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Macho seems to work with what you are wanting to do, The reason some people don't like Star Power is due to his birthweight and calving ease EPDs, We have had great luck with MoTown in recent years too, seems to take our moderate easy fleshing simmi cows and gives them a little ump to the next...

Amigo is one of my favorite bulls. We use him alot and had great success with conception, calving ease, growth and we will be calving out his daughters in the future. He throws alot of rib and alot of bone.  I liked him when he was a denver pen bull, i liked him when he Iowa state fair and i...

utilize your veterinarian to age your pregnancies from 45-80 days and you'll know for sure which one she stuck on. Since you have breeding days and a natural cover date, the vet will more than likely be able to get a very very confident age of the calf. if there are any doubts of parantage...

to some people who have problems with charges, costs, vets and so on... try seeing your vet as an asset and not a cost and treat him/her as such, you'll probably find yourself in alot better  situation. JWW

pallets - put pallets nailed against the alleyway boards,  two/three nails and you can pop them out for bigger cattle.. it can narrow the alley down by 6 inches or so JWW

We have bought bulls from jimmy in the past and they are what have made our cow herd what it is today, we are very proud of the genetics he has to offer and he is by far one of the most knowledgable cattlemen i have ever met, yet down to earth his cattle are the real deal and he does business...

CROWN ROYAL nuff said JWW

LN - What is you firearm in the video? looks like a suped up SKS or AK of some kind?? would either those calibers (7.62) be big enough to take down some of those hogs? I have always seen most folks go with the .308 in an AR-10 or a big bore bolt action JWW

I can never remember the street the Butcher Block Cafe is on.. but it is pretty close to the stock yards... i just did fiind out they do have a website with the address: http://butcherblockcafe.com/ good portion and reasonably priced i highly recommend the Roundhouse for breakfast JWW

i am not giving any veterinary advice but some things to observe: if the leg was fractured the cow would more than likely NOT put ANY weight on it, Nor 300 works also read the label for Nuflor as it is indicated for footrot. JWW

To Cruiser: things that are a must at the NWSS: - Breakfast at the Butcher Block Cafe - Walk through the Display bulls - even if you're like me and not use much clubby genetics, it is still something awesome to see - Yard Bar - nuff said - Pen cattle, Pen Cattle, Carloads, Carloads - Hill...

very well written, you speak for many families, individuals and young catlemen/women. I hope you enjoyed the time in the spot light because- you already know :) - it doesn't come every year thinking/writing like this makes me want you in control of my cattle and show string keep working hard...

at least get a minor in Ag-Business on an Animal science degree, most places you can get the teaching endorsement in Ag with almost all ag majors, ask you college counsellor for help on this and essentially all the ag majors take the same classes the first semster no matter what major it is...

had one of the most dog broke steers at county fair some years ago just absolutely become infatuated with sheep, everytime he saw one or heard one he got a little awkward and had to find out what the heck it was.. ;) JWW

Duff New Edition, Eagle eye, Lut ( expensive semen), to name a few... Style is marginal for BW heifers... i use him on certain heifers in my operation but mostly reserve him for cows....if you want to get a for sure good calf and add maternal input and have calving ease use OCC Magnitude - may...

Kaehler's Make it Rain would be interesting(PB simmi), Grandmaster would be  cool to see, and if you want to go old school Fortune 500.... i relize you want a simmy bull but i can think of a few angus that would be pretty cool to try - New Edition, Silvieras Style to name a few JWW

i have been feeding them for quite some years now ( about 8 or so) and i have come along a long way from when we first started... 1. best way to use them is to grind them and mix them into a TMR with cornsilage and your desired protein source into a feed wagon; there is less waste, cows get...

Diamond -- sounds like you have a pretty good problem in my mind.... she is still growing,may be small, but has been used for supreme twice... to me she has to be pretty dang good to get around some of the bigger, more mature cattle she might have been up against... Simple solution to the...

I really like our Style calves out of the simmi cows. We used him on a variety of cows. Seems like he worked well on the stout, heavy muscles simmy cows the best. The best heifer calf we have this year is a style X magnitude/simmi half blood cow... she might be a little more moderate than i want...

http://www.dairyagendatoday.com/News.aspx?nid=5130 interesting article about child labor law proposals in agriculture JWW