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I haven't actively posted on this board for about 5 years so those of you who have been around for awhile may remember me. For most, though, I'm probably a new face. I've had cattle since I was a kid and this is the first time something like this has ever happened to me. Let me first say that...

So, does anybody have any idea about the democratic process involved in electing a new boss cow? Old boss was a senior citizen. She came off pasture a bit thin this fall. Made it through the preg check but the last cold snap we had was just a bit too tough on her. I think she had Wooden Tongue...

Down on the farm is where market growth is headed Rob Carrick Tuesday, January 08, 2008 Don't let the heated action in oil stocks this year fake you out. Oil, along with base metals, is yesterday's story in the great multiyear commodity boom we're experiencing. Today, it's all about...

BW: +4.5, WW: +42, YW: +88, Milk: +19, Tot Mat: +40, YLG Gain: +46, IMF: -.03, REA: +.1, Fat -.012

Well, for all you northern farmers. Its about that time of year. Like all cultures, northern cattle farmers have their own traditions and rituals. One that is common this time of year is called the 'tractor starting ritual'. It a very complex dance. It comes with its own costume and a chant...

I heard the other day that consumers should expect prices to rise on cereal and bread because of the higher commodity prices that farmers are getting paid lately. I was talking to a grain farmer about that on the weekend. He told me that in a box of Corn Flakes tha there is about 3 cents worth...

The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary. My confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I...

The Wooden Bowl A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight...

So, I heard an interesting story this morning. My assistant and her husband were sound asleep last night when she awoke to a sound of thrashing coming from the basement. At first she thought a goose or something had crashed through her basement window. She got out of bed, and was peering through...

My two older boys were home yesterday and so I thought it would be a good opportunity to work a few of my late calves that got missed this spring. Out on pasture, they're all nice and quiet. I actually had one heifer that's been growing really well. She was off a cow that was a late calver (for...

For LA4 and MillironQH. I used to correspond a bit with Lloyd before he got sick and as much as I didn't know Zack so much, I always enjoyed reading what he had to say. Anyway, this is something for them. Rest in Peace, boys. The Rarest Breed Many years ago, God sowed a seed, That grew into...

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I woke up with a kink in my neck this morning. Last week, I woke up with a kink in my leg. I guess I'm getting to the age where 'getting kinky' means a whole different thing than what it used to. ;-)

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21 things...from Anthony Robins ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other. THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you...

Subject: The Canadian Style of Humour Westjet is an Airline with its head office situated in Calgary, AB. Their flight attendants make an effort to make the in-flight "safety lecture" and announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported: On a...

I wonder if I'm cut out for this whole cattle raising thing. Came home tonight to find two new calves and one prolapsed cow. I'm having a good run after just about getting run over by my killer cow yesterday. Phoned the vet and he came out and got everything tucked back where its supposed to be...

I've got a cow who is a bit of a pain for about the first three weeks after calving. If you get close, she gets all weird and stirs up the rest of the herd. Unfortunately, she's about the best cow I have when it comes to producing really good calves. Well, last night, she was giving me the evil...

I had a dummy calf that was born back in February. It was cold the day he was born and his ears froze but I thought I got him in the house in decent time. I tubed him with some colostrum. Got him warmed up and put him back out in the calving barn with Momma for a couple of days. Then I let him...

Title: Weird Facts Butterflies taste with their feet. A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined. On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year. On average people...