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we used to sell and install Sioux Steel buildings. What style building ie single tube or truss type and what width? also what do you plan to use it for? I can fill you in on what we learned over the years.

We installed buildings for many years, Coverall went under because of poor engineering on the larger buildings. We installed Sioux Steel buildings. Saw a lot of different buildings the best buildings are made by Winkler out of canada and sioux steel, there isn't much difference in the...

We used to sell and install hoop buildings. The buildings are pretty good but it does depend on location, as far as wind. The single tube buildings, usually under 36' wide, I would not put up in an open area. They need to be installed where there is wind breaks, most are rated 80-90 wind load...

........or his backside.

I heard a stat, not to long ago, I't stated that 50 years ago over 45% of the US population had a direct connection with agriculture, either worked or lived on a working farm or ranch. Today it is less than 2%. Very few people in the US have any concept of what it takes to raise crops or...

We sat and watched this program last night, wife I and our 14 yr old daughter, youngest of 3 and compulsive texter. We have talked with all of them about distracted driving etc, at length but like FH says they feel they're invincable. For the first time I really think the message hit home with...

Sure sounds like white muscle disease. We are real low in selenium in Michigan, every calf gets a shot of Bo-Se. I've seen several that flop around like a fish, after a shot takes an hour or two and they're up.

12-18 is what we have done. Most of what we have done in recent years is timed AI using gnrh at time of breeding.

We put up barns at alot of dairys, the thing I notice is with sexed semen their is way less bull calves. Don't know if it will lead to a shortage or not.

We have used timed breeding the last few years. What protocol do you use? I think after doing this a few times I'm finding that the nutrition level of the cow is important, seems to work best if they have a few weeks of grass in them and a BCS of 5+. It also helps to have good disposition for...

If it were a baseball player he'd be out for the season.

I've heard that there's enough drugs on the cidrs to use three times but we just use them twice. Pretty much same as above.

Planting oats, normal chores, setting up to flush a cow next wed. Fertilizing hay fields. Should be able to go to grass by may 1st.

Where did yea get that camera that takes shots 9 days in the future...... I want one.

I'm sure we'll all here about this report in the media.....NOT Doc My thoughts too!!!