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    feeding corn silage to cows

    Remembered this article from a few years ago.  Not very scientific but some good things to consider. https://www.beefmagazine.com/nutrition/osu-provides-tips-surviving-high-cattle-feed-costs
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    Lookout Ridge herd dispersal.

    Didn't get to watch it but LiveAuctions has the report. http://www.liveauctions.tv/Bank/MyReportsSoldItems.aspx?AuctionID=6852
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    Style Cleans Up at the Ohio State Fair.

    Silveiras Style 9303 cleaned up at the Ohio State Fair.  As I read through the heifer results I was expecting to see the Hereford sired by him.  Good looking cattle.
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    TITAN 7500W Diesel generator experience?

    This how we got a Honda without paying the Honda price.  BlackMax at Sam's club.  Quiet and reliable so far. https://www.samsclub.com/sams/blackmax-7000w-generator/prod20121431.ip?xid=plp_product_1_2
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    Bull Live Birth Weight

    Interesting study on the Genetic and non-Genetic influences on birth weight. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/8980/2b9ca254cbe1ab42660e0d9c4b2aa2295cff.pdf
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    best simmental bull

    Is this the bull you are talking about?  He is a 2015 model. http://outbackshowcattle.com/cattle/tngl-obr-fortune-500c/
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    Buying Cattle

    dummy bidder.
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    FERTILIZING PASTURE

    Here is a pretty simple pasture drag.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj7u7uzBS4E I know Rocking J in NE has a really big one that they built out of tires.
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    Hereford show genetics

    If they are not worried about getting them registered Hale Cattle in Miami TX has some good hereford marked  cattle. http://www.halecattlecompany.com/index.html
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    Heifer safe Simmental bull?

    An older bull that is definitely calving ease and will give them nice look.  TNT Ever Ready.  Probably won't make baldies though. https://absbeef.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/sorted-male-semen-available-for-ever-ready/
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    the last cowboy at pine creek ranch

    I heard this when I watched it and thought "Another person trying to control me that has no idea what they are talking about." Just add them to the list of "Facts Don't Matter": Environmentalists Global Warming Gun Control Black Lives Matter National Organization of Women Open Boarders Crowd...
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    Heifer is past her due date

    When I was learning to AI our AI Guy taught me to back up 3 months from the AI date and add 7 days .  That would put her at 3/29.
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    Ideal Yearling Weight for Heifers

    I was taught by a professor that puberty in heifers is determined by body weight.  When they reach 60% of their mature weight they will begin to cycle.  He also told a story of some fast growing Gelbvieh heifers that were bred by the herd bull while at the side of their dam. This link explains...
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    Maine folks - need help selecting a bull

    You could go old school with Cowan's Ali.  He is double clean and I think Lautner is selling original or clone semen.
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    Using dairy cows as Recips

    When Trans Ova started they had feedlot's full of Holstein heifers for recip's but I think they have gotten away from that due to Johne's Disease. We stopped at a Brangus outfit in Missouri in the late 80's and they said the best recip on the planet was a Brahman x Holstein.  "She milks and...
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    ACW Iron Hide

    Badger Creek Cattle Company in Emporia, KS is selling several sons this weekend. http://www.badgercreekcattle.com/annualsale.html
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    S & R Rountable

    Also Whitney Walker: http://pulse.sullivansupply.com/national-western-open-angus-early-winter-heifer-calf/
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    S & R Rountable

    Carter Ward had a nice one in Denver. http://pulse.sullivansupply.com/national-western-open-angus-champions/
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    Simm bulls

    Hooks Yukon covers most of those bases. http://bullbarn.com/simmepd.asp?ID=769
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    Griswold sale

    That thing was a marathon.  Bonham must have been wearing a diaper.
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