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<blockquote data-quote="bpwagner115" data-source="post: 1218521" data-attributes="member: 16508"><p>Yikes, seems a little harsh. While we aren't as far north as Wisconsin, it most certainly gets below zero and the majority of seedstock producers in SD are calving right now. We will be starting commercial heifers in a week. I get it, you calve in May/June but that maybe doesn't fit everyone's system. If using 205-day weaning approximation, does that mean you are weaning calves in December? That wouldn't work well here, we see it better to feed hay/silage to cow/heifer through feb/march with a 100-150 lb calf trying to grow on her rather than feeding cows/heifers through nov/dec with 500-600 lb calves on them. Maybe you wean early? Wonderful. Point is-different strokes for different folks. I may not agree with some things people do (i.e. running bulls year-round) but unless someone is asking for thoughts or opinions, not sure I am going to blast them for what they are doing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bpwagner115, post: 1218521, member: 16508"] Yikes, seems a little harsh. While we aren't as far north as Wisconsin, it most certainly gets below zero and the majority of seedstock producers in SD are calving right now. We will be starting commercial heifers in a week. I get it, you calve in May/June but that maybe doesn't fit everyone's system. If using 205-day weaning approximation, does that mean you are weaning calves in December? That wouldn't work well here, we see it better to feed hay/silage to cow/heifer through feb/march with a 100-150 lb calf trying to grow on her rather than feeding cows/heifers through nov/dec with 500-600 lb calves on them. Maybe you wean early? Wonderful. Point is-different strokes for different folks. I may not agree with some things people do (i.e. running bulls year-round) but unless someone is asking for thoughts or opinions, not sure I am going to blast them for what they are doing. [/QUOTE]
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