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There is a nice article in the June/July 2011 issue of Working Ranch Magazine featuring the Spearhead Ranch. Check it out :D

A fancy set of black Sandhills origin bull bred heifers that weighed 1169# brought $1250.00/head at Russell Livestock Market, Russell, Iowa, today. A set of black 3 yr olds weighing 1215# brought $1400.00/head. :D

We have been having an extremely wet, cool year. Now our yrlg replacement hiefers are coming down with sore feet. They are a little swollen, the heifers carry a slight limp and upon inspection there is an open sore at the hairline of the hoof on the heel. On occasion, the open sore will...

About a month ago, my computor went down and took my password with it. For the life of me, I could not remember what I had used for a password to log on to Ranchers.net. When I would try to re-register, I could not, because my "email address and username had been issued to someone else"...

Will two head of 2 yr old bulls adequately get the job done on 50 head of hiefers? (60 days) We rotational graze and the largest pasture would be no larger than 25 acres which is wide open. Bulls are around 1500 pounds and heifers will be 800 + pounds by May 1. Thanks for your advice and...

I am saving some heifers and I have little experience with developing them and getting them ready to breed. The heifers are already weighing about 700 pounds and are being fed corn silage and good quality hay free choice. I will pasture breed them by turning bulls in May 1. I would like...

Rain, Rain, go away! Since the 4th of August we have received nearly 20 inches of rain. Today schools are closed due to flooded country roads. The TV is reporting this morning that one nearby town is without water ( :o ) due to flooding of the water works department. We have had...

Good Morning! Just back in from checking the cows. The snow is really blowing here and the wind howling from the NW. Temp is 18 degrees F. The "little clipper" that was supposed to blow over really turned into a significan snowfall. Had a set of twins overnight....Looks like the "dinner...

I have a Vermeer BP700 bale processor. I feed bales that are baled with a Vermeer M series baler. Alfalfa bales are weighing over 2000 pounds. The processor doesn't seem to be able to handle the weight of those bales in that the rollers stop turning. My hydraulics on the tractor all are all...