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A friend of mine is selling ear corn at $7/bushel this year. I've been buying a commodity mix consisting of peanut, cracked corn, ddg, cottonseed mill and gluten. Supposed to be around 14% protein and 3.5% fat. They also mix in a mineral pack for me. It is running around $252 a ton delivered to...

So I started weaning a big heifer last week. She is by no means "show quality", but she is out of one of my best cows as far as production and weaning weight. I am keeping her for a replacement. I got her up last week and wormed/vaccinated her and was impressed with how gentle she is. We are not...

So back in the fall/winter last year, I had asked for some advice on buying an M9540 Kubota. Well, one thing led to another and that deal fell through. Spring rolled around and I was still in the market for a tractor. A friend of mine owns a LS dealership and I have always been impressed with...

I have a cow in my herd that calved Sept. 8th of last year. Yesterday while checking on the cows, I noticed she was missing. Road around in the pasture and spotted her under some shade trees. It was fairly warm, so it didn't surprise me, but the calf that was laying beside her did! I wasn't...

Top of the morning guys. Got some 2 year cut-over that my cattle have been grazing, but it’s gonna need a spraying. I can hardly navigate any of it by tractor right now, but I can creep around through some of it. Would that be my best option to tame some of it? Planning to mix grazon and remedy...

Local rancher here has a set of 10 registered brangus heifers for sale. They aren't going to be anything super special, just your run of the mill registered stock. They are good, thick, healthy females. He's had them with an Ultrablack bull since May 1, so I'm hoping most, if not all, would be...

Hey guys, we had a heifer on the farm last week and my son is getting interested in showing cattle. the particular heifer was born to one of our best cows. She's really easy going and calm around my kids. I'd like to halter break the heifer and start her as a "show heifer" for next season. I...

What do you see? I am a novice at looking at cattle. I'd like to learn what to look for in a bull. This is a 3 yo bull kept back out of a cow we bought from a purebred sale 14 years ago. She's 16 now and I'm afraid this year will be her last calf. He is from a registered bull that we ran for 5...

So my property has about 75 acres of cutover... I’ll never cease to be amazed at the ways a full grown cow can hide while calving. After about 2 hours of riding/walking/beating bushes, I finally found her. Most of the cutover is bottom land, so you can see it’s entirety from where my house is...

Sorry for the lousy picture, but noticed this at feeding yesterday evening. This cow should be calving any day now. First thought was that it was after birth, but I looked my whole place over and no sign of calf. What’s the “sac” that’s hanging out up there close to her rear? She did something...

Hey guys, I'm located in north MS and I have been building some corrals lately and making decent money. However, I have yet to find a good supplier of pipe. I am buying structural pipe in 20' lengths and it would save me a ton of money if I could buy in 24' lengths. I have looked at suppliers in...

So towards the end of last May I bought 4 open (vet-checked) angus/brangus heifers. I turned them out and they've really grown into what I was hoping for. Well, early January rolls around and I'm thinking they appear to be closer to calving than I was expecting. I looked back at my paper work...

Hey guys, looking into a kubota M9540 cabbed tractor, 4wd, loader.. Has the ultra grand cab with air ride? seat. The tractor is around an 08 or 09 model. Been very well cared for. Interior cleans up super nice, exterior looks really good. The tractor was purchased new w/o a loader and a new...

Any of you guys familiar with this outfit? They are having their annual bull sale next weekend. Supposed to be close to 200 head of bred heifers as well.

Had one cow that calved out of sequence with all my other cows so he was the only one left after selling my calves this spring. We just decided to hang on to him and take him to the local sale barn and take the kids just to kill a day i reckon. He was a solid black bull calf that was 1/8th...

Got an old Rhino disc mower that we've been using on the farm for several years. The "discs" have some wear on them to the point that some were beginning to crack or had holes. I know these discs can be moved to a different spindle and the would rotate the opposite direction to evenly wear the...

Hey guys, been kicking around an idea for a little while. I’m a welder by trade and have a good bit of time off.. is there any money to be made out there building cattle equipment? Custom alleys, sweeps, working systems, troughs, feeders etc... I have a lot of equipment to build such, but don’t...

So this cow is a first time heifer. Her calf is due any time now. On Jan. 9 i noticed the clear, milky discharge and since, it has continued to be a brown or bloody discharge as in the last pic. Should i be concerned? She isn't showing any sign of discomfort. Body condition remains good and her...

As i was walking around the cows at the trough yesterday, i noticed some spots had shown up on my bull. Does anyone know what these might be and how can i treat it? Thanks in advance!

Anyone in the north MS area have any experience with red angus cattle going through sales? I have always sold black, but have recently tried to grow a more maternal/efficient herd and have begun making the switch to red angus. While i build my heard, ill be having to sell a few red steers until...