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I wish our hay prices were that low! Round bales of fair quality alfalfa will cost you about $45 to 70 each, Small bales will cost you $90 to 135 a ton :shock: and prices are expected to be $150-175 or more.... this is redicolus :mad: wonder what it would cost to get two...three... four semi...

i use a round bale feeder and feed square bales in it. They are shorter and i force them to clean up all they are given. Usually by the time they are ready for the next bale there is only about 10 pounds of stems left. this works for me. I am also using a horse feeder so they dont feel the urge...

Custom exempt is the washington (US?) law that allows you to sell half and whole animals directly to customers. You have to have a buyer for the animal before it is slaughtered and when it is slaughtered it is slaughtered in their name. Then you are paid based on what the carcass weighed on...

I sell all of my steers on the rail. Of course I sell straight to the consumer via Custom Exempt. I got $2.25 a pound hanging this year and got 4 new customers, and this is just mix breed beef. Shelby

I regularly feed pumkins and other squash to my cows and they love it. As for apple if you adjust them slowly to large amounts they shouldn't have any problems. Shelby

NEVER FEED A COW BACON GREASE OR HAMBURGER FAT!!!!! EVER!!! THIS IS HOW BSE CAME ABOUT! COWS ARE VEGITARIANS NOT CARNIVORES. NOT ONLY CAN HIS SYSTEM NOT DIGEST IT BUT IT COULD CREATE A NEW DISEASE. IF YOU NEED MORE FAT IN HIS DIET ADD SMALL QUANTITIES OF CALF MILK REPLACER TO HIS DIET.(mix...

I agree with TXshowmom unless you want to get into breeding cattle. Sell them and get a couple of steers to fatten up. They finish better Gain better and aren't nearly the hassle of heifers. PLR

Thank you for all your opinions. I raise grass fed beef and have found that longhorn is superior in quality to all other major beef breeds like angus, hereford, cross breds. My meat is always well marbled, and very flavorful. it is only aged for 7-10 days as that is all the longer the butcher...

I currently am building a herd of Register Highlands but also have A Longhorn, Hereford X, Black Baldy, Jersey and crosses of the above breeds. I attempted starting him on a COB mix in Mar/Apr and he ate it for a day or two but then quit and hasn't touched it since. I was feeding about 2...

I have decide to base my educational poster for our county fair on Grass Fed beef vs Grain Fed Beef. Mainly because despite all my efforts my steer refused all grains. SO my question is What is your opinion of Grass fed beef? What breeds do you feel are best suited for grass finishing? What...