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You could pay the $20 to park your trailer over at Coors Field and tie to that....about as close as you're going to get to 'free' down there.

Thanks for the comments. In regards to traits he excels at: he is a red bull who is an outcross to all red genetics that are currently being used. The Gelbvieh breed ran into a situation a few years back where a couple of bulls were used VERY heavily (think Sunny or Trump in the Shorties). He's...

Hey Folks, We've got a smoking calf we're planning on taking to National Western this year - he's a purebred Gelbvieh, so hopefully everyone sticks with me here :) I know what it's going to cost me to find a herd bull of his same caliber, so I'm thinking of keeping back natural breeding rights...

JIT - I can't find anything showing the import requirements to bring Canadian livestock semen into the US. I can find requirements related to equine and canine, but nothing further. Do you have a reference on your side showing requirements for export to the US from Canada? I only ask because...

I'm looking for a small semen tank to use to deliver a few straws to a show. We'd only be putting about 30-50 straws in the tank. If anyone has a recommendation of a good tank, or has one they would be willing to sell, please let me know. Thanks

How about the reverse situation? How difficult is it to get semen across the border from Canada to the US? I'm goign to be heading to Agribition in a month and may want to bring some semen back across the border with me. Anything I need to be prepared for?

40 pound bags. Last year we were paying around $8-9 per bag. Not sure what the reason for the sudden price hike.

Has anyone seen an increase in the price of beet pulp in the past week? I went into the feed store last night and it had jumped up to $18.75 a bag. Anyone have alternatives that work similarly to beet but may have a more manageable price?

I've got 150 bales of alfalfa to haul in tomorrow, maybe I'll try that out. Can't hurt anything! Otherwise it sounds like the snap route might be the way to go. Do you guys recommend putting the snap through the lead strap, or through the nose piece? Any concerns of the strap rubbing on the...

See above. Tried soaking it in crap, didn't work. They're slippier then a whitehouse czar.

Thanks for the advice folks. Looks like I'll just run a zip tie or something through about an inch below the slide to try and keep them on.

We've got it on the calendar. I guess we'll see how everything halter breaks, and how we do out at the NILE in  Billings. We've been battling 90-95 degree weather this week, so it's been a pain to keep cattle on feed. Had one open heifer calf that decided she wanted to bloat up and try dying on...

I've tried everything possible with the nylon halters I have right now. They've had the following done: - ran through the washer in hot water 3 times - then placed them on the metal barn roof stretched out for 2 days to dry - put them in the mud in front of the feed trough so they not only...

Kind of what I'm scared of with the knot. What do you mean by a 'snap'?

I'm starting to get sick of dealing with the nylon halters sold by Sullivans. I put 4 halters on bulls last night to let them drag, came out this morning and all 4 had them pulled off. Does anyone make halters made of actual rope anymore that are nice and tight and will stay on an animal? I...

Just moved a few last Thursday. 1400 pound cows brought $53.25/hwt

Hey Everyone, I've really been dropping the ball on here lately. I'm trying to play catch-up with all the posts I missed (up to April 22nd right now). Between calving, planting, and everything else, it just seems to be nuts around here lately. If anyone needs anything while I play catch-up...

We use the mobile feeders as well. We also have quite a few of the older ones on skid that have become permanently placed in some of our pastures because it's too big of a pain to move them. They ones with wheels are the easiest to move, whether you have cell/rotational grazing like we do, or if...

I'm a little late to the party, but I thought I would weight in. I purchased a Panasonic PV-GS300 last year to do our video work. The camera was under $500 and a decent tripod could be had for around $50. The thing I like about the camera is the 3CCD chip which allows for better color capture...

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