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looking at satellite view on Google maps, I see a lot of green circles, several in very condensed areas. Are those heavier, flatter soils and what types of crops are growing under that irrigation, (corn, alfalfa, sudan, native hay??)

It seems irrigated alfalfa would do quite well on those sands, is there any alfalfa production in the sandhills. It baffles me as to the reasoning why an improved crop can't successfully be gr0wn when abundant fertilizer and water are applied.

Seeing soaps pictures of the heifers running on irrigated corn stalks, I have a few questions not being from that area. My understanding has always been that the low areas in the sandhills have a very high watertable and allow subirrigation of the grasses in those areas. The higher areas are...

so our ingenious government passes a law to put an industry out of business and now they repeal it and now a whole new set of people must jump through hoops to get back in the business, what happened to the infastructure that existed 6 years ago?

Most corn on marginal ground was planted for the crop insurance check. Crop insurance seems to be the next kink after ethanol in sustaining livestock. We've lost a lot of pasture in the area the last few years to corn fields which are relatively poor row crop producers but pretty decent...

Par for the course, I believe he is glossing over the real costs and just stating his seed and chemical costs. Add on land costs (typical cash rent), machinery expense to put the crop in and chopping, hauling and packing costs, as well as feeding costs, and I agree, corn silage is probably one...

A very Merry Christmas to you and yours and may the Holidays be abundant with joy.

Sounds like typical horse kooks, making a national crisis out of needing 2 bales of hay, their neighbors probably have the hay for $50 a roll and they are looking for some for $40/roll and are willing to drive 200 miles to save $20.

The last couple weeks on the corn market sure took the bloom off of feeder prices. Don't know if it is a buying opportunity or not, as there are still lots of analysts saying we're on track for $6 corn by spring. Best you can do is lock in your feed needs when you buy the calves, that way you...

Ben, that looks like some well built fence. Very interested in picture number 4. Assume that is a lightning diverter. How is it setup and wired? Thanks for the pictures.

now if he could do it with hedge posts he'd have something. Around here those posts would be rotted and breaking off in 10 years.

You must have awful cheap hay, our hay ground is competing with corn and beans and I'd be throwing money away to feed hay like your feeding. The bale processor is probably the best option, if you only feed what they'll clean up in a few hours and not use for bedding. BCR

I would use a mix of oat/peas. Peas will give the oats plenty of nitrogen. You will get significant more tonnage than with the austrian peas, especially if irrigated. BCR

Where do you come up with that cows won't thrive on Bt stalks. We have just the opposite, feed quality lasts longer into winter because of the slower decay and weathering. Cows still come off fleshy and happy. BCR