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    Hay vs. Haylage

    How do they compare nutritionally (on average,I know it will differ depending on the field/whats in it/etc.), particularly when feeding dairy cattle?
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    Recycling Bale Wrap

    Are there programs for this in the U.S.? What do you do with all your bale wrap? I am trying to decide which would be better for the environment and the farm (aka the wallet)-wrapped haylage or chop it and build a bunker silo?
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    Feeding Fermented Colostrum

    Does anyone do this? I'd never heard of it or seen it but was reading about it online and was curious.
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    Cloth or paper?

    Do you use cloth or paper towels for milking? We have always used paper, but I became interested in the cloth/microfiber towels as a sustainability tool. When I thought about it though, you have to wash them in hot water and dry them in the dryer, which probably has a worse environmental impact...
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    Building a milking barn

    I'm trying to piece together how much it would cost to build a 50 or 60 head dairy barn with stancions, rotary gutter, and a pipeline milking system. I was wondering if anyone could point me towards some places where I might find these types of numbers or where I could comparison shop for...
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    New Website

    i have just started a website and would love it if you could all check it out and contribute. It is called Voice Of The Herd and it is a place where consumers can go to learn about cattle farming (both beef and dairy) and a place where farmers can connect by writing articles and opinion pieces...
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    Best free web hosting site?

    I am looking to start a website that is going to be for both farmers and consumers...I want people to be able to see the truth about ag rather than what they hear from PETA and the media. I plan to have factual articles about farming, editorials, farm profiles, photo,etc. with contributions...
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    Rabies Shots?

    Do you vaccinate for rabies? My grandfather never has in the 40+ years he's had cows on pasture. But I am wondering if it something that should be done if that's what's best for the cow's sake. We would get one done once in a while for shows but they stopped making that a requirement back in...
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    PETA's at it again...

    I like the guy's response :clap: :D PETA proposes robotic groundhog for Pa. festival AP - Wednesday, January 27, 2010 1:25:52 AM An animal rights group wants organizers of Pennsylvania's Groundhog Day festival to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robotic stand-in. People for the Ethical...
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    Cougars/Pumas/Mountain Lions

    Do you have them in your area? We allegedly don't have them in Maine but a couple weeks ago a bear hunter lost his beagles and all the signs point to a big cat. There's been sightings of them over the past few years but none confirmed. I watched an animal planet special on them last week and...
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    Angus AM question

    I just got the paper back on my Angus heifer. First thing I noticed is that the registration papers look a little different (its been about 2 yrs since I've had one that I registered, I've just been selling calves) and on the bottom part of the paper it said something along the lines of "an...
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    My Health Ordeal-Any Ideas Appreciated

    I have been dealing with dizziness for over three months and have not been able to work, go to school, or spend much time in the barn because of it. I have written out the situation and I am hoping some of you might have some insight or know someone who has dealt with something similar-I still...
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    Critique please?

    I would appreciate some critique of this heifer. I like her, and would like to show her next year. She is just on pasture right now, this pic is from a couple weeks ago. She is a January Angus heifer. I am wondering, however, about the ears. You can't really tell from this pic, but her ears...
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    How to make a tote out of a grain bag?

    Does anyone know of a website where I could find instructions to make a tote bag out of a grain bag? I have seen them in shops around here and wanted to try to make my own. I am sure I could figure it out but would appreciate a pattern that is tried and true so it will hold together :) thanks
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    Need weaning help

    I have a heifer who needs to be weaned. Her mother isn't giving a lot of milk at this point but having to do so is starting to take a toll on her. I know the ideal thing to do is separate them, but I only have 6 cows total and an open barn, so nowhere to put her. One option is to build a pen...
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    Porcupine

    Has anyone ever had any problems with porcupines? I did for the first time this weekend. I came home from school (I wouldn't have normally because I was working all weekend, but I went home between shifts to help my younger sister with a school project) and went up to see my girls. They are...
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    New Frontier (Angus bull)

    Has anyone ever used New Frontier? He's a Genex Angus bull. I am looking for something cheap to put into my cows and just get them bred, but I don't want crap either. I know you get what you pay for but I am not looking for anything extraordinary, just something I can sell and get a little...
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    Calming Down A Pasture Critter

    Any suggestions for calming down a pasture cow? I don't want to halter train her or anything, I just want her calmed down. She's three years old and has been on pasture her whole life. All of my other cows are tame but when I try to work with them she gets all freaked out and gets everyone...
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    Fly Rub?

    Has anyone ever used a rub to deal with flies on pasture animals? I was thinking about getting one, the flies have been just awful and fly spray isn't helping much because it doesn't last long and they don't like getting sprayed and move so they don't get sprayed well enough. I have a good...
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    4-H Exhibit Ideas?

    My sister is an independent 4-H member and I am her leader. We have been given the responsibility of decorating/organizing the booth in the 4-H exhibit hall at our county fair that will hold the individual exhibits for all the independent members. We are trying to come up with a theme but...
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