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Fourty years ago today was the Palm Sunday tornado outbreak. Killed 49 and biggest outbreak ever for the state. There were 148 twisters in 13 states

Had mine done several years ago with no adverse affects. I did glow in the dark for a few days though.

I have always in the past kept my tank in the house and transported it when needed. I only left it at his request. Second they have a row of tanks at their facility that are customers as well as their own and are serviced. My rep also covers their area but not their facility. My complaint with...

Our AI rate has ran about 70% in the past and with my embryoligist and previous vet we have gotten as high as 90% but I also understand that is not the norm. My feeling was that his transfer rate was so poor we had no choice but to AI at that point and had to lease a bull to cover my bases. 0%...

I was so mad I could have went "postal" and had to leave before I did. I don't know how this will play out liability wise but 137 potential pregnacies could have a value with a lot of zeros. Someone is going to pay!

Comment on this scenario You have been working with your present Vet for about 5 years and have been following his protocols in vaccination, worming, bull testing, breeding, etc. with mostly positive satisfaction. At the same time your normal N2 and semen supplier retired and the route was taken...

Another thing to keep in mind as to the reproductive health of your cows is something that our embryoligst told us is that what is happening today is refleted on what was 60-90 days ago - ie. the reproductive health, nutrition levels, sperm and embryos being produced is what was going on 60-90...

Getting back to Multimin what we have found is that herds including our own showed improvment in reproduction with the use of the product. Our vet who is also a professor at Purdue and does a lot of ET work found a 100% increase in embryos with the use of Multimin. On the mineral issue there is...

Multimin contains trace mirnerals that are not necessarily in loose minerals. We have used it for years and it greatly helps through periods of stress and in reproduction. You can improve your conception rates and is very benificial in AI and ET programs. We give it to our bulls 3x / yr, cows 2x...

I'm hearing that some are hedging that there will be a bubble burst and in sooo deep, land prices will drop, and the bank won't be able to forclose because no one will pay the costs to purchase and the lenders will have no choice but to go along. I personally know of one individual that did that...

I should have elaborated more as what this all boils down to is that the consumer has the final voice. Great - put land prices at $50,000 / acre and corn at $20 / bu but no one can afford to produce or will pay the price for meat and that high priced corn ground will set idle and nothing to pay...

Oh I have always thought that but I'm talking about how can livestock production be substainable with these outragous land and feed prices? There is a political side to this as well as if the "greenies" get their way the boys out west will get their butts kicked out of the goverment owned lands...

Read this article from Rueters in the Indiana Beef Assoc. news letter. This part of it. Are these idiots crazy?? How can this be profitable? IMO there will be a bubble burst and someone is going to get hung out to dry. I know that we have record prices for beef this year but input costs have...

I think we are dancing around the real issue. No nose ring, halter, hot wire, or anything else will deter unmanagable cattle. Leading a bull around pastures out in open country in big herds is not necessary or feasable. We are compairing apple to oranges in that respect. George, with his...

Agree, nose rings are not for every circumstance but if he wishes to move his around more which is the case in this part of the country it is applicable and only the safe way to handle a bull. To the docility I've been in some cattle that spook at the very sight of man and I will not tollerate...