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What do you think is a good bull to cow ratio? What percent of your herd should be calved 30 days out, 60 days, 90 days??

Just wondering when people here calve. I'm in Iowa, normally I calve in February. This year with the cold it is kicking me in the butt! I'm thinking serious of going to March 15. Years ago we had quite a scour problem. Seemed like we get e-coli taken care of then comes roto-virus then...

When looking at tractor's what is more important Engine or PTO hp??

I'm looking for some fall Cow-calf pairs. Had a guy call me on an ad I put in the paper. He has 4 cows. They are young cows with Sept-Oct. Calves are on their side. Two calves are heifers two are bulls. I can see on the market report what the calves that wt. are going for. Any thoughts on...

I've got a nice 5 yr old Bull that was messing around about a month ago. Doing a lot of Jumping on cows when they were pened up in a yard. Well he started limping. Took notice and I saw he had a vertical crack all the up his hoof. Yes its the on one of the hind legs. I was hoped that he'd...

Been a while since I've been on CT. I was checking Cattle today and Tom's stories was going thru my mind. Any news on a book??

I'm going to try something different. I was told if you wait till mid Nov or later. Once the ground temp drops you can drill seed in the ground. Once it warms up in the spring the seed is suppose to pop out and get a little ahead of the cool season grasses before they bolt. Anyone have any...

I see by the radar that Texas is getting some rain. I was wondering how things look down there. How about the Winter Wheat crop?

Anyone here have any knowledge of their genetics. Thank you.

I'm a little green to the world of EPD's. WW, BW, Milk is the extent of EPD's I really look and relate to. I ran across a term the other day. Residual Feed Intake. What caught my eye was: Bale less hay...Pasture more cows...Feed more efficiently. In today's high imput enviroment lowering...

I just got a newspaper from the Gelbvieh association called "The Profit Picture". There is a very interesting article there written by Wes Ishmail. The article centers around Cow size. The title is "It's about Efficiency, Not Cow Size". I'm not sure how to get the link. Basicly they say a...

While the debate on which way to go - buy your hay or do it your self. I think there is an important fact over looked. Waste! Two different area's. Hay feeder and exposure to the elements. There can be an extreme difference in Hay feeders. Also putting too many hay feeders out for the...

I was wondering if anyone here is have the same probelm in your next of the woods. Declining enrollment with state cuts in funding for K-12 education. I guess(like farming) you can't buck trends. A lot of emotion when it deals with our kids

I was wondering if anyone here has experience with coated or pelletized Alfalfa seed? I'm odering my seed for spring right now. I've always planted seed coated with Apron. It has always worked well for me. The pelletized seed has a coating cosisting of rhizobium-peat mixture, a lime coating...

I'm in the market for a new truck. I was on the chevy and dodge web site. Most likely I'll get a heavy 3/4 ton truck with either a 5.7 ot 6.0 gas. They have many choice's on rear ends. Chevy in 3.73/ 4.10 ratio. Dodge in 3.73/ 4.42/ 4.10. I'm a little in the dark on what to get. 90% on the...

I'm someone who keeps back Heifer's back every year. Some people prefer to purchase bred Heifer's. Doesn't matter the cost is just about a wash. So I've got a Neighbor (I bet everybody here has the same type of neighbor) who has been complaining the last few years that bred replacement...

Well we had 6+ inches of snow here the other day. I've got one group of cows that are digging. There is hay stubble sticking through the snow. I think they will be fine. I have another group up the road that have been out on Corn and hay stubble since the middle of Oct. Not much sticking...

Very interesting article in Sept. issue of Beef magazine http://www.beefmagazine.com . I'm glad we don't have them here in Iowa yet :roll: ! It sounds like their numbers have gotten to the point where they need to be taken of the Endangered Species list. I was wondering if anyone here have...

Anyone here have a probelm with nightshade in thier pasture? It seems to come late in the year. The last 30 days it is going strong. Anyone know of a spray that will kill them? I hope it is not Grazone because I'm just getting a nice stand of clover out there.

Vitaferm...anyone here ever heard it? I ran across some info on it the other day. It is a mineral program by a company called Biozyme. They are located in St. Joseph, Missouri. They have a product called Amamferm. As I read it on there web site "A Natural feed additive multi-step...