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We have used a bull nose ring a couple of times with replacement heifers who pulled this stunt. They hadn't been at it long, though, being just turned back out with cows. The habit wasn't really established. In the fall they had forgotten and we took the ring out.

Price insurance on 850 lb feeders is $5.12 for a $2.12 coverage for March 16 right now. That's for Manitoba/SK This is the last chance to get insurance before January. They shut down over the year end. It's been on their calendar all year, so I doubt it has anything to do with the current...

And interestingly, Canadian fighter jets left today for the Middle East to help fight ISIS.

The plot thickens. Seems our government has already got their plans in order. http://www.producer.com/2014/10/canada-warns-u-s-to-repeal-cool-or-face-consequences/

http://www.farms.com/ag-industry-news/wto-ruling-on-cool-kept-under-wraps-981.aspx

I'm not a fan of mega feedlots either. The concentration of cattle in one place is just too high. I would rather see all those steers in the hands of individuals, where the pressure on resources can be better managed. Cow calf operations, on the other hand are IMHO some of the most...

If they really can't handle the teat, it doesn't hurt to milk a bottle out and give it to the calf. At least it learns the skill of sucking, and when it catches on to that it will be easier to get it to go after the cow. Sometimes with the cow is too difficult to suck, they just give up. A...

We're calving right now. It's the most brutal winter in 75 years, but we're doing OK. We've got 90 out of 130 on the ground, and the worst problem has been a couple of ears lost. The cows didn't even come into the yard until a week before calving. They were out grazing corn until the end of...

Do you have power in the building? We use smaller infrared heaters, but they're electric. They're about 36" long, and we hang them in the corner of a box stall, with a bar across the corner that keeps the cow out and allows the calf to go under. They will go in there soaking wet, line up...

Oh ya..... Those were wild times.... :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

:agree: Well said.

OT... History reminder... It's not like Canada just dropped the Crow Rate on a whim. The death of the Crow Rate happened for only one reason.. it was to placate the American grain farmer in the pre NAFTA negotiations. The results for the Canadian grain farmer was freight rates that were...

It's not the fact that US producers got better prices that gets us riled up. Take the money. We would too. And we don't begrudge anyone getting a fair value for their work. It's the gloating over it, and certain groups (we all know who they are) doing their best to take credit for it, and...

:agree: Well said. Damage? Mmm... let me count the ways... It's hard to know where to start. We got caught with 150 calves that we'd just bought for about $1.35 a pound, and that still gives me the shivers. People were shooting cows for the dogs to eat, because it was cheaper than buying...

For anyone who wants to know who BILL is, http://www.411.com/business/reverse_phone?phone_number=1-406-252-2516 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

That's OK with me. We don't have to compete with $1.50 chicken. 8) We've got enough problems without that.

An eight pound box of boneless skinless chicken breasts here costs $32.00, and you can sometimes get it on sale for $26. It's usually pumped up with water and kind of yuckky to cook. If you buy it fresh in less than a big box, it's double and then some. Expensive chicken is one less...

$1.54 a pound? That's not high. I sell mine off the farm for $3.50 a pound, and I don't think you can get them cheaper in the store, if you could ever find a roasting chicken anyway. If you go to the store and buy chicken breasts, they are over $9.00 a pound. Keeps a lot of competition away...

We had one we suspected did that. It almost looked like it was in his elbow, but we couldn't tell for sure. We think he got knocked by another bull when he was breeding a cow. He hung around a bale feeder, so I carried him water for almost a month, until he started getting around on his own...

No rationing at Petro as far as I know.