Ask Steve Dave Farm And Cow And Ranch And Tractor And Truck Related Questions

[ben ji]

https://twitter.com/AP/status/1534340180227805184?t=FSnPYNHjU-L9fWPw66pPBg&s=19

[KST8FAN]

https://twitter.com/AP/status/1534340180227805184?t=FSnPYNHjU-L9fWPw66pPBg&s=19

Impressed by horses and riders on pavement.  We used to move cattle on black top highway a couple times a year.

 I always pushed the cattle so got to shut the gate then catch up.  I thought I could trot/gallop a little to catch up. 

I dont know if the horse shoes were new or worn out, but when I put on the brakes old Red started sliding like he was on a sheet of ice.

Luckily we stayed upright.  Dad had told me to give a horse the reins so he could use his head and neck to recover.  Pretty sure I just let go and grabbed the saddle horn.

Always thought my cowboy failings would make a good comical book of short stories.


Tom

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[sys]

i always wondered how the center pivot irrigation stuff worked.  anyone know how the little systems on wheels that they use in the intermountain west/mormon country work?


feel bad for that poor cow getting dropped on pavement like that.

[ben ji]

i always wondered how the center pivot irrigation stuff worked.  anyone know how the little systems on wheels that they use in the intermountain west/mormon country work?


feel bad for that poor cow getting dropped on pavement like that.

Those things are gosh darn adorable and all over out west. I've only seen them used on hayfields.

[Katpappy]

They use a lot less water than flood irrigation.

[KST8FAN]

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2022/05/02/proposal-to-build-states-largest-feedlot-hits-snag-but-now-headed-for-another-chance/

There was a time when something named Blackshirt Feeders LP would have passed with no objections?


Tom

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[ben ji]

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2022/05/02/proposal-to-build-states-largest-feedlot-hits-snag-but-now-headed-for-another-chance/

There was a time when something named Blackshirt Feeders LP would have passed with no objections?


Tom

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I have no idea about how much water a 100,000 head feedlot needs but what are they gonna do for water in 20/30 years?

"The project still has some hurdles. It needs to obtain some nearby irrigated farm ground and “retire” at least six center-pivot irrigation systems to obtain enough water to supply the feedlot. The Upper Republican Natural Resources District would have to approve such a water swap."

[cfbandyman]

i always wondered how the center pivot irrigation stuff worked.  anyone know how the little systems on wheels that they use in the intermountain west/mormon country work?


feel bad for that poor cow getting dropped on pavement like that.

Those things are gosh darn adorable and all over out west. I've only seen them used on hayfields.

It's super crazy how you really only see those west of the rockies

[ben ji]

i always wondered how the center pivot irrigation stuff worked.  anyone know how the little systems on wheels that they use in the intermountain west/mormon country work?


feel bad for that poor cow getting dropped on pavement like that.

Those things are gosh darn adorable and all over out west. I've only seen them used on hayfields.

It's super crazy how you really only see those west of the rockies

The one in the picture was actually near McCook NE that I saw when I was pheasant hunting last year. It was a small field of probably like 40-60 acres close to the republican river. 

But to your point the only reason I took a picture of it was because in my mind I was thinking "WTF, I thought these only existed in the mountain west"

[steve dave]

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2022/05/02/proposal-to-build-states-largest-feedlot-hits-snag-but-now-headed-for-another-chance/

There was a time when something named Blackshirt Feeders LP would have passed with no objections?


Tom

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I have no idea about how much water a 100,000 head feedlot needs but what are they gonna do for water in 20/30 years?

"The project still has some hurdles. It needs to obtain some nearby irrigated farm ground and “retire” at least six center-pivot irrigation systems to obtain enough water to supply the feedlot. The Upper Republican Natural Resources District would have to approve such a water swap."

bioengineered beef that require less water, like gmo crops. 20/30 years is like a million years irl.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2022/05/02/proposal-to-build-states-largest-feedlot-hits-snag-but-now-headed-for-another-chance/

There was a time when something named Blackshirt Feeders LP would have passed with no objections?


Tom

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I have no idea about how much water a 100,000 head feedlot needs but what are they gonna do for water in 20/30 years?

"The project still has some hurdles. It needs to obtain some nearby irrigated farm ground and “retire” at least six center-pivot irrigation systems to obtain enough water to supply the feedlot. The Upper Republican Natural Resources District would have to approve such a water swap."

bioengineered beef that require less water, like gmo crops. 20/30 years is like a million years irl.

They don't mess around with water shenanigans in the Republican compact.

I was talking to one of my buds who is a corn producer the other day and I learned that it takes (based on his calculations) 3000 gal of water to grow one bushel of corn. (Takes about 150 corn plants to grow a bushel of corn). That is a staggering amount of water.

[Dugout DickStone]

Twitter has 3000 SW kansas dead cows from mysterious causes.  SD, I need the conspiracies STAT

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Twitter has 3000 SW kansas dead cows from mysterious causes.  SD, I need the conspiracies STAT

Could be a new string of bovine sex mutilation cases perhaps?

https://www.hppr.org/hppr-people-communities/2016-01-15/for-50-years-police-sheriffs-and-the-fbi-have-been-tracking-cattle-mutilations-across-kansas

[steve dave]

probably because it’s just hot AF. Cows are extraordinarily pud when it comes to weather. Gotta get them water and shade. There is very little of either in SW KS. Also in the last 20’ish years cow farmers got really into all black cows.

there will sometimes be outbreaks of diseases that will roll through a herd too. sometimes one starts and you have to put the rest down to stop the spread. pretty bad stuff.

[Cire]

Twitter has 3000 SW kansas dead cows from mysterious causes.  SD, I need the conspiracies STAT

there is zero reputable sources reporting this.

Going to need Dax to get to the bottom of it


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[Sandstone Outcropping]

probably because it’s just hot AF. Cows are extraordinarily pud when it comes to weather. Gotta get them water and shade. There is very little of either in SW KS. Also in the last 20’ish years cow farmers got really into all black cows.

there will sometimes be outbreaks of diseases that will roll through a herd too. sometimes one starts and you have to put the rest down to stop the spread. pretty bad stuff.

Great summary of the ways that heat stresses cattle - they to to the feedlot to get covered in a layer of fat that makes it hard for them to dissipate heat. Their digestion generates more heat. They need to release heat from their cow bodies at night and they cannot do that if it stays hot and humid all night. Pretty wild.

https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2022/06/14/heat-stress-kills-estimated-10-000

[Justwin]

probably because it’s just hot AF. Cows are extraordinarily pud when it comes to weather. Gotta get them water and shade. There is very little of either in SW KS. Also in the last 20’ish years cow farmers got really into all black cows.

there will sometimes be outbreaks of diseases that will roll through a herd too. sometimes one starts and you have to put the rest down to stop the spread. pretty bad stuff.

Great summary of the ways that heat stresses cattle - they to to the feedlot to get covered in a layer of fat that makes it hard for them to dissipate heat. Their digestion generates more heat. They need to release heat from their cow bodies at night and they cannot do that if it stays hot and humid all night. Pretty wild.

https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2022/06/14/heat-stress-kills-estimated-10-000

I never hear about Greg Judy losing cattle due to heat stress.

[420seriouscat69]

Oh god, just post the tweet already.

https://twitter.com/buperac/status/1536908506023878656?s=20&t=WVWaNZud4jJED9SpiCgYkQ

[Cire]

Did they die FROM the heat? Or WITH the heat?


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[Sandstone Outcropping]

Did they die FROM the heat? Or WITH the heat?


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you are going to get the farming thread pitted

[Cire]

Did they die FROM the heat? Or WITH the heat?


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you are going to get the farming thread pitted

Hey, I’m just asking questions


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[ben ji]

Oh god, just post the tweet already.

https://twitter.com/buperac/status/1536908506023878656?s=20&t=WVWaNZud4jJED9SpiCgYkQ

LoL at all the conspiracy replies.

[steve dave]

Oh god, just post the tweet already.

https://twitter.com/buperac/status/1536908506023878656?s=20&t=WVWaNZud4jJED9SpiCgYkQ

LoL at all the conspiracy replies.

omg, doesn’t take long for Bill Gates to show up

[Dugout DickStone]

Of course bill gates wants Meade county cows to die.  It makes perfect sense for his agenda

[KST8FAN]

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2022/05/02/proposal-to-build-states-largest-feedlot-hits-snag-but-now-headed-for-another-chance/

There was a time when something named Blackshirt Feeders LP would have passed with no objections?


Tom

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I have no idea about how much water a 100,000 head feedlot needs but what are they gonna do for water in 20/30 years?

"The project still has some hurdles. It needs to obtain some nearby irrigated farm ground and “retire” at least six center-pivot irrigation systems to obtain enough water to supply the feedlot. The Upper Republican Natural Resources District would have to approve such a water swap."

bioengineered beef that require less water, like gmo crops. 20/30 years is like a million years irl.

They don't mess around with water shenanigans in the Republican compact.

I was talking to one of my buds who is a corn producer the other day and I learned that it takes (based on his calculations) 3000 gal of water to grow one bushel of corn. (Takes about 150 corn plants to grow a bushel of corn). That is a staggering amount of water.

Sandstone, I learned something today. Thank you.

I did the math for NEKS.  Probably other factors like run off, time of year, etc. to get to the 3k gal per bu.


Tom

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