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I can't stand people like the "country girl" a.k.a city girl that thinks there are laws against anything she doesn't like. It would be best if she just went back to the city, but she probley won't, she'll just try to make her neibors life difficult. What a joke, is this legal? give me a break.

I have been running stockers on a small scale just like you want to do for the last 5 years and have learned a lot. Let me tell you!!! 1. Most important, vacine. Your going to invest around $17000 dollars on these stockers, would you buy a car for $17000 and not buy insurance for it? Your...

I buy 400-500 lb steers in april and sell them in the fall. This year I had 10. Next year I'm going to buy around 15 and I want to insure them against death by any cause. How do I go about this? I have looked on the net and they have forms to fill out and you have to have a vet certify that...

Here is my experience. I grew up on a cow-calf farm. I had never been in a sale barn until 4 years ago. I'm what some of you would call a hobby rancher, I into cattle because I love it and the last four years it has made me some money. My dad bought and sold all his cattle private treaty...

How can I buy these herbicides, is there any way to get them without being certified? Thanks

My tractor broke down while seeding pasture with a no till drill two years ago. I was about 3/4 done and the drill was rented so I finished drilling with my 1980 GMC rusted out pickup. Had to make big wide turns since I did'nt have hydralics to lift the drill out of the dirt. My neighbors had...

You took my post wrong, I love being a sad sack, would I like to be a full time rancher, yes, it just isnt in the cards right now, I stated in my post the only way I'd be happier is more land and more cattle. The post was about making sacrifices so that you can do something you love to do, even...

Definition of a sad sack: Always wanted to be a rancher, but never had a ranch or the means to buy one. Works ones ass off for a decade or two to get enough money to buy a small place. Digs post holes by hand, unrolls barb wire by hand and by self, has a 50 year old tractor that he babies...

I have a steer that I bought 2 months ago, he has a lump on his back and its getting bigger. He was 400 lbs when I bought him so he is about 7 or 8 months old. He is eating good, drinking and looks to be gaining just as much weight as all the others. When I first noticed the lump it was about...

Hello, just joined this site today and I have a question on bloat and alfalfa. This will be my 3rd year in the cattle business, (very small scale). What I've been doing is buying light weight steers (400-500 lbs) in late April and running them on grass until the grass runs out (usually...