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<blockquote data-quote="ClinchValley86" data-source="post: 1778816" data-attributes="member: 38595"><p>Good thread. And I definitely recommend anyone go with our Big-Timer, Kenny. He's learnt me a good bit about salebarns. I still owe him a steak dinner or three I feel like.</p><p></p><p>[USER=42942]@Drose[/USER] I am in upper East TN. 20 minutes from KY. I've had issue with blackleg and old metal on this farm. Also had a few grown animals go from healthy to dead inside a 12 hour window.</p><p></p><p>Best thing I've been doing is keeping food in front of them, especially this time of year. Don't force them to seek out things they normally don't eat.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the board buddy. Also a father/son operation here, although the father has stepped back.</p><p></p><p>I have subscribed to culling hard the last 3 years. Tightening up calving window and getting rid of anything and any family that gives me 2 reasons. Reasons as simple as getting Pinkeye or being hateful.</p><p></p><p>I also suggest getting into some direct marketing to increase the income the cattle offer your family. Makes the losses not hurt so badly.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully what I've said was not already stated in this thread.</p><p></p><p>I also have a crayon box of cattle.</p><p></p><p>And Ron Bertram(spelling?), he runs the group "Everything Simmental Cattle" on FB. He's up in KY and has very nice Simmental cattle. AI breeds and sells seed stock. That could increase your weights. He seems like a very knowledgeable ans fair guy too. Its worth the time to seek him out and pick that brain.</p><p></p><p>I try not to focus on increasingweaning weights. 500 to 599 pays the best anyhow. Hit that target and you're doing well. Folks want 750 lb at weaning, that weights pays thr same as a 5 and 6 weight usually. From what I've seen. </p><p></p><p>Definitely get hooked up with the NRCS folks and get some fed help. It's there for the taking. Just make sure they do what YOU think will work on YOUR farm. </p><p></p><p>We are about to redo interior fencing and redo the well water system thru them. They've been a pleasure to deal with thus far.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ClinchValley86, post: 1778816, member: 38595"] Good thread. And I definitely recommend anyone go with our Big-Timer, Kenny. He's learnt me a good bit about salebarns. I still owe him a steak dinner or three I feel like. [USER=42942]@Drose[/USER] I am in upper East TN. 20 minutes from KY. I've had issue with blackleg and old metal on this farm. Also had a few grown animals go from healthy to dead inside a 12 hour window. Best thing I've been doing is keeping food in front of them, especially this time of year. Don't force them to seek out things they normally don't eat. Welcome to the board buddy. Also a father/son operation here, although the father has stepped back. I have subscribed to culling hard the last 3 years. Tightening up calving window and getting rid of anything and any family that gives me 2 reasons. Reasons as simple as getting Pinkeye or being hateful. I also suggest getting into some direct marketing to increase the income the cattle offer your family. Makes the losses not hurt so badly. Hopefully what I've said was not already stated in this thread. I also have a crayon box of cattle. And Ron Bertram(spelling?), he runs the group "Everything Simmental Cattle" on FB. He's up in KY and has very nice Simmental cattle. AI breeds and sells seed stock. That could increase your weights. He seems like a very knowledgeable ans fair guy too. Its worth the time to seek him out and pick that brain. I try not to focus on increasingweaning weights. 500 to 599 pays the best anyhow. Hit that target and you're doing well. Folks want 750 lb at weaning, that weights pays thr same as a 5 and 6 weight usually. From what I've seen. Definitely get hooked up with the NRCS folks and get some fed help. It's there for the taking. Just make sure they do what YOU think will work on YOUR farm. We are about to redo interior fencing and redo the well water system thru them. They've been a pleasure to deal with thus far. [/QUOTE]
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