Stocker Steve
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Need more cows with feed at that price.
You are not giving me a lot of confidence in ordering one.....Trailer isn't finished yet. Could be Friday. One to Ohio was messed up by a worker today. Built the butterfly doors on the rear in 2 different materials. I was going to take it Wednesday.
Good help is hard to find.You are not giving me a lot of confidence in ordering one.....
Let us know how it works.Got into the 40s here today, but heading for single digits F tomorrow, so ran a drag over half each of the next two grazing strips this afternoon.
They were not clear by sunset, but the no snow areas were much bigger. Went form less than 10% open to over 50%. Should have dragged it a couple hours sooner.
Are you expecting cows to get higher this winter?Updates, my fescue this fall looks to be the best I have ever had. All the cows are still cleaning up grass on other areas and other farms. Pretty sure I won't feed but a few bales if any before I start grazing the stockpile even though I bought 60 rolls yesterday.
Probably buy a few thin cows to sell later this winter when the price gets high. Will unroll the bought hay and any waste will be fertilizer. Bought 4x5 rolls for 17.50 loaded. 6 miles from my farm.
Will take more pictures over Thanksgiving.
Slaughter cows will get higher in the southeast. They have more cows than they can get killed right now. Big difference in January I think and so do the slaughter buyers.Are you expecting cows to get higher this winter?
That's good to know...I need to move a handful about then.Slaughter cows will get higher in the southeast. They have more cows than they can get killed right now. Big difference in January I think and so do the slaughter buyers.
I do also. The FPL slauhhter buyer has told me for the last month to hold mine and buy more.That's good to know...I need to move a handful about then.
Slaughter cows will get higher in the southeast. They have more cows than they can get killed right now.
It is wet. In this region they always sell cows in October and November when the grass is gone. Lots more cows go to slaughter than other times of the year.N
Why the big SE cow kill? I thought that area was wet?
Did the recent extreme cold effect your fescue like it did mine? Mine is not green at all now, completely dormant. I moved the yearling steers home that were on stockpile right before that weather rolled in so that I didn't have another set of cattle to tend at another location, glad I did because there's no green at all to it now.Bringing this back up.
Started strip grazing last week. We had a very dry fall so it's not nearly as good as it has been in the past. Plus I have doubled my number of cows. But still should have enough stockpile fescue to last until mid February.
Fed more hay during November and December than I did all of last year.
Gonna sell 15 older cows and probably 25-30 calves in a couple weeks. That should help the situation.
Mine is still pretty and green. I will get some pictures today.Did the recent extreme cold effect your fescue like it did mine? Mine is not green at all now, completely dormant. I moved the yearling steers home that were on stockpile right before that weather rolled in so that I didn't have another set of cattle to tend at another location, glad I did because there's no green at all to it now.
The cold absolutely nuked everything here. I'm jealous!Mine is still pretty and green. I will get some pictures today.