Recent content by marksmu

With land prices this high, commodity prices this high, and the republicans set to take over both chambers of Congress and the white house in 2012, I expect a major land price correction around 2012. What I am predicting is going to happen is when the republicans pass the farm bill they are...

The cost to build the entire pipeline is less than the cost to build a single refinery. The refineries here in Texas are also already interconnected to each other through a series of additional pipelines. We have plants all across the Gulf that are not just refining crude into gasoline, but...

I've got a Rawhide portable corral...they are very nice where you truly need portable...If you don't absolutely need portable I would still invest in a permanent setup. The Rawhide is easy to set up, trailers at highway speeds, and is very sturdy. All those things make it great for when the...

I started 3 years ago. My dad bought a piece of property but really only wanted to use it recreationally. I was bored with city life....still am in fact....spent 5 years getting a Mechanical Engineering degree, then another 3 years in law school before passing the Texas bar and becoming a...

We bought one 2 or 3 years ago...cant remember which. Its very convenient. I have very few complaints. I wish that there was a wheel on both sides of each panel...(there may be now) and I also wish mine came with a solar panel (it didnt then) and I also wish the wheels on the panels were...

Millions...if there was a market for those things I would be rich! When we bought our cows, we brought them from about 90 miles west....they were not used to the rain/water/skeeters, and we had about 6 months of nothing...no weight gain, no pregnancies, no calves...after the 6 months, they...

Sure would like to see a South East Texas barn reported. Raywood, Angleton, Wharton? All are in range for me, but none of them report, so I never know the best prices... I went to Raywood this past weekend...saw a slaughter bull weigh in 2137 lbs and fetch .97...Not bad at all for a bull...

We run 1 pair per acre for 8.5 months, and then from January until March on rye grass we run them at 1 pair for every 3 acres. No hay, and one bag of cubes every weekend to keep them friendly and aid in pasture movement.

We are just outside of Anahuac in Double Bayou, and we picked up 2.7 inches last week! Needed quite badly. We had planted 135ac of rye back in September, and even though it was up, it was only about 4 inches tall...we got about 7/8 inch a week ago, and that rye shot up 2 inches...this 2 inch...

Jersey where in southeast texas are you located? Your pictures look exactly like where I am. We are located in Anahuac Tx - about 55 miles from Houston

Ive got a neighbor with the diesel Kubota...he likes the fact you can get it with AC, but if you have any mud at all I would stay away from the Kubota...they are real heavy, and get stuck quick even in 4wd. I've got a JD diesel gator - its good, but the older ones do not have enclosed belt...

My advice is worth only what you paid for it...nothing. But there is no replacement for a permanent setup in my opinion. I only have a rawhide portable corral, and I use a priefert squeeze when the corral is setup in alley mode. We got the second largest rawhide size offered, and it holds...

If your going to receive free money through a government subsidy payment then don't you agree that you should adhere to some sort of rules and agree to certain terms to manage your land in accordance? If people don't like being told how they can manage their land then they don't need to accept...

I should have been more clear. The NRCS can stop them cold in their tracks IF, and its a big IF, they take any FSA payments. When you sign up and agree to receive FSA payments, then you grant the NRCS the right to enter and inspect your property. You also agree to allow them to control a lot...

I am a lawyer in Texas, and it is illegal to change the natural flow of water. He cannot dig a ditch that diverts your runoff, and he can not damn a creek that will prevent you from getting the water, or cutting you off from it. The NRCS is DEFINITELY the place to call about it. We have...