I sell at farmers markets as well. Pricing is a headache depending on the region and the economy but the main point is sell for profit and dont try to compete with grocery store prices if somebody whines they can buy it at the grocery cheaper tell them to enjoy their dinner. We do sell alot of...
Thats funny especially when he doesant know his history. Shorthorns were the first british breed in the states and they were mainly used for milking or as oxen pulling wagons.He should get his facts straight.
hey ren check with kieth lauer there in abilene he has a very good old herd of doable cattle and might be able to point you in the right direction. He knows his shorthorns.
your exactly right big muddy. I am not bashing angus cows i have several and they are damn good cows even the few registered ones that i have are good cows with there white teats and white bellies. They are still good mamas i have some chars that you aint got enough money to buy and wish i had a...
There are good shorthorns out there and they work but they also have to fit the environment as well as any other beast. Robert mac explained it rather well. Shorthorns dont fit every place as like any cattle weather it be angus hereford chars or whatever. If i lived farther south or north i...
I know one thing is that the angus association needs to get a few fellas to learn how to use soapweeds knife. As a direct marketer also i fatten out angus hereford and crossbreds. I cannot cut enough fat off an angus steer to appease my customers. The best steaks that i have sold the last 2...
I must agree to an extent. I have culled all of my 1300 plus cows and frame 6 plus bulls and now my costs are in half. My cows average 1100 pounds or less. Nothing under 1000 but 3 and they wean 500 pound calves . My cattle only get hay when there is ice on the ground and they stay fat year...
I love fescue will take it over any grass. But you have to manage it as you would anything else. Rotational graze it keep it from heading out and cant be beat. Keep a 20 to 30 percent legume in it like a white clover or a red. Cows do great plus its the best stockpiling grass in the world. As...
il rancher u have some real nice herds in illinois. http://www.leveldale.com/
http://www.cagwincattle.com/
these are just a few. But the illinois association is a very good one. They promote the breed as hard as anybody and they have show cattle and good comercial cattle. Check out leveldales...
i do that same shot. I mix 20cc of baytril and 10 cc of banamine together in my medidart for my stockers and shoot them in the neck. Works great. Dont know what i am susposed to do but this works. I know thats to much injection in one spot but like i said it works so therfore i do. The next day...