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

[Skipper44]

Adults Only Cat Ranch, Ron Prince is ready to book

[pissclams]

you’re not supposed to feed cats cows milk

[Sandstone Outcropping]

maintaining cat colonies seems very important to farmers. I think the purpose was originally to have them around for killing rodents but my dad and dad-in-law both put great effort in maintaining cat colonies in locations where livestock feed and grain are no longer stored.

[KST8FAN]

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/09/03/largest-cattle-feedlot-in-nebraska-to-begin-taking-feeders-later-this-month/


Tom

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[Sandstone Outcropping]

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/09/03/largest-cattle-feedlot-in-nebraska-to-begin-taking-feeders-later-this-month/


Tom

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sheesh.

[Stupid Fitz]

These places are just sad. I get it, but I also hate it.

[ben ji]

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/09/03/largest-cattle-feedlot-in-nebraska-to-begin-taking-feeders-later-this-month/


Tom

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"Blackshirt Feeders" 

[steve dave]

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/09/03/largest-cattle-feedlot-in-nebraska-to-begin-taking-feeders-later-this-month/


Tom

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I got to this part: "It’s been billed as a “beyond a state-of-the-art” feedlot". And my very first thought was "how the hell do you make a feedlot state of the art? better drainage of cow crap?" and kept reading and, yep, sure enough. better drainage of cow crap.

[Katpappy]

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/09/03/largest-cattle-feedlot-in-nebraska-to-begin-taking-feeders-later-this-month/


Tom

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sheesh.

Another place to pump antibiotics and growth hormones to be the product that makes us fat and drug-resistant.   

[steve dave]

Well, you aren’t wrong about the cow drugs. But even “grass fed” have growth hormones usually. You gotta ralgro pellet their ears to get them hungry. That’s just how it goes brother.


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[steve dave]

Also I can lay down 4 injections and a ralgro before my ninja of a dad who can cut a steer faster than anyone on this planet can be done.


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[steve dave]

Has ralgro been discussed by the Meade buffalo football team as a viable PED in the past? I cannot honestly say no.


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[sys]

my very first thought was "how the hell do you make a feedlot state of the art?

just copy a dairy basically.  speaks to how noncompetitive the world of moving cow crap and cow food is that they aren't all state of the art.

[KST8FAN]

Well, you aren’t wrong about the cow drugs. But even “grass fed” have growth hormones usually. You gotta ralgro pellet their ears to get them hungry. That’s just how it goes brother.


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Stilbesterol...  This is the implant I remember before it was phased out because a side effect was it gave everything cancer.

Pretty sure the 3 pellet Ralgro got me demoted to catch pen cowboy after shooting a bunch of those on the ground.

Does anyone castrate anymore, or is it all banding now?

A lot of our rocky mountain oysters ended up at Don's Steakhouse.


Tom

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethylstilbestrol


Tom

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[BW]

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/09/03/largest-cattle-feedlot-in-nebraska-to-begin-taking-feeders-later-this-month/


Tom

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This will almost be exclusively beef on dairy crossbreds. The salvation of the dairy man. Also not convinced that concrete will hold up for very long.

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[Justwin]

Well, you aren’t wrong about the cow drugs. But even “grass fed” have growth hormones usually. You gotta ralgro pellet their ears to get them hungry. That’s just how it goes brother.


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Are you saying just ",grass fed" or are you referring to " grass finished."

[steve dave]

Well, you aren’t wrong about the cow drugs. But even “grass fed” have growth hormones usually. You gotta ralgro pellet their ears to get them hungry. That’s just how it goes brother.


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Are you saying just ",grass fed" or are you referring to " grass finished."

I’m referring to cows


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[steve dave]

Well, you aren’t wrong about the cow drugs. But even “grass fed” have growth hormones usually. You gotta ralgro pellet their ears to get them hungry. That’s just how it goes brother.


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Stilbesterol...  This is the implant I remember before it was phased out because a side effect was it gave everything cancer.

Pretty sure the 3 pellet Ralgro got me demoted to catch pen cowboy after shooting a bunch of those on the ground.

Does anyone castrate anymore, or is it all banding now?

A lot of our rocky mountain oysters ended up at Don's Steakhouse.


Tom

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethylstilbestrol


Tom

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We tried banding but it led to a bunch of problems with infections and stuff. We went back to cutting and stayed that way.


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[star seed 7]

Do the cut boys get turned into delicious BURGERMANIA's like the girls? Pretty sure I asked this like 10 years ago too.

[KST8FAN]

Do the cut boys get turned into delicious BURGERMANIA's like the girls? Pretty sure I asked this like 10 years ago too.

Steers and heifers all get fed out for beef.


Tom

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[KST8FAN]

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/09/03/largest-cattle-feedlot-in-nebraska-to-begin-taking-feeders-later-this-month/


Tom

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This will almost be exclusively beef on dairy crossbreds. The salvation of the dairy man. Also not convinced that concrete will hold up for very long.

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Interesting side note, BW.  Any articles on this or inside info?


Tom

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[Stupid Fitz]

Well, you aren’t wrong about the cow drugs. But even “grass fed” have growth hormones usually. You gotta ralgro pellet their ears to get them hungry. That’s just how it goes brother.


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Are you saying just ",grass fed" or are you referring to " grass finished."

I’m referring to cows


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This portion of the thread is making me reconsider eating beef, but damn this made me LOL.

[schreds21]

Also I can lay down 4 injections and a ralgro before my ninja of a dad who can cut a steer faster than anyone on this planet can be done.


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Why/how are you cutting steers?

[wetwillie]

So ralgro is how they make cows get fat enough to make it economical to raise them?

[BW]

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/09/03/largest-cattle-feedlot-in-nebraska-to-begin-taking-feeders-later-this-month/


Tom

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This will almost be exclusively beef on dairy crossbreds. The salvation of the dairy man. Also not convinced that concrete will hold up for very long.

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Interesting side note, BW.  Any articles on this or inside info?


Tom

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https://www.drovers.com/news/beef-production/blackshirt-feeders-closing-loop

https://www.drovers.com/news/beef-production/impact-beef-x-dairy-calves



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