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I used RA bulls on Fleck cows in the early 90's to knock the spots off. Best heifers we have ever raised. We used RA bulls for several years before trying other breeds. Most of the cowherd is solid red now and for the last 2 years we have gone back to red baldy simmis. These calves are as...

It's the same here in our part of the country. My son is a Jr. in high school this year and he is set on being a large animal vet. I have been talking to some of the vets I know and all of them say he when he gets out of school he can make a good living out of a truck. One of vets said by...

We have several of these tire troughs. Most of ours are 8 feet across and 4 feet tall. All valves are Jobe mega flows. Since they are 4 feet tall I use a backhoe to dig a hole about 2 1/2 feet deep and bury the tire and backfill around it with clay and rock. The first ones we put in were 6...

We have used this program for 3 years and have had good results. I use it to check conception of AI on heifers. There have been a few that were called open by the blood test but ended up calving to the AI date. The test is said to be 95% accurate and that corresponds with our results. Cost...

Do you breed on natural heats or do you use some type of synchronization protocall. JBC

We calve on grass usually on our hay meadows that are stockpiled bermuda. Try to keep herd size on each one under 100 head. Thought about strip grazing it but the dormant bermuda is about 8 to 12 inches deep and that keeps it from geeting muddy even in really wet weather. Moved calving...

Hanta Yo Thanks for the welcome. We to are trying to increase the cowherd but we are doing it from within. Retaining heifers is never easy when steers are cheap. We are decreasing the mature size of the cowherd. It is hard to find quality heifers for sale in our area that aren't going to...

I have been lurking around on several sites for quite a while now and it seems that this particular site has more producers of the same mind set as I. I recognize several of yall from the other forums both in name and attitudes. We are strictly commercial, use alot of AI, and run the cows on...