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Yep! Guy down here grows out 900-1000 calves a year, and this is his main ingredient. He doesn't have any grass on his 1500 acres...

Hfrs are tricky. Once you start cranking them on feed they quit growing and just put on fat, but if you grow them to long before you...

No, brewer's grain has a higher level of protein When beer is brewed maltase converts starch to sugar which yeast convert into alcohol...

With Angus/Hereford crosses those weights would be more like 11/1200 pounds live weight unless they were exceptionally well muscled...

My opinion is you need to start pushing feed earlier corn is your friend, you should get double the gain you do

You are correct. The last group i took in last week had an average hanging weights of 726, 684, 668, 664, and 640 for an average of...

So if I’m following correctly they’re only getting roughly 10.4lbs of corn/day plus brewers grain? That’s only about 1% of their body...

One thing to think about is how big you want your animals at finish. Heifers will finish earlier and at lighter weights in my...

The heifers are just fine. They will just finish at a lighter weight. Most families do not want or need a beef that hangs 1000 lbs on...

I 100% agree with what your saying here but the big outfits around me sell nothing but pot loads of fats and some direct-to-consumer...

The brewers grain could replace some corn but it leaves you short on protein.

Brewers grain is the spent grain from brewing beer. And we have a local craft brewery that gives us about 500lbs of it a week...

Mostly corn feed is great for energy and fattening, but it's only about 9% protein. You might want to use a 14-16% protein grower feed...

When we first got going, we used loads of mixed feed with Purina steak maker, mineral, and molasses. We did not see much frame growth...

When you say black-white faced heifer calves, are you talking about Ang X Herf black baldies? Why black..do you market it as certified...