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I guess I've been in the woods and fields to much.  Heard that Sams, Cosco, and other major wholesale food outlets are limiting the amount of rice and flour that a customer can buy due to a world shortage. Boy spending all that money and time into turning corn into ethanol may not be such a good...

I for once saw the wrinting on the wall concerning cattle mineral and feed.  I was concerened about the lack or shortage of inputs last winter. Right after the first of the year I bought enough creep feed to last thru the summer and mineral to last the whole year..I hope.  Since then the feed...

Diamond S--Pro's and cons to each Alfalfa or Red clover Alfalfa-more managment-spraying, looking for bugs, diseases More bloat problems if grazing plus it last longer it taken care of Red clover- usually no bloat problems, less managment, but it will need to be re-seeded every few years. Here...

SDCC--sounds like you have soome great farm land.  Not sure If I would take it out of production but I definetly would think after I cut the silage turn the cattle on it to clean up. This Fall plant winter wheat and 1 graze it or 2 with the high price of wheat right now raise it and sell. After...

  My little brother can "witch" for things like buried electrical lines, etc...  He just takes two chunks of bare copper ground wire and does it i guess. I've used this method to find septic lines, water lines, and electrical lines.  It works but I still never dig with out contacting the...

Sowed more red clover into the grass pastures this year. With the potash and fertilizer cost still rising with no end in sight I'm planning to do a lot more.  Guess everyone had the same idea as the red clover seed was EXPENSIVE. We just broadcast the seed and add some phosphorus and potassium...

Green Graze...we used to help a neighbor put this up for hay every year in south missouri. Ask local seed companies how it does in your area. http://www.easttexasseedcompany.com/page7.html dh

I agree I just got into shorties but have been around cattle all my life. I've had to pull 85 lb calf (had pull with winch) from one cow a few years ago then the next year she had a whopper (at least for her 98lb calf born unassisted..literally in minutes). Now the difference...the head and...

A few years ago my barn had mice scatter anytime you moved anything.  And bird ........on everything cause of the bird nest in the rafters.  Well we got a visitor one summer day a big ol black coil up in the rafters.  Since then 3 sure things have happened in the barn. 1. not many if any mice...

I've held off on posting but here I go. different situations call for different management.  I may of overlooked it but you stated that this is your second hefier that wouldn't breed. It may be a managment issue. Too fat or needs high quality mineral whatever.  I'm sure you have already looked...

shorthorn pb herd. Cross / mix on commercial herd mostly black.

Yep B's and G's here anytime of day. ;) Also love the yellow frosted Zingers...and they are liking me more and more every year. I'm still growing cept now its our stead of up. :( dh

Well...if corn, fertilizer, and everything else keeps going up it'll take a million $ baby (calf) to pay for the inputs.

I'm over 400 miles away in Missouri close to KC. At 4 my 11 mo old son woke up and I fed him but he wouldn't go back to sleep which is really unusual (at least for him). Needless to say my wife and I were in bed with the baby between us when our bedroom door started bouncing slightly back and...

Got the cold weather crops in 10 days ago, broccoli, spinach, lettuce, and am trying to get some asparagus started. Will plant the corn, green beans, and squash between may 1st and the 10th....If I can get all the cow AI--ing done by then.  Last night before the rain planned to work a little on...

We have used a steer as a heat detector. When I notice the steer following around a certain cow its usually time to pay closer attention. ;D good luck dh

Endora's Business Strictly Black Magic Marie Laveau---(cajun voodoo witch) dh

So as Jill asked will a CIDR cause a cow to have a heat cycle after calving.....or is it only effective if she is already cycling? don

Not exactly on the same note but I guess I learned from some ol timers. If we had a bull calf that weighed over 85 lbs we cut him didn't matter how good he was. Now don't get so excited that was several years ago on a commercial basis......but I still do that except I've raised my limit a...

By creep feeding all a calf can eat how much extra weight can you add to the 205 adjusted WW? What is your best estimate. From my experience I just creep feed one can per calf per day (seemed a good idea for less waste) and they seemed to do fine and I can tell a difference that paid off after...