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I second this... all of it. I started my herd with a bunch of corriente cross roping calves. Nowadays the herd is more mixed because we bred them to Brangus bulls and retained a bunch of heifers. But we took a bunch of $300 heifers and we are still selling $600 to $800 calves off those cows...

I agree here, to me, the first one looks too much like a nice looking Heifer. If choosing between the two, I would go with the second. We run a brangus herd and sell beef. Regarding the tenderness issues mentioned above. We tend to hang on to heifers in the herd that have a little more angus...

I'm considering waking my girls up to help me do this tomorrow morning. It's only supposed to be a pleasant 104 degrees tomorrow... besides what could possibly go wrong? Ya'll think we could knock out a couple of hundred bales in a day?

You mean dynamite? Will the HOA let you do that? 🤣

I was thinking about having another large and fairly complicated piece of equipment to maintain and store, just to move hay off the field. But you have to admit, it sure looks like fun.

I'm in a similar situation. I have a Massey 245 at home, and a Kubota 8540 with a loader out at our bigger place (about 30 miles away). I have a 26 ft equipment trailer, but if I load the trailer with hay on one place, and haul it to the other, I have no way to haul the bigger loader tractor...

Shortly after I posted this, the annual report came. It's about a 50 page book.... I studied it pretty close and found where they released some of the reserve funds last year from 2012 (if I remember correctly.) So you are correct, they are reserve funds, and chances are good that you will...

We're looking at low 90's this weekend. We had a hail storm last week but I went out and checked the gauge after and we had less than a quarter inch. :( It's filling in nicely, green and thick but if we hit 90's and don't get an inch or two of rain soon to go with it, we're going to have a...

Was curious about something and thought I would run it by everyone and see if anyone else has input. We financed our land purchase via Capital Farm Credit, and again later added to that land by refinancing through Capital Farm Credit and wrapping both pieces up into one loan. I have no...

I know I'm a little late here, but wanted to put in my 2 cents. None of our inspected processors will divide quarters here. The one I primarily use would probably do it for a price, but they are so chaotic most of the time, I would be concerned that it wouldn't get split correctly. What I...

Keep in mind that a lot of todays "Breeds" of cattle are nothing more than a product of a crossbreeding program.

Reminds me of this... Hah!

I agree, dairy can be profitable, and there are some small dairy's in my area that seem to do really well. However, you had better plan to work full time 7 days a week. Not that beef cows don't require 7 day inputs, but there is a lot more flexibility.

I mow most of ours every spring to clean up any old grass growth and give the grass an even starting point with whatever spring weeds are in the pastures. It also helps to combat the patches of greenbriar we get around the treelines and fences. Regarding the cattle, we skip the sale barn for...

Great story! 292#

Gooseneck Flat Trailer or Cattle Trailer around here costs about $3.00 per loaded mile. I think a $150 - $200 minimum would be fair though for shorter distances since it takes time to set up, load and unload.

I've had em show up after 3 or 4 days when I was sure they were a goner. We have one cow that we named "Bad Momma" cause hers seem to get lost every year and she shows no concern. But every year they end up making it to the sale. We quit looking after the second year.

That's pretty awesome, and so simple. I downloaded the video from FB if anyone wants it, I would be happy to email it.

I have some experience here. When I started out, I had 21 2 year old heifers. I rented a bull for 60 days. The bull was vet checked and healthy. Towards the end of the 60 days I called the guy I had rented from (he was reputable, and had supplied several neighbors with both cows and bulls.)...