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"Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me"--may your holiday season be filled with peace and joy! If anyone wants this post to be about cattle, don't we all prefer peaceful cattle? Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

A neighbor was cleaning out his tank and gave me some Shorthorn semen on Intimidator.  Numbers on the pink straw are 129 and SS 151.  There is no registration number.  Maybe it was collected about June of 1995.  Does anyone remember Intimidator?  Bulls during this time period often carried too...

Does anyone have the results from this year's Star Search sale at Cates?  Doc, were you there? 

Maybe the song writer will allow us to borrow the suggestion that in 2017 we "always be humble and kind" on steerplanet.  Lately the discussion has been civil, but I have not read all the topics.  If we disagree, that is not a problem, and, yet, let's observe the common courtesies.  Everyone...

Merry Christmas! Enjoy what you have and those around you. This is borrowed from Possum on another message board.

We lost a great one. https://www.michfb.com/MI/Farm_News/Agriculture_loses_livestock/?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Michigan+Farm+Bureau

Who is going to Shorthorn University this week? 

On Shorthorn pedigrees there are now sometimes PM, PS, or PMSY ahead of the name of the animal.  Look up Enticer,  Rodeo Drive, or Dividend.  What do those mean?  Is there an explanation for them at ASA online?

JJC Wild Side *x4045349 is DSC.  I'll post more DS testing results in a few days.  Our other DSC is a bull calf we'd hoped to retain by Wild Side.  Study his pedigree--is there another possible source besides Duke? 

Here in SW Indiana we are thankful for the Reason for the season!  Our daughter has decent weather to drive back home today from NW Iowa.  Dad used to say that having the family together was the only gift he needed.  When our children were growing up, our tradition was to cut a cedar tree on the...

"As of July 18, Greg Ruhle is no longer the executive secretary of the American Shorthorn Association."  This is part of an email from an ASA director.  Anyone know anything about his departure?

During p.m. pasture check today I saw a 9 day old heifer calf swinging her tail rapidly.  She had flies (maggots) in the area under the tail.  The insecticide spray can took care of them.  It seems late to have fly problems.  We quit July calving partly to avoid screw worms.  What is the...

In SW Indiana, producers say cows are calving  up to 3 weeks early this fall.  Also that sows are farrowing early.  Yesterday a neighbor had his pond watering system for 30 cows run dry.  Our forecast is for 100 again today.

Is anyone else not comfortable with the smaller frame size in bulls?  There are several people who are enthused about bulls with mature hip heights of 52".  I understand using a "tool bull" A.I to add rib, fleshing ability, etc.  The concern  is having cows that are several inches taller than...

What is the worst experience you have had at a fair?  How about getting up in the wee hours to take white Shorthorn calves to sheep barn to Holstein nurse cow on show day? Some of you can top that easily.  Have at it!