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http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/AM_GR310.txt USDA Weekly Texas hay report

Hillary - more than likely this condition is due to a change in feed (assuming the previous owner didn't give you a sack of his feed). More than likely it will clear up in a few days as long as this is the only symtom of sickness that they're exhibiting. If they go off feed, have fever, cough...

I wonder how long it will be before the IRS declares that all commercial airlines are Hobby Operations. :D

I would think if you've only operated at a loss for three years, you could say that you've had start up expenses and that it will take a period of several years to get the business up and running in a profitable manner. I don't think the rules say you have to make a profit, you just have to...

Dun- do farmers have to pay sales tax up there. In Okla. and Tex, we're exempt (on farm related purchases any way).

Here's my take on using the $100 profit (or the $75 for that matter). That meen that for every producers that's making $75 per head, there's another producer making $175 per head and another producers loosing $25 per head. Averages don't matter - you just have to find out where you can produce...

If it is school property (which it will be) it will be covered by the schools liability. You need to decide what type of farm you want. Some schools just have hog pens, sheep pens and a few small padocks for cattle. I've read about others that have several acres and sell hay in the summer and...

Better get a glove. :kid:

If you really want to try the business on the cheap, buy (or have someone buy for you) some older or short solid cows at the sale barn that are in pretty good shape. The salebarn vet will estimate the age and gestation. Lots of times, ranches will have sell outs where they sell cows and...

I meant that more as a joke than flame. Forgot to put the happy face at the end.

I think Shorthorn would be the leader amoung the mainstream British Breeds (the only one that also can be used as a dairy animal (milking shorthorn)) however that may not be the case now that they're appendix program has allowed Maine Anjou and other breeds to take over some of the genetics...

:shock: Bite your tongue. The university of oklahoma doesn't know squat about cattle records. All they now is doctors, lawyers, and football. I think you meant Oklahoma State University. That University knows cattle, wheat, vet med and Basketball.

It's based on a point system. You want to do thing that are rated high in points but don't cost as much. While they offer brush control, it can be expensive and doesn't help the environment that much so they don't give you much credit. On the other hand, ponds, legumes, and cross fences help...

You can either do section 179 and depreciate them in one year or you can do it over a period of 7 years. The loan period has nothing to do with taxes. However, you can also deduct the interest on the loan each year, even if you write off the cattle all in one year. Get the publication...

Deno - if you write off a $1000 cow (in one year) and your tax rate is 15%, you'd save $150 in taxes. If your tax rate is 25%, you save $250 dollars in taxes. The more money you make and the higher your tax bracket, the more you save. If you depreciate the cow over 7 years, you would just...

I call a grant money given to you by the government or foundation that you don't have to pay back. I don't know of any grant that will buy you cows or land. However, the EQIP program through USDA-NRCS will pay from 50 -75% of the things I mentioned in my earlier post. If you pay $2500 to put...

Oh Brother - only in America can people actually believe it's possible that the tax dollars of successful cattle people (who have years of experience from the school of hard knocks) should be taken and used to give money to other cattle people who might have a little knowlege but no experience...

It sounds like you'd be better off depreciating the cattle at 150% DB over a period of either 5 or 7 years. That way, you can get some tax benefits each year. No use using all of you deductions in one year. If you use the 5 year method, you'd deduct 15% this year If you you the 7 year method...

Probably the most profitable way to get into this is to get some grey brahman cows and breed them to hereford bulls. The tigerstripe heifer calves will be worth gold if sold as bred two year olds and you can buck out the bulls. Best thing to do is find some stock contractors that need bulls...

If you want to spend some money, you could get one of these. http://vermeerag.com/pdf/500sbalesplitter.pdf