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

[ben ji]

Gates of hell or just a high plains Kansas sunset?

[Spracne]

Great pic. I'm going Gates of Hell. Did you do any editing to that?

[ben ji]

Great pic. I'm going Gates of Hell. Did you do any editing to that?

I pressed the "Enhance" button on my phone but that's it.

Here is the non "Enhanced" version of the gates of hell.

[ben ji]

Wildfire or just maximizing the zoom on my phone onto a farm 3 miles away? (Totes max'n the zoom)

[bucket]

That's what it's all about

[star seed 7]

That rules

[steve dave]

Yeah, fires on the horizon is irl peak rural ks


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[passranch]

Yeah, fires on the horizon is irl peak rural ks


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Hazy smoky skies in KC yesterday confirm this.  Had someone come in to my office yesterday to warn me that she thought something in the building was on fire and I had to tell her "nope...it's just Kansas farmers".   

[KST8FAN]

Spent the morning at the farm show before tip-off.

Rough collie/Pyrenees mix were the show special.  Breeder said those were an "accident."

Looked at the latest in drone sprayers.

Round bale wrap in US colors.

Almost bought a windmill with  aerator for the pond, but floor model got sold before I texted him back.

The first 4020 with PowerShift on display.  I told the guy I had one as well. He was not impressed as his was THE FIRST serial no 65001.

Granddaughters got to sit on stuff poppa will never buy.


Tom




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[sys]

i've seen border collie x pyrenees crosses before.  neat looking animals, but i think the conflicting instincts/energy levels could make for a problematic dog.

i follow a guy on twitter who's posted some drone vids of using drones to check cattle that opened my eyes to ag drone use.

[ben ji]

i've seen border collie x pyrenees crosses before.  neat looking animals, but i think the conflicting instincts/energy levels could make for a problematic dog.

i follow a guy on twitter who's posted some drone vids of using drones to check cattle that opened my eyes to ag drone use.

How far can a drone that is available to a median cow farmer fly?

Could you buy a helicopter type drone with a live feed camera for say $1000 that has a 5ish mile range?

I honestly have no idea but I assume the tech is going to continue to get cheaper and more accessible.

[bucket]

i've seen border collie x pyrenees crosses before.  neat looking animals, but i think the conflicting instincts/energy levels could make for a problematic dog.

i follow a guy on twitter who's posted some drone vids of using drones to check cattle that opened my eyes to ag drone use.

How far can a drone that is available to a median cow farmer fly?

Could you buy a helicopter type drone with a live feed camera for say $1000 that has a 5ish mile range?

I honestly have no idea but I assume the tech is going to continue to get cheaper and more accessible.

Can you count cows with a drone?

[tdaver]

In regards to the NINE new cat contractors we brought on last month (feral cats caught in local town) we have caught 6 of them on the game cam located in their home aka the garage. My dad even set up a heat lamp and box with blankets for them to stay in

Where are you getting those cats?  In the alley behind the B-Hive?

[KST8FAN]

i've seen border collie x pyrenees crosses before.  neat looking animals, but i think the conflicting instincts/energy levels could make for a problematic dog.

i follow a guy on twitter who's posted some drone vids of using drones to check cattle that opened my eyes to ag drone use.

How far can a drone that is available to a median cow farmer fly?

Could you buy a helicopter type drone with a live feed camera for say $1000 that has a 5ish mile range?

I honestly have no idea but I assume the tech is going to continue to get cheaper and more accessible.

I am meeting with a guy later this spring about spraying pasture with a drone.  Excited to learn more.

Then I want one of those Lazer weed killers for the row crops.


Tom

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[farming_cat fan]

i've seen border collie x pyrenees crosses before.  neat looking animals, but i think the conflicting instincts/energy levels could make for a problematic dog.

i follow a guy on twitter who's posted some drone vids of using drones to check cattle that opened my eyes to ag drone use.

How far can a drone that is available to a median cow farmer fly?

Could you buy a helicopter type drone with a live feed camera for say $1000 that has a 5ish mile range?

I honestly have no idea but I assume the tech is going to continue to get cheaper and more accessible.

I don't think there are any in that price point with a 5 mile range. I'm really not sure any have the battery life for a 5 mile range. Also, legally you have to be within line of site of the drone.

[yoga-like_abana]

One of our cats just recently had 7! 7! 7 freaking kittens. I thought more than likely it would be 3 or so. Not 7!


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[ben ji]

One of our cats just recently had 7! 7! 7 freaking kittens. I thought more than likely it would be 3 or so. Not 7!


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Last time I was at the cat ranch I saw 4 of the 6 cats my dad dropped off a couple of months ago.

Two of them were (makes circle with one hand, puts finger through circle with other) out on the driveway one evening so hopefully some kittens are coming our way soon.

[steve dave]

nearby but unrelated to the texas panhandle fires my folks had a couple thousand acres and some fence burn up the other day on our ranch. didn't lose any livestock. you want to see a community at full staff on social media honkin' off to their own heroism you should see sw kansas when the put out a grass fire. 4 county area just puffed up max. they deserve it though, it rules when everyone comes together to do crap like that.

[meow meow]

it is cool.  i'm proud that my dad is always one of the ones first to help, and doesn't have social media, but he'd never post any of the back patting stuff you see if he did.  he and a bunch of area (NE Kansas) farmers drove down to Ashland 5 or so years ago, brought a bunch of hedge fence posts and other fencing supplies and helped out.   

[steve dave]

it is cool.  i'm proud that my dad is always one of the ones first to help, and doesn't have social media, but he'd never post any of the back patting stuff you see if he did.  he and a bunch of area (NE Kansas) farmers drove down to Ashland 5 or so years ago, brought a bunch of hedge fence posts and other fencing supplies and helped out.   

Yeah, this is mainly spouses of the rural fire departments and county who do fire break lines and crap. None of the people who actually help fight/break the fire post anything.


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[steve dave]

And this isn’t for restoration and whatnot. My pops can handle the fence and we’ve got plenty of grass. Massive areas of grass is something we ks is actually topped up on.


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[schreds21]

Yes, if there is a silver lining, at least this is the right time of year for the grass to burn.  It's those late summer or fall burns that really hurt grass stands.

[ben ji]

I know in the flint hills and in eastern KS prescribed pasture burns happen all the time but I've never heard of or seen any out in NW KS. I'm guessing it's just too dry for it to be a normal thing that far west?

[Katpappy]

I know in the flint hills and in eastern KS prescribed pasture burns happen all the time but I've never heard of or seen any out in NW KS. I'm guessing it's just too dry for it to be a normal thing that far west?

Ben ji, you have much to learn about Western KS from folks out there.  Where I grew up, there were grass fires when some farmer wanted a family hotdog cookout.  It was a gathering of men and teenaged boys with shoves helping out and women folks came along for picnic-type food support and gossip.

[KST8FAN]

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/colorado/news/colorado-ranchers-patrick-esch-ed-dean-jager-sentenced-rain-gauges-tampering-federal-crop-subsidies-nws-fcic/


Tom

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