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I am sure that there are a few others, but here is one "curve bender" shorthorn that comes to mind.  We have used him in the past AI...heifers calve unassisted and they truly do have the performance. Ar Su Lu Osage 502 - *x4103548 BW: 0.1  (Top 15% in the Breed) YW: 45  (Top 2% in the Breed)

I am not necessarily saying that Bundy's rights are being infringe upon or removed, but just want people to know that we live in a Representative Constitutional Republic NOT a Representative Democracy.  If we lived in a Representative Democracy...the majority could infringe upon or remove the...

XBAR - you stated that "we live in a representative democracy.  Majority rules.  The minority interest has no choice." We live in a Representative Constitutional Republic.  There is a slight but very important distinction.  Majority rules.  However, the Majority can not infringe or remove the...

Will Crossing Two Clones From Prime, YG1 Carcasses Produce Similar Offspring? A unique cloning project at West Texas A&M University aims to move the needle on the commercial production of Prime, Yield Grade 1 beef carcasses...

Nate - we only have five years of data - when we started finishing our cattle and selling them direct to packer. Our choice/prime average for that time period is 86%.  The 2012 data for primarily Step Ahead progeny was 91% - so a slight improvement but a smaller sample size.

Since 2009 we have marketed fat cattle directly on a grade-and-yield basis.  As a result, we have begun to generate some data that demonstrates the exceptional carcass traits of our cattle.  In that time, we have marketed a total of 123 head with 86% (106) of them grading choice or prime. In...

1 5500.00 1 A 7000.00 2 5500.00 2 A 7000.00 3 4000.00 3 A 7500.00 4 A 8250.00 5 2250.00 5 A 3000.00 6 5000.00 6 A 4500.00 7 3000.00 7 A 2250.00 8 2000.00 8 A 7000.00 9 1850.00 9 A 3900.00 10 1800.00 10 A 3500.00 11 2800.00 11 A 500.00 12 7750.00 13 4000.00 14 2500.00 15...

Here is a picture taken a few weeks ago of 8-year old AF KF VG Step Ahead after breeding cows all summer.

I am trying to locate info on Gene Banking.  I have only found one company thus far - Viagen (Trans Ova).  Are there other options as well?  Are other companies comparable in price?  Viagen's site shows $1600 plus $150 per year of storage.

The top one is K-Kim Revamp.  Not sure on the other.

Here's another one in the sale.  See you in Springfield on Saturday.  If you can't be there be sure to call one of the consultants. http://www.dwyercattle.com/shorthorn/scattlepage.html

Here are a couple Step Ahead daughters.  These are pics from the show ring, but his daughters have excelled in the pasture.  They are easy fleshing and have perfect udders.  

I have posted this information on here before, but last year we sold 32 head - 91% (29 out of 32) graded Choice or Prime.  5 Prime and 24 Choice.  28 of them were sired by AF KF VG Step Ahead or a Step Ahead son. A majority of his calves are in the low to mid 80's at birth.  Weaning / Yearling...

Hamburman - to be as brief as possible...it would make it much more difficult for the federal government to live beyond its means and make it more likely that they would only do what is Constitutionally permittable.  I don't pretend that it would solve our problems overnight...it wouldn't.  Not...

Nate - if crop insurance was not subsidized its cost would obviously go up.  However, how many of the other input costs would go down as a result?  How much would the cost of cash rent or land go down if subsidies for crop insurance were removed?  If the "guarantee of profit" was...