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Today's workshop
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Caustic Burno » Fri Apr 17, 2015 4:48 pm
Was largely on retaining and buying replacements.
Average cost to raise a heifer was 1900 the most to pay for a replacement
was 2400 with the five...
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Last post by DCA farm
Sun Dec 01, 2019 4:17 am
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What happens on a feedlot?
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milkmaid » Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:54 am
This a cross-post of mine from another forum that I created for the hobby people who are anti-big-Ag, thought maybe y'all would appreciate it as...
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Last post by jedstivers
Tue Nov 28, 2017 11:42 pm
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RAISING BEEF CATTLE ON A FEW ACRES
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Arkansas » Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:08 am
I want to start off by letting you all know this is not my material I found it while looking into raising cattle on a few acres. I found it very...
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Last post by bird dog
Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:44 pm
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Last post by M Gravlee
Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:46 am
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For newcomers..........
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Mod2 » Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:29 am
No advertising, no politics, no profanity, no threatening of others
Welcome to the forums
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Last post by madamesophia
Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:46 pm
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Last post by cypressfarms
Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:01 pm
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cows calving -- for newbies -- pictures
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milkmaid » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:49 pm
For those who wonder what normal will look like... (and those experienced folks feel free to add more to the info I've given)
Cows calving:
This...
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Last post by Son of Butch
Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:03 am
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Buying Corriente Pairs
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Ben3 » Tue Jul 16, 2019 11:04 pm
After 30 years of being out of the family farm, we have the opportunity to buy the farm back. I would appreciate advice from folks that have had...
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Last post by TennesseeTuxedo
Wed Aug 07, 2019 6:09 pm
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Old fencing
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ccattleco » Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:54 pm
The farm I recently purchased thankfully already has perimeter fencing. All 50 acres is fenced with woven wire and 1 strand of barbed wire on top....
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Last post by wbvs58
Tue Aug 06, 2019 6:26 pm
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MIG book pass around
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T & B farms » Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:12 pm
I have a copy of Management-intensive Grazing by Jim Gerrish id like to send to someone looking to learn more about pasture management. I thought I...
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Last post by burgelles
Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:36 am
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Cattle prices
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tncattle » Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:35 pm
I think I know why or sorta know why or maybe I don’t know anything! Why are 500 lb. steers selling for $1.95 in Nebraska and about .40-.50 cents...
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Last post by snoopdog
Fri Aug 02, 2019 7:43 pm
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Fair Weigh-In
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JurassicFarms » Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:35 pm
Do you want your feeder calf to weigh more or less at weigh-in? Or is there no advantage to going either way?
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Fri Aug 02, 2019 9:47 am
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Creep feeding vs finishing on grain
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NonTypicalCPA » Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:10 am
It sounds like most beef is finished on grain in the last few months before slaughter. Does creep feeding calves from a few months old and continuing...
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Fri Aug 02, 2019 9:43 am
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Horned cows with polled cows
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cowgal604 » Wed Jul 31, 2019 4:09 pm
I own a property that I don't live on but use it for my cows. My neighbor next door liked the idea of my cows so decided to get himself 1 of his own....
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Last post by 5S Cattle
Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:55 pm
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Why we do it.
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Smallpotatoes » Tue Jul 23, 2019 5:32 pm
I’ll always be a beginner compared to some. But this made me smile tonight. We all have those images and moment.
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Last post by Boot Jack Bulls
Wed Jul 31, 2019 7:08 pm
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curtiss breeding
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tuck » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:57 pm
I bought a semen tank from a retireing farmer and he brought out this curtiss breeding service AI box and put that in with the tank. I tried to do a...
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Last post by Nesikep
Sun Jul 28, 2019 2:43 pm
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Wed Jul 24, 2019 10:05 am
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Busy Calving
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Foz682 » Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:06 am
Had 5 calves born in 30 hours, none of which were twins. Usually peak at 2 a day. May not seem like many to some, but it's a lot when we only have 40...
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Last post by Foz682
Tue Jul 23, 2019 7:23 am
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young heifer bred
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nocows » Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:10 am
I know this has been discussed many times on here but here it goes anyway......... :deadhorse:
This morning I seen the bull breed a 4 month old...
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Last post by Son of Butch
Sun Jul 21, 2019 9:01 pm
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Weaning pen
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Bfields30 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:59 pm
Fence line weaning I’m tearing down old fence at my place and making area wean pen. The fence I’m tearing down been here over 50 yrs it’s like 4...
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Last post by Bfields30
Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:50 pm
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American Aberdeen Angus/Lowline angus
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Stephanie » Fri Jul 12, 2019 1:49 pm
Who here breeds Aberdeen’s? I’ve loved the few I’ve seen in person. Excited to get my first registered heifer next week. Will be AI’ing others soon....
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Last post by Allenw
Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:53 am
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Need some advice
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KentuckySpud » Wed Jul 17, 2019 4:19 pm
Recently bought a Simangus 2 year 3 in 1 and put them on a 2.5 acre lot. It’s just momma and the calf along with our donkey on the land. And here...
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Last post by Bright Raven
Thu Jul 18, 2019 6:12 am
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Pasture/hay ?
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tncattle » Mon Jul 08, 2019 9:02 am
I just cut a 15 acre pasture (good grass) Saturday that was really tall 4-5 ft. I just bush hogged it. Is it bad for all that cut grass to lay there?...
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Tue Jul 16, 2019 4:14 pm
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Last post by snoopdog
Tue Jul 16, 2019 6:53 am
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Older Branding pic
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Silver » Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:56 pm
This pic is kinda special to me. My neighbour took it at one of our brandings many years ago and today I took a photo of her photo. It's getting...
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Last post by snoopdog
Tue Jul 16, 2019 6:22 am
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Brillion seeder
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buck0678 » Fri Jul 12, 2019 12:22 pm
Has anyone tried planting sorghum sundan grass seed in a brillion seeder, I have heard that you can't, because it doesn't plant the seed deep enough,...
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Last post by buck0678
Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:50 pm
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Money making in cattle
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trin » Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:02 pm
Have 12 acres wanting to see what would make me the most profit with cattle. Raising 200 Lb calves on winter annual? 5 beef cows and sell calves?...
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Last post by gcreekrch
Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:03 pm
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Genetics and Herd Expansion
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ncboy34 » Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:08 pm
Any thoughts on best way to improve herd genetics using AI or natural service? I'm wanting to start improving genetics for the long term and have...
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:52 am
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shade
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nocows » Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:40 am
Does anyone have any simple ideas or ways they've created shade for cattle? I wean calves in lot but there isn't any shade available to them and it's...
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Last post by Lucky_P
Sun Jul 07, 2019 4:57 pm
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Cattle goals for the new yr and future
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Bfields30 » Wed Jan 02, 2019 5:38 pm
Just interested and knowing how everyone started off in the cattle business rather it’s a hobby or if it’s your only job or if you do that plus a...
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Last post by darcelina4
Sun Jul 07, 2019 10:00 am
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Creek crossing repair
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Silver » Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:02 am
Creek crossing is washed out. We build semi temporary crossings by putting logs down and covering with dirt. Generally we just put more dirt on these...
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Last post by wbvs58
Sat Jul 06, 2019 5:48 pm
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Good morning
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Nuakerprel » Mon Jul 01, 2019 6:36 am
Hello all lovers of the moos!
What is the best way to castrate a jersey calf?
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Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley
Sat Jul 06, 2019 5:21 pm
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Been gone
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JHH » Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:11 pm
Ok, been gone for a while and don't check in like I used to. So someone P.M. me what happened to Dun please.
Also miss Cert, and Bez. They still...
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Last post by JHH
Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:02 am
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Last post by cowgal604
Tue Jul 02, 2019 3:59 pm
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Heifers on Pasture Video
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Silver » Sun Jun 30, 2019 1:28 pm
Found one group of heifers this morning. We've been getting some rain the last week, so things are picking back up.
Also, a couple of calves in...
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Last post by Silver
Mon Jul 01, 2019 10:35 am
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Pasture/ barn rental rates
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br_swiger » Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:21 am
We have approximately 9 acres of pasture with a 40’ x 70’ barn that we are renting to a farmer with 17 cattle at the moment. We are charging him $230...
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Last post by farmerjan
Sun Jun 30, 2019 10:24 pm
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Cost of baling hay
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Jeanne - Simme Valley » Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:32 am
First cutting is done! Yahoo
We had 2 sunny days (8th & 9th) and got 70 acres done, then 3 days later had a sunny day & got the last 10 acres done....
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Last post by gcreekrch
Sat Jun 29, 2019 10:31 pm
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