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One of the Mennonite chicken farmers is all set up. He has the big rigs to haul, a big front end loader and a big tractor spreader. It is $42 a ton, all done

I just got a call from my chicken litter guy. It looks like he will be able to completely save me from the high fertilizer cost this year.

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I don't know if fertilizer production is decentralized or concentrated. Will this only hurt that area, or will the cost of fertilizer go up across the nation because of the loss of this plant? Firefighters pulled back from a massive fire that destroyed the Winston Weaver Co. fertilizer plant...

That is why I would never rent my place

Fun to watch them kick up their heels when they go to fresh grass. I like the little things in life.

Good looking cattle, and good looking grass. Your cattle talk more than mine.

I am not going to try to defend them. I do not know about that kind of stuff. I hope you found a bank that you are happy with

I am not sure what the practice BB&T (now Truist) put in place that upset you. I am not a banker, but I did retire from BB&T. One of the thing I was always proud of was the ethics of the bank. I will admit BB&T, like every other bank, does everything they can within the law to maximize...

What are you guys paying for fertilizer?

That is going to sting

Don't leave us hanging

I tried that my first year. Tore the place up.

It is worth a read. I am a little south of him and I could not make good use of his advice. Maybe I should read it again.

This is a very region specific question

It mostly likely, hardly ever, will not survive the summer. Late September, early October is your best bet.

Loving the weather right now. Starting to get dry, but man oh man, it has been nice.

Right. That is when Bermuda gets me through the summer. The cows do eat the fescue down pretty low but it bounces back.

Kenny, does your fescue last through the summer? Mine goes dormant July through September.

I am somewhat taken aback by how some of you have fed no, or very little hay and we are almost to December. I could blame my management, but honestly, most folks around here start feeding hay weeks before me.