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http://www.for-most.com/portablesystems.html We just purchased a "Pro Series" set-up similar to this one last spring with a few minor tweaks and LOVE it. Had an extra sliding gate installed in the alley and a scale installed so while one animal is in the headgate getting vaccinated/preg...

We did not have a third party present....unless the truck driver counts, which he might. Another, and maybe more important issue, was that the packing company was not satisfied that the cattle cutting out at only 60%. So my question becomes, how do we look to increase cut-out percentage of our...

We gave them 1% back. Why? Good question. Maybe in hopes that they might not shy away from buying again.....but i think thats out of the question too. Leaves a bad taste in everyone's mouth.

That was my thoughts as well. If we had agreed on 6% and they only shrunk 4% I'm sure they would have sent me a check for over-estimating. :bs:

Yes, We took weight 10 miles from our place and they shrunk 6% from there to Kansas. I know it's a long haul and maybe it shouldn't surprise me, but then again why would they agree to 3%?

We sold a load of fat cattle and they loaded out Wednesday. Sold them direct to a packer in Kansas (12 hour haul from where we are in South Dakota) at$1.25/lb. We and the packer agreed to weigh at a registered station about 10 miles from our farm and take 3% shrink. Fine. 40 head averaged 1450...

Yep, commonsense has some good stuff, we have many feed bunks from them. Bad thing is that baby comes with a $1000 price tag

14 gauge steel wire.

Anyone have a way they do it or have an electric winder for winding up electric fence? We just put out a couple miles of it and are wondering how the heck to get it wound back up. I have seen a few 12 volt battery operated winders, but don't know which would be worth the money. Just wondering...

Dieselbeef- Yep, he certainly is feeding some cheap feed. He actually keeps them through the winter because he puts up ditch hay and grinds it and feeds it with a small amount of grain. However he doesn't have any momma cows, bull, or calves. The 500 pounders I mentioned would be stocker calves...

Cows and Dogs- We have got a neighbor who has right around that amount of land and he puts about 10 head of 500 pounders out there through the summer. Sell them, and take the profit and put it towards expanding/improving. I might also second the sheep idea.....my brother raises some and you may...

Federal Crop Insurance guy showed up to measure grain bin last night and wants to know how much we have feed our calves out of our new crop. He asked for a "Feed Records." Anyone know what it is?

Just wondering if anyone has used a Stur-D Squeeze chute? Considering a purchase

This is a very interesting post. I realize not all situations are the same and many sell calves as feeders but we always debate whether to sell calves in spring and sell grain or feed them out. We always feed. And sometimes I wonder why. We calve out just over 100 head and finish them...

I am waiting for a reply from the director to see. When I asked her initially she said that my local office should have one. Regardless I just found a newspaper article from April that says the offices will close in October due to budget cuts at the state level. I took an AI class from the...

Is it possible that the office does not rent equipment to local farmers/ranchers?

Well I spoke too soon. I called the rep and he made me feel like an IDIOT for asking. I told him I was looking to rent a livestock scale and he asked me where I was looking to rent it from. Ummm........what? Thats why I called you.

Well I did talk to the director, she emailed my local representatives and they are yet to contact me......I hope I didn't count my chickens before they hatched.

Terrific. I just emailed the director and she has already emailed me back with the phone numbers of local agents and it sounds like a scale and chute are no problem. I am very impressed. I have also hear about people who have gotten corral and tub designs from their extension office as well. I...

I am from South Dakota and I am curious what the purpose of extension offices are? For example there is a beef extension office, however the webstie gives NO detail as to what their purpose is. I have been looking at buying a livestock scale and some have recommended using local extension...