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At my place we ride a lot of colts, they need more jobs then I have to give them. I could buy a squeeze chute and do all my processing afoot, but I like the ability to take my time, gain experience on my horses, and have no complex alley, tub and chute system to pay for. Usually I only buy 10...

I buy calves usually around 250-400 lbs and hit them all with a Ralgro implant on processing day. I’m finishing a few steers out some for my own family and a few for friends of ours, and I think I should hit them with another one. How long do they usually last? I know the feedlots I worked at...

I am getting some land cleared that was all brush and pear, now I need to run a disc over it a couple times to kill the pear so it don’t grow back, and then later on this summer I’ll disc again and plant it to oats. I called up a tractor place I’ve done some business with and talked about...

It’s been interesting to see as I buy feed and sell these calves what the average daily Gain is doing. I have to admit mine is all over the place and not necessarily connected to the breed but more so the condition they were in when I bought them. So far the best ones have gained 100 pounds in a...

I was talking to an order buyer yesterday, and he asked me if I’ve been branding my calves, I told him I did, and he recommended that I don’t brand because they will get price docked when I turn around and sell them. I’m all about making more money, but I also like having my brand on in case of...