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Oct 6, 2012
brad123 replied to Kevin Myers's discussion What to do with dead corn?
"Is there any possibility to salvage it for a feedlot as silage close by?"
Aug 5, 2012
brad123 replied to Justin Watkins's discussion Corral System
"It would depend on how many different pens would be needed.. Don't forget to maximize use of water bowls.. Share them between pens"
Nov 8, 2011
brad123 replied to Chris Dunphy's discussion acreage. in the group The Beef Grower's Corner
"It would really depend on if you ran a few yearling grassers or if you ran a commercial herd of cattle.. If it is a commercial herd of cows are you buying the hay or do you have to put it up yourself and have the acres to do so.."
Aug 8, 2011
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Aug 1, 2011
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"Is starting to cut hay finally"
Jun 29, 2011
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brad123 left a comment for Edward Hull
"I'd recognize those tractors anywhere.. Whats the model and year? Looks like a 7145"
Jun 23, 2011
Kari Hollman left a comment for brad123
"Well, this is the 1st year we have had to deal with scours to the degree we had it. Of the calves we lost, some were laid on but most of it was e coli in the mud. It was extremely wet this year and our calving pen quickly turned into a slurry. We…"
Jun 15, 2011
brad123 left a comment for Kari Hollman
"I am very sorry to here that.. Nothing is worse than feeling helpless while animals die and you try everything to save them.. Well I hope you don't give up on the cattle.. It will be scary for next year though.. Have you looked into sources of…"
Jun 14, 2011
Kari Hollman left a comment for brad123
"Hey Brad! We had a brutal spring at Hollman Farms. I want to cry just typing about it. We lost 11 calves, mostly to scours, a cow that laid down and couldn't get her feet back under her and a 2 year old bull that broke his hip. I wanted to give…"
Jun 14, 2011
brad123 replied to Sam Mauldin's discussion front pto good or bad?
"We used a tv140 for that work.. Pretty much the same as the tv145 for horsepower I would think.. We just found it didn't have enough especially if you had some hills.. We switched and just use a pull type 18 foot newholland haybine now.. Those…"
May 17, 2011
brad123 replied to Sam Mauldin's discussion front pto good or bad?
"I would think at least 160hp would be needed with lots of hydraulic power.. Sorry that is the all the help I can give.. What tractor would you be using and what does it have for horsepower and how many sets of hydraulics?  "
May 15, 2011
brad123 replied to Sam Mauldin's discussion front pto good or bad?
"You need a lot of horsepower if you plan on running two mowers.  We had a tractor for a while that ran two mowers a 16 foot push and a 16 pull.. It didn't have enough power and prone to overheating.. Need some more specifics as to what you…"
May 13, 2011
brad123 left a comment for Kari Hollman
"Have things got better for you during calving?  Is scours still a bad problem?  "
Apr 19, 2011
brad123 replied to Kari Hollman's discussion calving season 2011
"We started to have problems and we moved our herd to a different area to calve.. This seemed to clean up our problems but some start well before calving begins by high bacteria levels in the cow's system.. What kind of meds are you using?…"
Apr 17, 2011
brad123 left a comment for Laura
"Do not worry. .Hired hands can sometimes be more hastle than they are worth.. We try and do everything by ourselves and rather than invest in paying farm labor we invest in equipment that makes our manpower more efficient.. It is almost impossible…"
Apr 16, 2011

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Posted on February 1, 2011 at 11:21pm 3 Comments

Just wanted to introduce myself.. I run a cow/calf operation and do excavating business on the side.  I have went to university and then college taking agriculture at both.. Now I have moved back home to our farm and have a 10 month old baby girl..I am the fifth generating and my young daughter is the sixth generation on our farm.  As a young farmer it is always hard trying to choose the correct path to go on that is why it helps to learn from others experiences.

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At 10:41am on June 15, 2011, Kari Hollman said…
Well, this is the 1st year we have had to deal with scours to the degree we had it. Of the calves we lost, some were laid on but most of it was e coli in the mud. It was extremely wet this year and our calving pen quickly turned into a slurry. We weren't aware we had to scourgard the established cows and only vacc'd the heifers. Not making that mistake twice, I tell you! I didn'tth  know textbook signs of scours either, which now I do... I was very ill for a month from a cold I had caught. It was just not a good season! We used round up ready corn last year for silage and I think that caused some immunity issues to scours while this years calf crop was in utero... gotta love chemicals, thanks, Monsanto! This year we went with a seed corn that wasnt round up ready and went with fertilizer from terrabioticsinc.com. I have a feeling my hubby is going to do culltivating for weed control this year.
At 2:14pm on June 14, 2011, Kari Hollman said…

Hey Brad!

We had a brutal spring at Hollman Farms. I want to cry just typing about it. We lost 11 calves, mostly to scours, a cow that laid down and couldn't get her feet back under her and a 2 year old bull that broke his hip. I wanted to give up and sell all of the cattle.

At 9:32pm on April 16, 2011, Laura said…
Dug most of it out with the backhoe that's sitting there.  The exhaust on the tractor... yeah that happened harvest last year.  One of our hands took off in the combine before the buggy tractor was clear and the combine auger hit the exhaust.  Are we the only ones struggling to find good help these days??
At 2:31am on February 6, 2011, Timothy Aaron Potts said…
Hey Brad!
Finally great to meet someone from the area.
Thanks for the advice... but it looks to me, in this day and age, it'll be pretty hard to start a farm without bein in debt (money, about the only thing that turns me off of farming)
Perhaps you met my dad? He works for McDougall Acres.
We'll have to meet for a coffee sometime.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
~Tim
At 6:48am on February 2, 2011, Brian Dudhill said…

Hi Brad, thanks for the message. I'm not sure if you're looking for or getting rid of the manuals for the DX7.10 and 7145 but if you're getting rid, I'd be pleased to make you an offer for them both. I don't have either. Please let me know if you require these manuals or are wanting to dispose.

 

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Brian

 
 
 

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