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I have several questions. I will ask them all in this forum. Sorry if this is out of order. I also apologize for my ignorance, I am a small hobby farmer. I now have 11 lowline angus cattle. 4 steers will butcher next September. 1 heifer will be a replacement. 6 pregnant cows to calve in...

A while ago, I asked if a dairy farmer would consider inseminating his dairy cows with Lowline Angus semen. My object was to get smaller half Lowline Angus beef cows at less cost than getting them from Lowline stock. I thought a dairy farmer might be interested because so many dairy calves...

Last month I posted about Lowline Angus and got quite an education. You folks were very helpful and I appreciate your input. You will recall that I am an novice hobby farmer that raised one pair of large steers for direct sale to consumers and I wanted to switch to smaller cattle to make it...

I am new to raising beef cattle. This year I raised two steers and sold them directly to consumers. I enjoyed this and may have made a little money. I want to do it again, but I want to raise small cattle because it is easier to sell smaller sides to consumers. (Thanks for the help on my...

I raised a couple of Angus X Simmental steers this year and sold 3 sides direct to customers for $2.00 per pound – custom cut, wrapped, labeled and frozen. I am a hobby farmer. I was not looking to make money, but I did OK. I may have made a little, I will have a freezer full of great beef...

I am a hobby farmer in Indiana. I raise a couple of steers a year. I like the idea of miniature cattle but the cost of stock is so high that I can not begin to break even selling beef and I do not want to get into being a being a breeding operation. I know that dairy calves sell for very...

I am a retired guy who wants to raise two steers for myself and my extended family. I will deeply appreciate help on a basic feeding regime. I have new, good, strong fense and about 6 acres of OK pasture -- fescue, clover and assorted green plants unknown to me. The land was bush hogged...