Nice post Soapweed. Another thing you don't here the windmill farms talking about is the Number of Bats (800,000 ) and Birds (500,000) that are killed annually by wind turbines. That's a lot of mosquitoes not getting eaten.
For us its quality of weaned calf. If they are over a two year old and bring in the bottom calves they will go, unless there could be something wrong with the calf and she has been one of the top cows over the years, then she gets another chance. And at the price of cull cows it doesn't hurt...
We have used Durango 4037 for a few years. We have a daughter that did a great job raising her first calf this year. We have a two year old son that we used on heifers last year all calved unassisted 74 to 84 lb birth weights. All of ours have been moderate framed cattle. Durango 4037 sold in...
The past couple weeks we have taken 6 older kill cows to the stockyards in western Oregon. they ranged from $ .95 to $ 1.07 per/lb cows ranged from 1100 lbs to 1700 lbs. that is the highest we have ever seen it here in the valley. What does that make ground beef worth.
Has anyone ever fed Lentils. We were offered 1500 lbs of Lentils that were past an expiration date, and were wondering if it has any negative effect on cattle. I am not sure if they will even eat it.
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Thanks for posting the photos, look forward to seeing them. Crazy weather here this year with lots of fog. This past week though you sent us some wind from your area. ( peak gust hit 121 mi/hr 3 miles east of us ).
With all the trips to the hospital that ranch foreman is having to wear a lot of hats. Congratulations on more grandkids in the future too or is that two spoil, :) great calf sale.