Maybe not close enough to give you a comparison, but in north central nebraska--sandhills pasture we are getting $200/pair for a 5 month season with care or $185 if they check 'em. $1.00/day on most of the yearlings. Property taxes keep driving our rates up
Anyone have any experience or know anything about Sila-Mix II, a hay preservative/inoculant? It is a product of Ralco Nutrition. The local feed salesman has been selling a lot of Gandy boxes and this product in the area. I'm not looking to try to bale hay too wet, but if it would help make...
We charge on the pairs based on a 150 day season. Either count the day they come in or the day they go out as 1 day of grazing but don't count both. If the cattle don't get the full 150 days we give credit, or if they stay longer in November we usually charge by the day, but at a discounted...
Rowse's build a really nice v-rake, but I echo Jigs' concern with the kicker wheels. The last Rowse rake we ordered, we passed on getting kickers.
They aren't cheap, but they are a really well-built rake.
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I am in the southeastern part of the Sandhills....northern Garfield County and southern Holt County. I know you guys are hurting out further west. We have been getting around 1.5-2 ton/acre on a lot of meadows which is above normal for us. Alot of rain this spring, but I think what helped the...
After having one of our worst droughts last year, we are back to normal for this year. Many native hay meadows are cutting 4 to 5 times what they did last year.