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I think he's already dead! "beating a dead horse" Norris

OK! I'll bite! What does ROFL stand for? Norris

We do the same except we keep them separate until after they've had their first calf. Like to keep calving heifers close to the working pens "just in case". Norris

Alice; it is not all "hurrahs". Being a lady you probably wouldn't understand; but sometimes "Old Bulls" just like to butt heads! Norris

You can't win Camp. You're arguing with a fence post!!!!!! Norris

Don't really want to start a fuss here, but would really like some valid numbers on ethanol production from corn. WB claims he can produce 1 acre of corn with 1.25 gallons of diesel while Somn says it takes him almost 11 gallons not counting fertilizer. I have some experience row crop farming...

Well put Dun! Norris

You misunderstand; most of the cattlemen on here are grandfathers with big bellies and gray hair who love nothing more than to share their mistakes and sucesses with beginners. It is a real pleasure to really help a newbie out with a problem. The problem is that there are a lot of phonies and...

In the first place; NEVER admit you are a "hobby" farmer! In order to take tax deductions for your farm expenses you must have "a reasonable expectation of making a profit at some point in the future"! Calling your farm a "hobby" is like shooting yourself in the foot; no deductions allowed! Norris

How many gallons did it take to produce the fertilizer you used, move the product to market or refine the product? Like CB; I've got to go with the refinning expert! Yes, we've got to find another means of enery but that is awhile off. In the meantime we need to get rid of the tree huggers and...

This might get interesting!!!!! :clap: Norris

Sounds like you've got good birth weights except for the one cow. Don't blame the bull if this is the only "out of bounds" birth weight he's thrown. The cow is actually more responsible for large birth weights than the bull. We've had several cows that just kept the calves to long in the...

GOOD large animal vets (cows, not horses!) are almost an impossibility to find around here. Call one vet out four times and he killed four cows! Tried some new feed and cows were staggering around drunk with 6 dead; one vet said it was to cold to come out; another vet came out and said he...

You had better find someone well qualified to help you out!!!!!!!! Shares of stock are specifically EXCLUDED from the like kind exchange rules.You are NOT exchanging land, you own stock; the Corporation owns the land! See the problem?? Find yourself a wel qualified person to help; you've got a...

BIG, BIG, BIG, BIG problem when you try to take appreciated assets out of a corporation. When a corporation distributes assets that are appreciated it is the same as if the corporation sold you those assets and since you are an S-Corp YOU will pay income taxes on the gain! If your father put the...

"Cheap" and "Temporary" are the two most expensive words in the English language. You'll ending up redoing/repairing something 3 or 4 times when once is all that is necessary if you buy the "good stuff" to start with. Norris

This year I paid more than $130 per cow for hay and feed alone! Guess I really need some help! I was told several months ago that you could really make some good money if you only had 20 cows; but with 200 you would lose your shirt. Could it be that with 20 cows you ignore expenses and think...

I went to it last year and left half way through the first day. Booring to the nth degree!!!! Might be OK if you'd never raised a cow or fertilized a pasture before attending. Norris

Really hard to find anykind of help around here. High School boys at $8 per hour don't last long and would rather have a cell phone stuck in their ear than work. Even called the sale barn to try and get some day help. Only person I can find in a 60 year old that will help me on weekends fot $12...

Wish I could buy hay for under $20 per roll. Would never bale again. Assuming you already have the right kind of tractors, you could easily spend $40,000 for haying equipment!