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I was wondering if anyone knows what the national average is on the birthweight of a black angus vs a charolais bull? i assume charolais is higher but would like to know the difference

had this sale barn cows calve yesterday. right on time bought her 3 months bred in October. the way she looked from a distance i thought she had prolapsed but checked her again this morning she cleaned out and everything looks normal. was also worried about a possible twin being in her

I bought 3 longhorn cows at the sale last week, I kicked open a cow pie and I can tell they are wormy. I remember reading on here before people saying not to worm longhorns and something like the worst mistake they did with a longhorn was to worm them. anyhow that doesn't make and sense to me...

just curious what you all think about them, they say thell do 250lb and less which i don't think I'd go more than 200 but is there anything wrong with putting 2 bands on? can't think of a reason it would hurt anything. just seems like it'd be better on the bigger ones. and those of you that use...

I've got someone wanting me to convert some tobacco land into a hay field for them. Was wondering what yall think the best plan would be. Its been chisel plowed somewhat smooth and the stumps from the stalks are still there of course. Several large rocks showing. I was thinking this spring go in...

Anyone checked on the price of 50lb bags of k31 lately? My tractor supply is getting $129 a bag! I bought some 5 years ago for 40 bucks a bag. Very bad news for me cause I need to seed 40 acres next fall

im gonna be cutting alot of wild cherry trees in the woods and the pasture this winter and was wondering what yall use to spray and kill the stump, i want to make darn sure i kill them because i dont want them re sprouting and the cows coming back and breaking them off in summer and having them...

anybody here know how long some good red cedar posts will last? ive come across alot of good slow growing trees they are almost all red in the center very little sapwood and diameter andwhere from 3 inches to a foot

im needing to redo the fences between me and my neighbor. both our bulls jump/push through to get to cows in heat, right now theres 2 fences 3 feet apart 1 old barbwire falling down and mine falling down old woven wire and 4 strand high tensile but they jump it 50'' high and mash the wire down...

i just bought a 530 hesston this spring and its a manual rope tie, im having bad luck getting it to cut the twine it seems like the twine isnt on the table where its supposed to be. anybody ever had that problem? maybe im just doing something wrong im very new to round balers

how do yall keep your bulls in with your cows and out of the neighbors cows? ive got god fence and a good bull but about every 6 months he will jump in with his (he doesnt care) hes a great guy and he calves year round so cows in heat all the time. this time im gonna leave my bull over there but...

for a while now i have been cutting little hayfiends people let me cut it for free but none of them will let me put chicken litter on it, they claim it stinks too bad. so by the time i fertilize/lime it i figure it costs me $90 dollars an acre a year! why on earth dont i just rent hayland ($30...

I was wondering if theres a way you can knock the belt off calves out of belted galloway mamas? they seem like good cows but the calves are only worth cull cow prices at the sale, they will bring 40 to 60 cents a pound with the white belt and im guessing a angus bull wouldnt throw solid black...

Anybody on here ever breed any jersey cows to a charolais bull? just curious what the cross looked like and how well the calves grew.

i was just looking at spring 2015 prices 2wt steers over 4 bucks a pound pairs 2500 to 3 grand plus, my question is have prices ever jumped way up like that in years past? i havent been around long enough to know.

hey guys im wondering how i could go about storing round bales for long periods of time for drought insurance. i think ill be able to buy hay very cheap this winter/spring. if i stored them in a shed on pallets off the ground how long would they last realistically? also i was thinking of...

i pretty much know nothing about raising goats, im trying to figure out a simple way a guy could raise a few. i was thinking leave a billy and 10 nannys together year round and just sell the kids off the mama goats when they get big enough. is there anything that would go majorly wrong other...

do they work? im thinking about trying them instead of pouring ivermectin. im in the process of building a new catch pen/working area and i cant really get them in a headgate for the next couple months

A old timer told me after it freezes you might as well forget about cutting hay cause it aint no count the hay gives the cows the runs. anybody had that experience? ive been lucky so far getting hay done before it freezes so idk

im looking at a 06 ford e450 with 6.0 and automatic, its a retired ambulance with 150K miles. sure they are ugly but i figure i can put a 12 foot bed on it with a gooseneck hitch. i guess it would be the same as a f450 maybe a little lighter built. anybody ever owned one?