I recently brought my steer for my 4H/FFA show home and was wondering if there were any toys or items I could give him to keep him entertained while I'm not out there. Any suggestions are appreciated

I represent a client in Spain looking to import a few hundred pounds a month of high quality products. I work in import export and finding my clients what they want. Usually in the Automotive sector, which this client has been a long time client in. Since I’m American he asked for me to put some feelers out for his new endeavor. Any help is appreciated! Or if you want to be our supplier even better!

Has anyone run a sweep/tub straight into a squeeze? Most systems I have seen incorporate at least 1 alley.

Can anyone tell me why alleys are used? Any insight would be appreciated.

I’m looking at a 1,500 acre ranch for sale outside of Los Angeles in some foothills with rolling hills and junky rangeland. There’s wells on site and it is mostly all fenced.

Everything I’ve read and heard says cattle ranching is a horrible business with tight margins, capital intensive, high risk and volatile commodity markets.

Well, aside from a nature preserve or a tourist destination spot I can’t think of a whole lot else you could do with a property like this.

I have no fantasies of getting rich. That looks beyond my intelligence and expertise.

I’m just wondering exactly how hard it is just to break-even? With enough cash to start a gene pool and a small heard, hire workers and put them up, could you create a self-sustaining enterprise within any amount of reasonable time?

Assume:

Land is owned debt free The equipment is owned and paid for Labor is available

Is 3 acres per head reasonable? A target of 500 cattle at $750 per head, that’s $375,000 gross. I’m assuming costs are damn near that.

Can anyone just throw some experience and numbers to give me something to think about?

Appreciate it

It's getting a little crowded around the fire.

I can't seem to understand the difference between these breeds. Whenever I Google either simmental or Hereford, the same images pop up. Please what are the differences?

My new baby, in honor of Halloween meet Ghostface

My kid is getting into training/showing calves.I have these clippers, does anyone know what kind of blades/guards I need to purchase for them? And what size? I know absolutely nothing about showing cattle. Thank you.

Born about a week ago, was not expected for a little while as the mama had her last calf right at a year ago. Didn't waste much time.

Alas, another little bull. Hard to build a herd when you're getting nothing but bulls, but happy that it seems to be healthy and happy and has a good mama.

Why cant calfs digest whole grain? Is it the same for grown cattle?

I’m not here to start a grass or grain finished debate. I’m here because I’m curious how y’all finish your steers out before processing

Sweet feed, cracked corn, distillers grain? I know there’s not a one size fits all, especially where you live and what’s available to you.

What works best for you to achieve the best marbling & gains and timelines of feeding out?

Appreciate your input. I’m always looking at ways to improve

Just looked at this Hereford. DOB is 4/2/23. Looked kinda small didn’t think to get more pictures. Mini or just young?

My boyfriend (soon to be fiancé) and I have been seriously thinking about moving up to NorCal to start a cattle ranch. We’re not afraid of getting dirty, hard work, or struggling a little financially to get where we want to be. Can anyone offer us any advice? We’re looking to have about 50-70 steer. Can that amount sustain us?

Have a steer that is dragging the toes of his front feet when trying to walk, kind of lethargic as well. Out on pasture 24/7, gets some grain 2x day. Anyone on this sub have any ideas as to what that could be? I know super general/vague…

My husband and I want to homestead to have a healthier life and be more self sustaining. We have 3 acres (2 pasture) and access to more land owned by my mother that connects. We want to have cattle and we live in the western part of NC Appalachian mountain area. My husband has been told to get dexters and I like the idea of Scottish highlands because of their hardiness and their meat marbling.

What breed do you recommend even if it’s not one of those two I mentioned above?

I prefer a breed with a friendly temperament because I have a 4 year old who wants to be a cowgirl and will undoubtedly try to be very hands on.

Any recommendations foe the bottoms? I live in a place that gets lots of snow thinking of doing rubber or something under the bottom rail but shits expensive.

We have longhorn cattle (who indeed have long horns) on our shared property. One cow has shown aggression to our dog several times, even with my husband walking the dog, ran towards our daughter once while she was walking the dog, and jumps over our yard fence daily. The other 6 cattle do none of the above. It's only her that's the problem. Should we get rid of her?

My opinion is yes, but I'm being made to feel like I am dumb for even suggesting it.

So I really really need help with my show steer like my steer used to be really good like he let me catch him and put his halter on and walk him and all of that but now he's started to try to ram me when I try to put his halter on. I don't know what to do when he tries to ram me or how to stop him from doing that. Please help me 😭. I don't want to get hurt but I might just quit showing him all together if he hurts me or if he doesn't quit ramming me.