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    Breeding bull to daughters

    I’d like thoughts and experiences from breeding a bull directly to his offspring heifers. I know it’s frowned upon but I also know several people who do it. I’d like to grow my herd without buying more cows. Also really happy with my bull right now and would like to continue with him. Any...
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    3/4 Brahman x Hereford cross

    Looking at some 3/4 Brahman x 1/4 angus replacements to add to my herd. Currently running brangus with a Hereford bull and wanting to see some pictures of what kind of calf crop to expect to see how different they’d be from my regular brangus Thanks
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    Keeping/Separating fall heifers

    I’m on the fence on if it’s worth raising my own heifers vs buying replacements as needed and would like to hear your thoughts. Currently running 20+ pairs with one bull. I’ve got 140 acres in NE Texas to play with with one ten acre cross fenced where I feed hay, though I run an electric fence...
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    Cutting hay on grazing ground

    I have been trying to find the sweet spot between how many head I can graze vs having my fields cut for hay (more so for keeping them cleaned up than providing myself hay). I started initially having my fields cut for hay to clean up the neglected fields and save me time/money bush hogging but...
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    What and why supplements do you use?

    There are literally thousands of supplements available in North America. Curious as what you offer to your beef cattle herds beyond grass/hay forage and why you choose to use said product.
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    If you were starting a new herd from scratch..

    I’d like to hear how everyone would go about building a new herd if you were to start over with everything you know now. Mostly interested in breeding programs but share anything you feel is related. Location: East Texas
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    What bull to put on Santa Gertrudis x Hereford Cross Cows?

    I am looking at trying a small herd of F1 Santa Gertrudis x Hereford cross cows in East Texas. Curious what bull you would recommend putting on them? I am leaning towards Red Angus but not sure I want that high percentage of Angus in replacements. What would you do?
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