In essence we fence line wean. The lot I keep the calves in is just across the fence from the stalks my cows are on for the winter. I have never seen the bawl come out of the calves as quick as it did this year. I have been lucky so far with no sick calves and they are staying on feed (knock on wood).
I don't think we've ever met- but I bet we'd act like we've known each other forever if we did! Milk right now runs between $12 and $13 per CWT. Disgusting, ain't it?
(Finding it funny that your bride and I wear the exact same crocs to the barn!)
I'm working in Livingston, TN during the week, but I am back in Lewisburg, KY every weekend. at Daddy's farm closest to Russellville, we got about 10.5 inches, but down towards Lewisburg, I got only about 6 inches. our other farms were somewhere in between those figures.
Congrats on the red heifer!! :) That's interesting how they all ended up going back to the same family, when you went through their pedigrees.
This past weekend I helped work a sale up in Litchfield, MN. The sale went real well. All of the cattle were Milking Shorthorns, Red and Whites, and Holsteins. I sold a R&W Laurel out of a Clint, her grandam is a sister to Sabre. We sold a total of 5 cattle from our farm. My dad ended of buying a polled Reality that out of that new youngsire, Platte-P dam.
Sounds like a neat operation. If I am ever lucky enough to farm full time, I will be the 6th generation on our farm....needless to say family farms cut straight to the bone with me. It is hard not to feel pain for the dairy industry.....you can hardly pay bills with $15.-- milk let alone 9. I am in St Joe at a Farm Show today and tomorrow. On the way down, the radio said there was snow in KC. I hope it stays there....we still have plenty of snow to melt-a-way. Take care.
Hey sorry it took me forever to reply; i never seem to have time to get on here. lol
Im pretty much set on murray state for international agribusiness. They offer the exact degree program that I want and the campus is really great too.
At 9:04am on November 23, 2009, Kevin Wright said…
yup just about 25 minutes away from s-ville. more power to ya for still milking
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In essence we fence line wean. The lot I keep the calves in is just across the fence from the stalks my cows are on for the winter. I have never seen the bawl come out of the calves as quick as it did this year. I have been lucky so far with no sick calves and they are staying on feed (knock on wood).
(Finding it funny that your bride and I wear the exact same crocs to the barn!)
This past weekend I helped work a sale up in Litchfield, MN. The sale went real well. All of the cattle were Milking Shorthorns, Red and Whites, and Holsteins. I sold a R&W Laurel out of a Clint, her grandam is a sister to Sabre. We sold a total of 5 cattle from our farm. My dad ended of buying a polled Reality that out of that new youngsire, Platte-P dam.
Yeah I'm from Briar Holsteins in Poplar Grove, IL. We are milking just under 100 right now in a walk through flat barn parlor.
We have quite a few Jet-Red calves that were born last fall and look very nice! Whats the pedigree your heifer bred to him?
Im pretty much set on murray state for international agribusiness. They offer the exact degree program that I want and the campus is really great too.
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