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I'm looking for ideas to see what others use for floors in hay barns. Most all our hay barns have just dirt floors and in the past we have used pallets/tires to set the bales on.This year we just left the bottom bales on the ground and noticed some dirt and spoilage from this years bales. I dont...

Ok, I got some questions about drilling in seed in wet soil. We been trying to get our rye/oat/wheat in the ground for two weeks now and the rain isn’t giving us a break. I plan on no till drilling the seed in already disked and prepared field, but what conditions is ideal for seeding it in the...

I was looking at some seed store's pricing and notice some have broken bag prices for significantly lower price's. I was wondering what exactly do they mean by broken bags? I was thinking damaged bags or something like that, but not really sure :?: :?

I'm tired of relying on the weather channel for rain amounts that are never right for my area, and wondering what is the best method to measure it? We use to have the simple test tube thing on a stand a couple years ago but it seemed unreliable. I saw a cup like device that collects rain and...

So this summer im looking for a summer project and have reading through some of the threads and wanna try some hybrid pearl millet. So im plan on no-till drilling it into existing fescue hay field. I want to use the Pennleaf version but really havent seen any others. So what are some tips? I...

I have been reading about mixing seaweed or kelp pellets with the cow's minerals in the summer to help lower their body temp. It also is suppose to pretty much elminate e-coli? So do any of yall use seaweed? Have you had any negatives of using it? Ive been looking for some company that sells...

I know this has probably been covered before but the search bar on here seems not to really want to cooperate today. So when is the best day range to wean? I have been getting mixed answers from some buddies who say earliest weaning between 150-200 days old is better but no one gives me a real...

I have noticed alot of angus farms uses a system of identification with the year born and a letter from the alphabet. Like this years calves born would be an V. And 2007 T and 2008 U. So my question is there a reason some of these farms use this? Or why do they do that? Maybe some of you angus...

These are pictures of one of my yearling angus heifer calves. She is a Mytty In Focus daughter and is about 10 months old. I think she is cow hocked this is one of my first cows i have to ever have it or does she? She seems only too stand like that sometimes and not always. I really dont wanna...

Im looking at buying me a Angus Heifer. I looking for an yearling open with good epds and something away from 1680 gentics. I have been to some of of the local sales and i have seen them between $720-2200. Most precision influenced sold below $1000. So my question is what would be a fair...

Well we are looking at buying a new mower for next spring hay season. I would like to have a haybine but i never had one, and i dont know anyone around my parts that use one. Im looking at maybe a used older New Holland one i see them near by for sale, for reasonable prices. We dont have that...

We have a feed box we store our feed in for our calfs and cows. Well it has about 600-700 Ibs of corn gluten, cracked corn, and soyholls, and other stuff mixed. It has alot of fire ants in it though, but we only feed it once or twice a week so there no getting alot of it. I dont know if the...

I'm looking to have some of my cows A.I. and i really like these two bulls. I don't know but objective sons appeals to me for some reason. I'm mostly wanting to work in the future having feed efficent herd and i like to implement these two. I'm new to the A.I. and epd game so any suggestions or...

I got a buddy that wants me to bush hog about 40 acres of dead fescue and grass for him. Well i havent bush hogged for anyone and i was wondering how i should charge him? He said he'll pay me for it, but what is a good way to charge him by the acre? Or by the hour? -Also what is a general price...

Im cutting a 60a field for hay full of this purple grass and what i think is foxtail medow grass, what is this purple stuff? Is foxtail medow and this purple stuff any good for the cows for winter? Thanks Always, SFF

:help: With cows ever notice when it rains it poors? Well i was checking on a bull tonight with bad footrot when i see this cow bleeding from the nose.. :shock: Well last Wednesday she was bleeding from just one nostril and i figured she got into some thorns and cut it. Well tonight she is...

Im wondering what do yall prefer? Im going to have to treat for worms and stuff soon and wonder what is the difference? I want to buy the pour on brand and there both the same price but i never have used dectomax and ivomec is bout what all the stores carry. Dectomax is prefered for vac...

Well, i searched past posts and i couldnt really find any good advice. I have a pasture with good amount of weeds in it :frowns: . Im wondering when is the best time to spray to kill it? I heard best time was first of spring when grass grows. Any advice on what is the best weed killer to use? I...

For all you angus farmers out there i was watching the Sunny Valley Farms production sale on Rfd-tv when Lot 10 sold for $10,000 and her full sister lot 11 sold for $2,000. Both the cows are have the same sire and dam and exact same epds and born 7 days apart. Why was Lot 11 sold for $8,000...

I was going through the field today and came upon the little Santa gertudis bull calf that was born last week, i walked up to him and he had the bluest eyes i had ever seen. I have never seen a calf with blue eyes what causes this :?: Both parents dont have blue eyes and i was wondering if this...