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What kind of hay do hair sheep need high or low quality? I feed filler hay to my cows and supplement with WCS throughout the winter, but what about getting the sheep through winter? Trying to figure out if I can feed the same hay I feed to cows to my sheep.

What's everyone's take on running registered cattle? I'm a commercial man myself, but thinking of adding a small registered heard to market F1 heifers. Pros and Cons?

With the market up in the air I'm looking to get away from the commodity prices as much as i can. I'm throwing the idea around of feeding out steers and direct selling to the public. i already sell vegetables directly to the public so beef would be a good thing to add to my operation I already...

In my part of the country most folks feed cheap filler hay and protein tubs to get the cows through winter. I feed hay and range meal and occasionally a tub or 2.I'm considering feeding cotton seeds this winter. Just wondering what other folks do and what works for them.

Is it just me or have t post prices gone up?

Anyone here graze a winter/spring cover crop such as cereal rye or wheat? Looking into doing that and then doing a burn down with herbicide and planting peas or corn behind it.

I'm planning on finishing steers on high quality grass and grain. My plan is to let them graze a high quality forage such as a legume/cereal grain mix, at the same time they would be fed a certain amount of grain (corn) each day as well. My question is since they have access to high quality...

Recently MS. State extentsion service held a small ruminant workshop and had a huge turnout. It seems producers across the south are interested in the hair sheep and goat market. What about in your area? I've personally thought about getting slowly into the hair sheep myself. I Just like...

For the Cow/Calf producers. What percentage of your calf sales every year is profit? 20%? 40%? I know the answer will differ among producers, but i'm just wondering what others are doing.

I've used the search feature on this site, but haven't found the answer i'm looking for. I plan to feed out a few steers for around 100 days while still on pasture. I'm looking for a simple ration mix to feed them. For example: -75% shelled corn -25%oats I'm wanting to mix my own and feed...

Looking at buying a black 3 quarter gelbvieh 1 quarter angus. Never had any experience with gelbvieh cattle before. Anyone out there run gelbvieh bulls?

For the folks marketing their beef as antibiotic free... What are the restrictions regarding antibiotics? I'm assuming people that are selling halves/wholes/or cuts that are advertising their beef as antibiotic free have never given the calf a blackleg vaccination. what do yall think

What do you think is a fair price for a jersey heifer or a young cow? I'm looking to buy a couple and i'm only experienced in beef breeds. A lady wants to sell me a 6 month old and a 3 month old heifer for $600 apiece I just thought that was kinda high for a jersey, but then again I have no...

Hey yall first post here and I need advice. I plan on buying an older cull cow to be made completely into burger. The whole thing in burger. My question is should i bother feeding it any corn at all or just take it straight to the slaughterhouse? I thought about feeding it straight corn...