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i know, weird time. this is for us iowans. i am trying to find an article about the bull that got loose a few years ago at the state fair and ran into the two kids. google has failed me.  :(  can anyone remember some details. it's for an animal ethics discussion in my ansci class.

i'm tellin ya that new calves at our house is like feedin time at the zoo. we have desperately needed some kind of security camera system at our house for the past 3 days. we have neighbors and relatives showing up unannounced so they can get a sneak preview at the competition. it's getting...

true or not? i looked on the website, and didn't find anything. will there at least be one in 2010? that's what we're banking on anyway.

what is an average loin length for a small market heifer? appx. 1125 lbs.

what are some quirks of your cattle? my 2 market heifers LOVE to lap the water in the buckets. it's like they have to search for it, and barely test the water with their tongue.  :P i just find it absolutely hilarious!! although i get really wet sometimes.... ::) ;D

i was cleaning up the barn office the other day, and i moved the AI box. i started thinking about some of the problems that we had with the gun. everything connected fine, but sometimes the straw of semen would be stuck inside the gun. the straw wouldn't lock into the sleeve after we twisted it...

these people crack me up.  ;D  ::)

anybody else with me??? we have rain every day. our cow lot became such a mess that we turned them out into a little section of our pasture, and OMG did they run and jump an kick and play. from the biggest cows to the smallest babies were doing hot laps around the pasture. it was so...

enjoy.

does anyone know the codes for Total Solution and Full Flush? i can't seem to find them.

is anyone else having troubles with him? my uncle just pulled a 120 lb. calf. everyone else around us has been having troubles with him of at least double his claimed birthweight. one our friends has a cow that hip locked and died. out vet said that he is having so much trouble with them this...

they are on   http://www.nlexhibitor.com/ most of the champions are at the bottom. not all of them are there. (check out our UGLY curtain ;))

i was surfing on youtube and found these two videos. i was absolutely cracking up when i watched them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIKYRXkzgCI this guy is obviously from the city!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6-BtA1N5vc

Max McCuen has a registered, purebred shorthorn heifer for sale in Yale, IA.       cell: 515-238-7114                       or       LaRoyce Kress: 515-238-9073 calved: May, 17, 2007. sire: Abertees The Professor dam: Abertees Jealous of Me just post if you need more info

Dale Jr just won the bud pole shootout at Daytona!!!! he's back (clapping)

yesterday, we had a cow give birth to twin heifers. dead, hairless, twins. they were 5 months along, and about 20 lbs. (not much bigger than my cat) they had some deformity so that their legs are backwards. any idea why they are like this? genetic abnormality, infection, th, pha? she was bred to...

what does everyone think? is it necessary? what are the pros and cons of having it? should it even be used at all? do you think that it limits the judge on deciding who should win?

Iowa Beef Expo Schedule of Events The 32nd Annual Iowa Beef Expo will be held February 10 - 17, 2008 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa Daily Commercial Exhibits: Open at  9:00 AM & Close at 5:00 PM Starts Monday at 9:00 AM Ends Thursday at 4:00 PM Sunday, Feb 10 7:30 AM...

i was just wondering about them and what they were like. i might do a project about today's breeding technology versus years past. what was involved with using amps? was it quick, like the straws, or did it take longer? what did they look like? how was your experiences with them?

anyone thinking of going to the winter show coming up soon? also, do they have a website? any info would be great.