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We sell baby beef age 7-9 months of age straight off the cow. Our customers love the amount and the tenderness but comment that the meat is too lean. Is there something we can do to remedy?

Anyone had lower back surgery? What did you have done and what is your outcome? I have had lower back pain for 40+ years. I goes from dull to severe depending on what I do. This summer I had more issues after haying and pasture clippings than before. Didn’t clip second time which I wanted. I...

They inherited an old old house that’s been remodeled at least twice. It’s also had several additional parts added over the years. The house is settling, boards and drywall seams moving. They’ve been fortunate that they’re out of debt, but they think that’s going to change. All the work will be...

I’m looking for ideas of what to do with this grass to improve soil and or feed stock. First, what kind it it? Then I am tossing around what to do with it. Nothing? Just leave for future? Bale? Mow and leave? Mob graze it?TIA

Inflation is 6% according to media. Dog food today was up 35% from couple months ago. Butter up 70%. And on and on. My prices and my math don’t work.

When you market your cattle,what percentage are cull cows, bull/steers or heifers? If you keep replacement females, what percent per year?

I’ve raised cattle for fun and few times for profit for 60 years. I finally decided to join the cattlemen association. As a member I wonder if part of our involvement should be to encourage young people to enter the cattle business? How?

We had to customers ask about buying a beef delivered to meat processor. We called today. They are booked to January 2023. Not taking appointment at this time. Our Name put on standby list in case they get cancellation. Wow.

A friend is helping neighbors sort and load some cattle that have been almost feral for over 20 years. Minimal winter feed and no doctoring. My friend noticed that there are absolutely no bad eyes in any of cattle. They calve totally on their own. Prettiest set calves in sink with nature...

While visiting with neighbor, he showed me some rolls of hay he had just done. He had metal rods pointed on one end, 3ft approximately length, shoved into the bales. He pulled the rods out to test the temperature. He uses a temperature meter to monitor so he knows if it’s warmer or cooler since...

Recently bought this 7&1/2 month old bull for future sire. Previous owner wasn’t sure about being weaned. I put him In lot to get use to our place. He been bawling a lot. How long before I would be able to let him run with the herd?

I’ll start with we live in KY. We bought our place 21 years ago. It was under new fence shortly before we bought it, 5 strand barb. Some T posts some nailed to trees. We have always maintained the fence. There are 4 properties that connect to ours. One of those we farmed until this year when...

If using a line bred bull on crossbred cattle, will the hybrid action cross out calving ease?

Morning all, I am considering hiring someone to help get up firewood. I have someone in mind but don’t know how “helpful” they will be. What would be a fair starting pay per hour? If things work out, I can raise it accordingly. TIA.

So, time has elapsed past prime time to mow to control cockleburr. I’m not sure that any kind of mower is a good idea. And especially bad being a rotary. I think it would help to scatter the seeds even further. What are your thoughts?

Had heifer with watery eye. Figured unclipped pasture. Got her up to see, found tick irritating the eye on lid.

How’d that happen?

When deciding where and when to cut individual fields how do you choose? We have several small irregular varying in quality and quantity. Do you get the best ones done first, or start and sweep from closest to farthest?

Have two cows that have problems breathing through nose. One is worse and has tongue hanging out when it’s high temp and humidity. She also had something burst inside one nostril and it bled for short time. Has anyone seen this before?

I’m in the process of fixing my roller. Shaft broke exit side of gearbox. Something I picked up on was that the next model newer they changed the pitch of the pto. Which removed the CVC joints in pto. Parts guy at dealer told me they used to buy up all the used balers just for the gearbox’s. The...