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I guess I am the only believer in implants at branding time. We do it with Ralgro and it would be really hard to get us to quit. This year for the first time we didn't do our heifer calves and there was a big difference in their weights at weaning. The heifers were lighter than they had been...

It takes more than hard work anymore. Without some help in getting started wether it be a parent, family member, or retiring farmer/rancher, it is in my opinion almost impossible to get started on your own without another source of outside income. The expense of running an ag operation is...

You have to be real careful about using chop saw blades in an angle grinder. I have a friend that did that and it flew apart and cut up his leg really bad. They might be fine for cutting things but don't use them to grind things.

I guess lagrands are going to do fall calving at Hoff's and sell 18 mo bulls. I have heard Doug and Molly will be leaving in the next year. Then lagrands will be one their own. This weekend they are having a preview of the bulls and a free lunch. The sale is in a couple of weeks.

Alabama, we cull very hard on our cows for disposition. We are firm believers in having a quiet herd. Not necessarily those who love to be scratched but the kind of cow that is easy to handle and gentle loving mothers. Northern rancher- your description of those ext mothers is very...

I was just to a bull sale yesterday where they sold some widespread sons. They are really nice but I talked to a friend who used some and he said that he got rid of them because of their bad attitudes. In fact they were down right hard to handle and if he tried to get them alone in the corrals...

we have a Pearson Chute.made in Thedford, NE. We absolutely love it! Self catch it squeezes both sides and is hinged at top and bottom. It works way better than those that hinged only at the bottom. Never buy a Powder River. Unless you always like reaching to the sky just to reach the...