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Profitability

Last post by Bovine breeder « Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:28 am

by Bovine breeder » Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:28 am

I thought it would be interesting to open the floor to everyone and see what they had to say about things they had implemented on the farm that...

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Wed Jan 16, 2019 12:28 am
Awesome handling facility

Last post by MtnCows93 « Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:44 pm
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by skyhightree1 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:39 am

Such an awesome safe design

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Last post by MtnCows93 View the latest post
Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:44 pm
Allan Nation

Last post by MO-Ruminants « Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:47 am

by MO-Ruminants » Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:47 am

Who has heard or read a recommendation from the late Allan Nation and applied it? (finance, grazing, marketing etc.)

Has it brought you positive or...

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Last post by MO-Ruminants View the latest post
Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:47 am
Hydraulic special

Last post by M-5 « Sat Jan 05, 2019 9:23 pm

by M-5 » Sat Jan 05, 2019 9:23 pm

If your in need of some hydraulic stuff. Bailey hydraulics has lots of stuff on clearance. I picked up a joystick valve to convert my old jd 2 stick...

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Last post by M-5 View the latest post
Sat Jan 05, 2019 9:23 pm
Continuous fence pricing

Last post by bball « Sat Jan 05, 2019 6:20 pm
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by bball » Sat Jan 05, 2019 12:07 pm

What is continuous fence cost running in your area?
Got quoted $85 for 6 bar 20' sections (min qty 20)
Hardware .35 each (couplers/clamps)

Can it be...

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Sat Jan 05, 2019 6:20 pm
How do you catch them all?

Last post by 76 Bar « Sat Jan 05, 2019 1:27 pm
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by Bigfoot » Thu Aug 10, 2017 9:29 pm

In my life, I have never been able to catch every cow, calf, and bull on my place at the same time. That is a feat that I have truely never...
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Sat Jan 05, 2019 1:27 pm
Herbicide for fence lines

Last post by WinterSpringsFarm « Sun Dec 30, 2018 2:06 pm
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by farmguy » Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:56 pm

I usually spray annually with roundup. Sometimes weather is not cooperative such as too much rain in low areas. When I do spray fences with roundup...
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Last post by WinterSpringsFarm View the latest post
Sun Dec 30, 2018 2:06 pm
fence tips and tricks

Last post by T & B farms « Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:04 pm
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by fenceman » Thu Sep 24, 2015 7:01 am

Every one here has a fence. I post tips from time to time. Some thank me some criticize. Either way is fine. From now on they will all be here....
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Last post by T & B farms View the latest post
Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:04 pm
Latest project

Last post by Named'em Tamed'em « Wed Dec 26, 2018 9:43 am
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by M-5 » Wed Nov 21, 2018 1:33 pm

Starting to get a few things in order . I built this weekend before last , 4 of us got everything set in 12 hrs over 2 days .

Last weekend it...
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Last post by Named'em Tamed'em View the latest post
Wed Dec 26, 2018 9:43 am
Filling stock tanks from pond

Last post by Silver « Sun Dec 23, 2018 6:08 pm
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by Statefan62 » Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:18 pm

im wanting to design a watering system where I can pump water into stock tanks from a existing pond with a float system that shuts it off and on....

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Sun Dec 23, 2018 6:08 pm
Thinking outside the box

Last post by HDRider « Fri Dec 21, 2018 4:03 pm
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by TCRanch » Fri May 18, 2018 11:49 am

So I have a 3 month old calf with a critical case of scours; hit him fast & furious. Tried my Trusti Tuber for the first time and it's awesome,...
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Last post by HDRider View the latest post
Fri Dec 21, 2018 4:03 pm
Easy Pasture Profit !

Last post by Dave « Fri Dec 21, 2018 9:26 am
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by Stocker Steve » Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:26 pm

I just got back from the western edge of ND, and I now realize now the best way to manage pasture profits. You drill oil wells!
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Last post by Dave View the latest post
Fri Dec 21, 2018 9:26 am
manual post driver

Last post by greybeard « Thu Dec 20, 2018 10:09 am
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by SALTBRANCH2 » Wed Dec 12, 2018 11:20 pm

I need a manual post driver to try and set some 2-3/8" pipe posts. How heavy are you fence guys building these? I have some 3-1/2" Sc40...
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Last post by greybeard View the latest post
Thu Dec 20, 2018 10:09 am
Separating the Calves

Last post by Brute 23 « Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:00 pm
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by Bright Raven » Sun Dec 09, 2018 6:51 pm

My calves are learning the system. They know they can find a clean, mud free environment where there is fresh hay, feed and shelter. It makes working...

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Last post by Brute 23 View the latest post
Wed Dec 19, 2018 11:00 pm
Canopy lift

Last post by SALTBRANCH2 « Sat Dec 08, 2018 4:12 am
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by Named'em Tamed'em » Mon Nov 26, 2018 2:24 pm

Anyone make a lift or hoist to remove their canopy from their truck?

I'd like to be able to winch it up closer to the ceiling and maximize shop...

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Last post by SALTBRANCH2 View the latest post
Sat Dec 08, 2018 4:12 am
Pipe H brace without welding?

Last post by BRYANT « Tue Nov 27, 2018 6:57 am
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by Calhoun103 » Mon Nov 26, 2018 12:57 pm

I want to build a pipe H brace in an area inaccessible to any equipment. Anyone have ideas about how to build a good pipe H brace with brackets or...

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Last post by BRYANT View the latest post
Tue Nov 27, 2018 6:57 am
High Tensile Insulators

Last post by M-5 « Wed Nov 21, 2018 1:23 pm
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by SDM » Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:20 am

All,
It's been a while but I read in more than one thread here that there were some of the tube type insulators, for wood posts, that were giving...

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Last post by M-5 View the latest post
Wed Nov 21, 2018 1:23 pm
Crossing creek with fence...

Last post by True Grit Farms « Tue Nov 20, 2018 6:49 am
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by Dogs and Cows » Mon Oct 15, 2018 7:35 am

In a couple weeks I am embarking on a fairly large (for me) fencing project. This will be about 12 acres total. I am using wooden posts (4in round)...
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Last post by True Grit Farms View the latest post
Tue Nov 20, 2018 6:49 am
New Post Driver

Last post by callmefence « Thu Nov 15, 2018 3:55 pm
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by Farm Fence Solutions » Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:22 pm

After a year and a half of searching for the best machine for our needs, the decision has been made. The biggest weight they can hang on this one is...
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Last post by callmefence View the latest post
Thu Nov 15, 2018 3:55 pm
Extra Special Ag Loan Reviews ?

Last post by Dave « Mon Nov 05, 2018 9:57 pm
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by Stocker Steve » Fri Nov 02, 2018 1:58 pm

Our local bank is currently reviewing ag loans. Usually they do this after year end. Sounds like they are starting to worry.

Renters have propped up...

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Last post by Dave View the latest post
Mon Nov 05, 2018 9:57 pm
corn

Last post by pricefarm « Wed Oct 24, 2018 2:01 pm
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by AndrewT » Sun Oct 21, 2018 9:46 pm

What’s the best verity of corn to plant so that I can pick it with my corn picker. Seem like what I plant seem to shells out to easy

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Last post by pricefarm View the latest post
Wed Oct 24, 2018 2:01 pm
weaning stress

Last post by boondocks « Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:41 am
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by farmguy » Sun Oct 21, 2018 5:52 pm

I have discovered that when I wean calves and I am running cattle through the chute I run the cull cows in with the weaned calves for a couple weeks....

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Last post by boondocks View the latest post
Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:41 am
Rusting netwire on purpose.

Last post by BRYANT « Fri Oct 19, 2018 7:10 am
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by callmefence » Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:41 pm

Need to make two rolls of galvanized netwire rust. Any ideas.??
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Last post by BRYANT View the latest post
Fri Oct 19, 2018 7:10 am
New trailer floor

Last post by True Grit Farms « Fri Oct 12, 2018 6:30 am
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by Cada22 » Wed Oct 10, 2018 9:48 am

Last night we replaced the trailer floor with 2" thick white oak. My question is should we go back and put wooden strips or bull panels on the...

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Last post by True Grit Farms View the latest post
Fri Oct 12, 2018 6:30 am
Halter Training a Cow ?

Last post by Nicholasjames « Tue Oct 09, 2018 5:14 am
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by Stocker Steve » Wed Aug 01, 2018 2:57 pm

Looking at buying a fresh HoJo heifer as a family and nurse cow. She is "tame" and currently being milked in a tie stall barn. How would...

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Last post by Nicholasjames View the latest post
Tue Oct 09, 2018 5:14 am
Electric cross fences

Last post by T & B farms « Mon Oct 08, 2018 4:23 pm
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by T & B farms » Thu Oct 04, 2018 5:51 pm

I’m looking to setup a new 160 with several electric cross fences for an intensive grazing system. We have a very heavy deer population, so needing...
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Last post by T & B farms View the latest post
Mon Oct 08, 2018 4:23 pm
Barbed wire/electric fence weaning

Last post by callmefence « Sun Oct 07, 2018 8:00 am
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by northcreek » Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:24 am

I have a field that is crossed fenced with a decent barbed wire fence in place. I would like to add some strands of electric fence to it and try to...

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Last post by callmefence View the latest post
Sun Oct 07, 2018 8:00 am
Barbed wire-which brand/style?

Last post by callmefence « Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:10 pm
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by SALTBRANCH2 » Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:32 pm

I have a pretty good fencing project coming up in the next year. I will be putting up a 4 strand that will be right at 1 mile. I am curious on...
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Last post by callmefence View the latest post
Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:10 pm
cementing 3 1/2 inch pipe

Last post by ChrisB « Wed Oct 03, 2018 12:04 pm
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by RyanE7 » Thu Sep 27, 2018 6:35 pm

yo yo yo :stop:
building a new bull pen.

im using 3 1/2 inch pipe. what do you guys think about having the posts stick out of the ground 5.5 feet...

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Last post by ChrisB View the latest post
Wed Oct 03, 2018 12:04 pm
Sighting in a Ruger 25-06

Last post by Brute 23 « Fri Sep 28, 2018 5:08 pm
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by Kingfisher » Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:40 pm

I’ve got this gun I’ve had since new dialed in at @125-150 yards but I’m taking it Antelope hunting and I need to get it dialed in at @250-300 yards...
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Last post by Brute 23 View the latest post
Fri Sep 28, 2018 5:08 pm

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