yesterday in the lot where I'm feeding my 28 day weaned calves. Calves were worked prior, and wormed two weeks ago. What's the odds of a cocci outbreak coming? No one looking droopy. Calves are on fescue pasture, watering out of the creek and...

You all are probably privy to this information concerning weaning calf weights. I've just bought some scales, and weaned a set of calves. So, I remembered a conversation here before about how much calves would lose in a week/two weeks and thought I would record the weights so we'd know, at least...

I would be interested in seeing some pics or diagrams of the stalls/pens/areas you all use for assisting heifers/cows. I am wanting to build something a little better than I had to work with last year. My setup last year was a good sized pen in the alley of the barn. The way I contained them to...

Guys and gals, I have a handful of these heifers that I am preparing to breed in a couple of months. I don't have scales here yet so I am eyeballing their weight, lets call them 720. They haven't grown in frame like I thought that they would, so that is making me a little nervous in what they...

Was walking through the cows yesterday and noticed a fracas, an old cow boxing one of my bred heifers around, running her off a couple of steps and stopped. So, I just thought well that old bitty. Didn't pay much more attention than that. Noticed another, same heifer, trying to suck a cow with a...

Big time storms in my area through tonight. One touched down already, with one fatality in RiverHills area. RH, you doing ok so far? dun, you seeing anything out your way?

Is there anyone that buys standing hay, particularly in my area? What is the price range you see regularly per acre of rye, orchard grass, timothy mix or fescue/clover mixes. Let's say there is SOME weeds but mostly pretty decent hay pasture, and rough ground vs smooth ground, if that would make...

Has anyone attempted this, and how did it work out?

Was going to spread some clover seed. Spreader I had bought last fall didn't come with a setting chart. Put four pounds of red clover in it and just cracked the gates a tad and took off. Ran out, and measure up 0.144 acres. I am putting out about 28 lbs an acre or so and wanted 5 lbs. Gonna have...

I am trying to decide which way to go on buying/purchasing hay. None of it is tested, so we will just use past experiences and seat of the pants reasoning. Here are the options 1. 5x6 bales of rye,orchard grass, timothy, fert., new stand, 30/bale plus transport half = around $32/bale (I will...

I took a lot of notes today at a local sale. I'd probably have some data for any specific age/stage you may be interested in, in addition to what I'll note here. Fancy Blacks 2yo 3n1 med/large frame, good condition, very nice heifers with 2-300 lbers on them 2400-2600 2yo pairs, calves from...

I have been thinking about how I can stockpile fescue for the cows, but still hang on to my steers another couple of months if needed, or just plan on another forage for them altogether. I am in an area where, especially a couple years ago, several local hay fields were taken out and put into...

I don't know if I am seeing what I think I am, or is just my imagination, but I think this set of calves is growing faster than last year. I don't have a scale yet but I think they are. Do you all notice any difference year to year in your calves? No change in bull, same old bull on the same old...