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I've got steers out on grass and they're not shedding their winter coats. They have mineral. Grass is belly deep. They've been vaccinated and wormed. Is it just the crazy weather year or will they get around to shedding eventually? They look like rusted brillo pads.

I have 90 acres of brome. I called a custom applicator and asked to have fertilizer spread. They did. The bill came. I'm out of touch with reality apparently. They spread 3,455 lbs of 11-52-0. 14,800 lbs of 46-0-0 and 700 lbs of sulfur. It cost $4,539.87 or $50.44 an acre. Someone tell me that's...

I had a steer butchered. He was no prize. He took forever to appear ready to butcher. Kept getting taller and taller and even grew scurs along with an attitude. I didn't expect much and wasn't disappointed today when I picked up the meat. He hung on the hook at 704 pounds. I brought home 330...

Not wanting to hi-jack the aggressive bull thread, so will start this one. Has anyone noticed or thought about disposition of a bull and if it relates to fertility? Is a docile bull less fertile? Is an aggressive bull overly fertile or just an idiot? Of course there's a happy medium. He can be...

Anyone here use a surveillance camera that sends pictures to your smart phone? What brand do you use and do you like it? Is distance from camera to phone an issue? The more I read about these cameras, the less I know.

If you have a blaze faced, black simmental bull and cross him on angus cows, how many calves will have his blaze face? 25% - 50% - 75% - 100%. Not a trick question. I'd think that white face would be very dominate........

Spring of this year, I had a new automatic transmission put in this truck. 10 days ago it quit going into 4th gear. There's a 12 month/12,000 mile warranty on the trany. It's been in 7 months with 7,500 miles on it. I took it back to the installer last Monday, Oct 25. I checked on it yesterday...

Got a chance to buy pot loads of lightweight Texas calves. Drought causing the sale. $1.47 for 3-weights. There's a little ear, most are blacks-the rest Chars... I'm told...the calves are weaning good with no health problems. Does that price sound like what your seeing at Tx sale barns? maybe a...

Has the vitamin shortage been resolved? and has the price of mineral come down? I haven't bought any nor priced it for quite some time. In March I bought a ton and my cows were eating it like it was candy. Now they're not even looking at it but eating salt like crazy. Just wondering what...

This article was in my morning email from DTN Progressive Farmer. Read down a little to the comments on bull scrotal size. For producers with years of experience, picking replacement heifers may seem to come naturally. It's not all about the looks, though, says Ryon Walker in a recent report...

Triangle 10 HB is less expensive but does not contain Vibrio. Valley Vet says it is an excellent vaccine and Vibrio isn't an issue anymore but HB is a big deal and absolutely should be included. ViraShield is more expensive. Has Vibrio and HB. I can't talk to my veterinarian about this as he...

I have 80 5-weight steers. I want to implant them before going to grass. I've always used Ralgro but everybody knows the story there. What do I use? I've looked through all the implants listed on Valley Vet's site and can't figure out which one to use. Help would be appreciated.

If anyone has done this test, how long does it take to get results? I sent mine off March 26th. The sample arrived at the lab the 28th. I was told there would be results Friday the 6th. I'm still waiting. There's no reply from the lab when I inquire.

MLV Reproductive Research Research re-evaluates effect of modified-live vaccines on beef females’ reproductive performance. by Kindra Gordon, field editor What management steps can producers take to improve reproductive efficiency in heifers and cows? This is a question to which South Dakota...