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After trying to update the software unsuccessfully I hired an expert to do it. He had no better luck. So we are back with the old software and...
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Frosted hay

Last post by snoopdog « Sat Nov 17, 2018 8:12 pm
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by cowboy43 » Sat Nov 17, 2018 2:26 pm

Blue Stem grass hay got frost killed, what does it do to the protein, does it reduce the $ value, was valued at $60 a roll, what would it be valued...

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Sat Nov 17, 2018 8:12 pm
Loss of our Native Hardwoods

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by Bright Raven » Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:04 am

The woods in Kentucky are a relic of what they were when I was raised on the family farm.

Gone:
White Oak
White Ash
American Elm
Beech

The rest of...
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Just Right

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by redlevel » Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:05 pm

I hit it just right with my winter grazing.

I sowed about five acres of ryegrass two days before the hurricane in early October. Broadcast it, with...

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When the tractor is at the farm

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by slick4591 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 1:12 pm

and you needed to unload a roll.
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Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:06 pm
Greenscape Seeder

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by pwldrp » Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:03 pm

Is there anyone on here using the Greenscape Seeder in East Texas area?

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Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:03 pm
Discing Coastal

Last post by BC « Sat Nov 10, 2018 12:16 am
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by pwldrp » Thu Nov 08, 2018 8:27 am

What is the best time of year to disc coastal to "wake it up"?

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Sat Nov 10, 2018 12:16 am
Making better dry hay and balage ?

Last post by Jeanne - Simme Valley « Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:35 pm
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by Stocker Steve » Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:01 am

Planning to make balage with my upland legume mix stands next year. Expect to avoid the drying issues and increase quality. I have haying equipment...

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Thu Nov 08, 2018 6:35 pm
Smoothing a hay field

Last post by Turkeybird « Tue Nov 06, 2018 8:14 pm
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by east_tex » Mon Nov 05, 2018 9:04 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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Tue Nov 06, 2018 8:14 pm
Grazing management

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by 5S Cattle » Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:17 pm

As soon as we can string together a week of dry weather, I’m going to plant wheat, turnips, radishes, and some crimson clover. Never planted the...

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Sun Nov 04, 2018 12:35 pm
Orchard Grass ?

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by Stocker Steve » Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:33 am

I plant blends of grasses and legumes. Had been including a high percentage of meadow fescue but it does last. What I am seeing is an increase in the...

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Sun Nov 04, 2018 10:31 am
Remember the Oleo "Mother Nature" Commercials

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by Texasmark » Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:11 am

Jingle was you don't mess with her. Well she is messing with us, probably the majority of visitors to this forum and then some.

Spring was pretty...

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Smut grass

Last post by Farmgirl « Wed Oct 31, 2018 7:08 pm
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by Butterbean_Farms » Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:33 am

I know Velpar is the recommended herbicide for smut grass, but has anybody had any luck keeping it in check by disking it? I have been told it helps,...

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Wed Oct 31, 2018 7:08 pm
Pasture/Tetraploid ryegrass question.

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by OzssieDave19 » Wed Oct 31, 2018 5:17 am

Hello " Brains trust" so I am an Australian and I will include a flyer picture of the grass variety I am asking about.

I am deep in a bad...

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Hay Season 2018

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by skyhightree1 » Sun May 13, 2018 7:56 pm

I went back to my home town for family reasons and first person I see on a tractor is our very own no rest farm someone I don't do hay much I will...
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Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:03 pm
Grazing Johnson Grass after frost

Last post by Banjo « Sun Oct 28, 2018 7:57 pm
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by pricefarm » Fri Oct 26, 2018 7:39 am

I have a field that has some Johnson grass in it. Last week we got several frosts on it. It's still green but you can till the frost has hurt it. Do...

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Sun Oct 28, 2018 7:57 pm
Rotational grazing

Last post by wbvs58 « Sat Oct 27, 2018 6:28 pm
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by BFE » Sat Oct 27, 2018 6:45 am

I have picked up a new pasture for next year. It's divided into basically four sections that can be grazed separately, two larger of equal size and...

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grazing alfalfa/grass hay field

Last post by BryanM « Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:31 am
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by BryanM » Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:06 am

Is there any dangers in grazing an alalfa/grass hay field? With preg cows and calves? this fall

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Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:31 am
Fescue seeding

Last post by wbvs58 « Thu Oct 25, 2018 3:24 am
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by littletom » Mon Oct 15, 2018 5:55 pm

I know it is well after prime time. What is the latest anyone has gone with success? With all this rain i'm running well behind. And poured 3 inchs...

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Thu Oct 25, 2018 3:24 am
Calves in the pasture

Last post by BlondeD « Wed Oct 24, 2018 9:57 pm
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by Dave » Sun Oct 21, 2018 11:47 pm

We got here too late in the year to be stocking the place so we leased it out. The guy we leased to put up hay on the irrigated ground. Stacked the...

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Wed Oct 24, 2018 9:57 pm
East Texas hay

Last post by Caustic Burno « Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:22 am
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by Bfields30 » Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:20 am

East TX guys when do y’all start putting out hay for winter? This will be my first winter that I will have cows curious to when Everyone usually...
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Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:22 am
re-taking CRP land

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by AZAggie » Thu Oct 18, 2018 3:04 pm

I have 80 acres of land that has been in CRP for the last 10+ years that I am now able to do something with. There is another 80 connected to it that...
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Mon Oct 22, 2018 7:34 am
Well Texas...Is it wet yet?

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by 1982vett » Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:11 am

It is here...8.25 inches since Saturday night. Not complaining.
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Mon Oct 22, 2018 2:17 am
Cutting hay after freeze

Last post by Banjo « Sun Oct 21, 2018 9:32 pm
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by MtnCows93 » Sun Oct 21, 2018 5:45 pm

A old timer told me after it freezes you might as well forget about cutting hay cause it aint no count the hay gives the cows the runs. anybody had...

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Sun Oct 21, 2018 9:32 pm
How much clover per acre

Last post by Douglas « Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:25 pm
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by DCA farm » Thu Oct 18, 2018 7:16 pm

Hello
How much clover would y'all recommend to mix into winter pasture. I know clover can cause bloat issues if to much used but I have winter wheat...

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Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:25 pm
Biblical rainfall and feeding hay....

Last post by Lucky_P « Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:35 am
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by Texas Gal » Mon Oct 15, 2018 12:10 pm

We've had almost 20 inches of rain since the first of September. This has me thinking ahead to feeding hay in these conditions. At this rate the mud...
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Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:35 am
Horsenettle

Last post by snoopdog « Wed Oct 17, 2018 7:40 pm
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by southernultrablack » Wed Oct 17, 2018 5:54 pm

Bought a few round bales of hay to feed a group of calves. It’s got a good bit of horsenettle in it. Is this going to be an issue or will they pick...

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Wed Oct 17, 2018 7:40 pm
Rome plow

Last post by Jogeephus « Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:38 pm
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by Turkeybird » Tue Oct 16, 2018 5:56 am

Anyone have success in using a heavy offset disc on new ground?

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Tue Oct 16, 2018 2:38 pm
Ryegrass

Last post by redlevel « Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:33 pm
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by Cross-7 » Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:52 pm

I’m looking at planting ryegrass instead of wheat
The thought is to save on farming and seed wheat every fall.
How well does it produce during cold...

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Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:33 pm
Done!!!

Last post by Lazy M « Sun Oct 14, 2018 3:33 pm
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by Lazy M » Thu Oct 11, 2018 6:51 pm

One of the best feelings in the world is to be finished baling for the year. I don't think I had any that didn't get wet at some point, but I made...

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Sun Oct 14, 2018 3:33 pm
Michael?

Last post by True Grit Farms « Sat Oct 13, 2018 3:11 pm
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by redlevel » Fri Oct 12, 2018 10:24 pm

Did the hurricane do much damage to you folks a little further South than me? I’m in Taylor County, GA. We were very lucky. Had tornados bracketing...

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