Recent content by DevonMan

What do you think of this Heifer? This heifer is 11 months old and measures around her heart girth is 60''-61'' or 650lbs to 670lbs.

" The report, entitled "Canadian Agriculture at a Glance," says the number of farm operators fell from 390,875 to 293,925 -- a 24.8 per cent drop between 1991 and 2011. Over the same period, the average age of farmers increased from 47.5 to 54 years. The data shows more than half of all farms...

If you are under 30 you are doing good. I offer you my congratulations. If you are older then 50, I have a good book you should read ant think about - Fields of Farmers by Joel Salatin - https://www.amazon.ca/Fields-Farmers-Interning-Partnering-Germinating/dp/0963810979

So true everywhere. "If young people can't get in, OLD people can't get out" - Joel Salatin Joel Salatin on young farmers - Joel Salatin On the Next Generation of Farmers What does everyone think? hash it out (argue) nicely

Winter is still here. 3' of snow on the ground in Ontario, Canada

Those are really nice animals! I like the Devon bull, it looks like he has lots of gut. Who is he you of? #688?#93? How many lbs is the shorthorn bull? What do you consider moderate size?

I forget who said it, maybe Jan Bonsma or one of those guys, but here it is - " The beef industry in the USA has been so corrupted that the is no going back with out outside genetics"

That is very interesting, Justintime. "Optimum production is always much more profitable than maximum production. Bigger is not always better! Optimum production is the point at which net profits are maximized. Profit is what we really want to maximize" - Kit Pharo, Pharo Cattle Company...

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In the world of theory: Dry Mature Cows and Bulls - Straw and Poor Forage 1.4 to 1.6% - Medium Quality Forage 1.8 to 2.0% - Excellent Quality Forage 2.3 to 2.6% We will go with the medium quality forage: Let’s compare the feed efficiency of two different size cows:  One will weigh...

Her Dam is a Milking Shorthorn heifer so that is part of it, the other part is the picture angle. She is i quite good shape, you have to see her to really see it. The Devon breed tends to fill out more after 10 months. And she has meat/fat on her bones (clapping)

Post your experiences with the Devon breed. What you bred them to and what kind of calves you got, what you think of them etc. <cowboy>

There is quite the history behind Devons. This is a consolidated history of Devons from the early 1800s Devons were next to Shorthorns in numbers until the feed lots came in. In 1948 the feedlot paradigm was set in motion, and 15 years later cattle that would finish on grass had all but...

Have you heard of Linear measuring? Linear measuring is designed to help the producer choose the body type or form (phenotype) of bull and cow that will be high in reproduction, meat production and low in maintenance. Measuring of the many different body parts allows the operator to recognize...