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Calving Ease and Picking a Heifer Bull
You lost one this spring. A first-calf heifer, up half the night, and by the time you got a chain on that calf it was too late for both of them. And the part that…
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Contemporary groups: why you cannot buy a number with a feed truck
You have heard the gripe at the sale barn. A man’s bulls read high, and somebody leans over the rail and says, “Sure they do. Look how he feeds them.” Pour the groceries to a…
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Why You Cannot Push One Number Without Moving Another
Say you decide growth is what you want. Bigger calves, more pounds to sell. So you go through the sale book and buy the highest yearling-weight bulls you can find, year after year, and you…
