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Discuss grasses and how to grow and harvest them.
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Planting Giant Bermuda
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Soggy Bottom » Fri Feb 15, 2019 11:15 am
I have 17 acres of some type of blue stem I recently bought. They do bale the property but I would like to change it from blue stem to a type of...
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Last post by Ebenezer
Mon Feb 18, 2019 7:16 am
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Been unrolling hay
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Bigfoot » Wed Dec 12, 2018 5:38 pm
Been knocked around on here a lot, I’ve been in the discussion some myself. Tried it on a real limited basis maybe a couple of years ago, and it...
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Last post by Stocker Steve
Mon Feb 18, 2019 4:31 am
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Hemp
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CCCowman » Tue Feb 05, 2019 7:23 am
Does anyone know of someone that feeds hemp hay to cattle? Suppose to be pretty good source of protein and fat. Would you do it?
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Last post by Richnm
Sat Feb 16, 2019 6:52 am
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2019 Fertilizer Applications ?
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Stocker Steve » Tue Feb 12, 2019 3:33 pm
With high hay prices in many parts of the country - - are you looking at applying more fertilizer this year?
With high pasture costs in many parts...
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Last post by slick4591
Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:47 pm
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Last post by snoopdog
Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:39 pm
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free hayground is too expensive
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MtnCows93 » Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:21 pm
for a while now i have been cutting little hayfiends people let me cut it for free but none of them will let me put chicken litter on it, they claim...
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Last post by Dave
Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:03 pm
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The last move!
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southernultrablack » Sun Feb 10, 2019 2:28 pm
Opened up the final section of stockpiled pasture for the cows today. 15 head grazing about 30 acres for a month now and I’m figuring I’ve got at...
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Last post by southernultrablack
Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:17 am
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Pasture, Rangeland, Forage insurance USDA
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Bigfoot » Fri Feb 08, 2019 5:26 pm
I’m not familiar with the program at all. I believe I’m too late to insure for 2019. Asked my insurance guy, and he didn’t seem to know anything. The...
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Last post by Bigfoot
Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:41 pm
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fertilizer
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snoopdog » Tue Feb 05, 2019 6:25 pm
Got my fertilizer spread today, finished, pastures drug, and a rain tonight and tomorrow. What I'm spreading this year is a solid from a process of...
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Last post by snoopdog
Wed Feb 06, 2019 7:01 pm
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Renting ground for hay production
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Bigfoot » Fri Feb 01, 2019 6:56 pm
I have never rented ground for making hay. I have cut hay on the shares, a third and two thirds is the best trade I’ll make. Normally, I buy the...
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Last post by Lucky
Tue Feb 05, 2019 3:44 pm
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Hay shortage
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uplandnut » Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:57 am
Getting enough hay is a problem for a large number of people in western wi this year. This got me wondering how many people buy there hay as they go...
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Last post by farmerjan
Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:01 am
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Baler question
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callmefence » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:28 am
New Holland 660 owners manual calls for 95 hp PTO.
What would be the pitfalls of running this baler on a tractor with rated 75 ho at the PTO.
Would...
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Last post by Texasmark
Fri Feb 01, 2019 9:05 am
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Ky31
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skyhightree1 » Tue Dec 04, 2018 5:47 am
What in the world is going on with it seems to keep going up 30.00 a 50lb bag each year. In bulk discount I'm still paying 70.00 a 50# bag. Those...
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Last post by Banjo
Thu Jan 31, 2019 1:30 pm
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Best Barbed Wire ???
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MidArk » Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:41 am
About to start fencing a new place. Started using Field Fence a few years back, but have not been tickled with it. Looking for suggestions on Barbed...
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Last post by Caustic Burno
Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:56 pm
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Turn Key or Fixer Upper
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midTN_Brangusman » Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:52 am
I am looking at purchasing some land in the next 2-3 years. Have debated on whether to go with a turn key cattle operation or a fixer upper and more...
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Last post by MtnCows93
Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:50 pm
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TYE no till drill
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f1tiger » Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:57 pm
Have done some research but wondering if anyone has ever had one; Are they easy to maintain and can parts be bought easily,thanks for any info
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Last post by sim.-ang.king
Sat Jan 26, 2019 1:40 pm
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The Renovation Blues
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BlondeD » Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:15 pm
Returned to the cattle biz after a 15 year lay off due to demanding job. Now back but still not retired..(I wish). Was always stretched thin..!! The...
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Last post by BlondeD
Sat Jan 26, 2019 10:29 am
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Pasture Planning Help
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CokaColaCowboy » Thu Jan 24, 2019 9:56 pm
Young rancher here in Oklahoma just getting started and want to build my pastures up to their full potential. Have a lot of what I think are good...
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Last post by Ebenezer
Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:44 pm
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Inline hay trailer in Virginia
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Adam72 » Thu Jan 24, 2019 9:11 pm
Hello. I am looking for somewhere that sells inline hay trailers somewhere in Virginia or North Carolina. Thanks.
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Last post by Adam72
Thu Jan 24, 2019 9:11 pm
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Feed Cart Fun ?
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Stocker Steve » Thu Jan 24, 2019 12:57 pm
Hay prices have doubled here since fall. Hay is mostly going south into areas that had a lot of flooding last summer.
I have a lonely feed cart...
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Last post by Stocker Steve
Thu Jan 24, 2019 2:29 pm
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Questions for the Bermuda experts
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callmefence » Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:32 am
So I've got after several years of chipping away at it. Approx 30 acres of what used to be a cedar break ready.
The last two years I've raised...
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Last post by 5S Cattle
Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:44 pm
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Hay rings with the skirts at the bottom ?
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jd720 » Wed Dec 19, 2018 8:42 pm
Ok it`s time to buy some new hay rings so I`ve been looking at the ones with the skirts at the bottom. Do the skirts really save any hay or is that...
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Last post by cfpinz
Wed Jan 23, 2019 6:10 am
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Made my fourth move.
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southernultrablack » Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:46 am
So this stockpiled grazing seems to be doing ok. Made the fourth move yesterday. It takes a little getting use to on watching cow condition, some...
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Last post by southernultrablack
Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:19 pm
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Whole corn?
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southernultrablack » Fri Jan 18, 2019 7:03 pm
Gonna be wet,windy and cold the next few days. Have the cows on stockpile and was wondering if 3# of whole corn per head/day would be enough of an...
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Last post by TexasBred
Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:07 pm
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Hey Cow Wintering Cost ?
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Stocker Steve » Wed Dec 26, 2018 4:17 pm
Been doing some figur'in while the wood burner worked. Came up with U$S 1.20 to 1.40 per day to winter a dry cow on free choice hay and mineral....
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Last post by Coosh71
Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:24 pm
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southern missouri grass / soil
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ddd75 » Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:47 am
south west / central / east
wheres the best ground? how deep are the soils? where should I stay away from?
anything i need to know about the area?
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Last post by HDRider
Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:28 pm
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What is killing white pines?
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hillbilly beef man » Thu Jan 17, 2019 8:38 am
I bought a place several years ago that had been neglected for decades. The place stayed covered with white pine sprouts that the previous renter...
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Last post by ga.prime
Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:23 pm
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Let's talk about rope/wick applicators
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Bigfoot » Mon Sep 26, 2016 7:21 pm
Daddy had one, when I was little boy. All I remember about it, was he claimed it was junk. I would like to make a stab at wicking some broomsedge. It...
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Last post by Bigfoot
Thu Jan 17, 2019 8:16 pm
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Legumes
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JMER1533 » Mon Jan 14, 2019 4:02 pm
Hi all, I'm new to the board and new-ish to cattle. I have 11 head of black angus and am in southern middle TN with a bermuda and fescue pasture. I'm...
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Last post by snoopdog
Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:43 am
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Smoothing a hay field
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east_tex » Mon Nov 05, 2018 8:04 pm
I am working on smoothing out a Coastal and Bahia hay field which is so rough the custom baler doesn't want the work. I think I can lightly disk and...
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Last post by ddd75
Fri Jan 11, 2019 5:24 pm
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