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Sweet sorgum is better to use than corn. The reason they don't use it is because people already know how to grow corn. If they started to use sweet sorgum then more people would have to learn something new and they just want to stick to what they already know.

That game is awesome My username is Gillmon and I raise simmentals

I watched it. It turned out much better than I thought it was going to. It seems that both sides got a chance to talk and give reasons. Nobody bashed each other too much so it seemed civil and informative.

At one show I go to, they have a drawing for stuff after the show that were donated by businesses. They have grooming products, show sticks, rope halters, mineral, toys for the young kids, gift certificates, and T-shirts. They always have enough for all the kids there too so everyone gets...

I'm not the greatest at clipping but I'm not too bad. I clipped the heifer in my avatar and she didn't look too bad. This year I bought a new pair of clippers. I used to have a small pair that I got for like $15. The new pair are huge and high quaility. I brought them to the shows and let other...

I sold a 500 lb black steer calf Monday and he brought $1.00 per lb. I had a pair of black heifers the same size sell for $0.905 per lb.

Here's the pictures. The one named Delilah (the first two pictures) is the one who ended up winning reserve champion in September. I showed a bred heifer heifer too but I was advised to not feed her too much because it could cause her calf to grow too much so I ended up with a different ration...

I just started using Grand 4-T-Fyer show feed in August and I'm impressed. I had a little heifer I showed on August 2nd, she placed at the bottom of her class. I put her on Grand 4-T-Fyer a couple days later and by September 10th, she looked like a whole new animal. She got reserve champion. She...

I read somewhere that the average red angus has better marbling than the average black angus but the average black angus has more meat on it than the average red angus. They're basically the same thing though. I have a dandy red angus cow right now. Every calf she has looks awesome. I never...

I agree, genetics are the main thing that makes them grow hair. Around here nobody's crazy about hair so I never tried to grow it long.. it just comes out that way on some calves. All I do is brush and rinse them. I have a friend from IL and she said that over there a judge will hardly even look...

I love working with my heifers every day. It's pretty amazing that at first they're scared to death of you but then they're suddenly your best friend. I love spending time with my animals. And when they're all grown up and out in the pasture, they'll still let you walk up and pet them.  :) I'm...

Oh my goodness, it's so horrible how people are so cruel to such helpless vegetables!!  :o I can't believe a human being could be so mean to those helpless creatures. I heard in vegetable processing plants that the workers there throw the vegetables around and let them get brused and not even...

I got an email about it from the ASA a couple days ago that warned of it. They sent a bunch of information: http://simmental.org/enews/lt.php?id=N0UFAlZTAEoGVE0FAA0B It's the same thing that was already posted here though. That's pretty scary.  :o

I was at a cattle show yesterday showing my heifers.  ;D

Nice looking heifer. She looks good and heavy muscled. Who's in her bloodlines?

- Fresh home grown tomatos on a ham sandwich. -Watermelon. My watermelon this year weighs 116 lbs (last year's was 108). I can't eat it until after it's judged this week though! -Beef, of course. And since this week is our district fair: -Funnel cakes -Corn dogs -BBQ brisket sandwich and...

At one show I go to they give out lawn chairs that say "Grand Champion" on them to all the breed champions. Those are kind of neat but I'd be scared to get it dirty or someone would steal it. Honestly I like torphys and rossettes. Also the belt buckles look really cool. I've never won a belt...

I was the loner girl who sat alone at lunch that liked to talk about cattle. lol I was such a geek. My favorite classes were ag and art.  ;) I've been out of high school for 2 years now. Since I've been in college I'm not as shy as I used to be. lol

Winning is fun but it's also fun just to show even if your animals don't place well. I love working with my calves and taking them to the fair where everyone can see them. If a judge doesn't like my animal, it's their loss. The thing that gets to me sometimes is when a judge doesn't look at...

Here she is. The mama was yellow with a white tail and little white spots on her. The bull was solid black. This year the same cow and bull made a white calf.