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I used to fall into that "rather help a few and have a bigger calf come fall" mentality. I think you can find calving ease genetics that still give you that bigger calf today. They may not be as cheap as some calving ease "cow fresheners", but there are bulls out there that can git-r-dun. As...

I think this guy is thinking mass breeding 100 head. I had a rep from one of the semen companies tell me $5 and thats if he sells the semen.

Just curious what the going rate for AI'ing is. Had a guy ask me what it would cost to hire someone to AI his heifers. Whats everyone charging or paying out there?

Sandhusker....are you gonna return the favor and pay for SH's membership?

Sooooo......let's see here Since we have no traceback system....there is no way the requirements for the school lunch program can be met either, at least not from a packing plant that processes imported cattle for slaughter.

SH I believe the M brand goes on the cheek. You keep saying a animal branded on the hide does nothing for traceback on the beef from that animal. So what would work? An EID tag sure wouldn't work either then. Back to the school lunch program.....the last line on page 7 says something to...

All we gotta do is slap a USA brand on our cattle and call it good. There is a difference between an ID system and a traceback system.

http://www.ams.usda.gov/lscp/beef/LS5Canned%20Meat%20Announcement%2011-19-03%20with%20attachments%203-4.pdf Look at the bottom of page 7 in this document. It explains the requirements USDA has for the meat it purchases for the national school lunch program. HAS to be USA raised.......there...

LOL I've been called worse.

ok ok..... Tracing cattle has absolutely nothing to do with tracing the beef that came from those cattle. Once the hide comes off it's all the same unless you have a traceback on all the cattle entering and all the beef leaving the plant which is what the hypocritical "M"COOL proponents were...

"NCBA is completely out of step with the majority of cattle producers anymore...." I'd have to agree.....it explains the growth of R-CALF