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Growing up in South Texas, I can only recall a handful of ranchers that would run Angus in their pastures but now that's the primary choice of buyers at the auction ring. I believe the marketing of this breed is over-blown. All one can see these days is "certified Angus" labled on every piece...

I have quite a bit of mesquite that I've killed with reclaim/remedy/diesel. I would like to harvest it for bar b que and smoking duties but I'm wondering now if there is residual herbicide still inside the wood. Some trees were stem sprayed while other we're basal sprayed. It's the basal sprayed...

Here's a 30 acre section that my grandfather bailed back in the day. The grass is Coastal Bermuda (African Bluestar)and at one point, was monitored in small test plots by Texas A&M because the protein content was higher than corn. Not sure what that means, I would not finish out beef on corn...

I've got some mesquite and huisache brush to clear which takes up about 20% of a 60 acre tract. Most people in this area clear brush with a dozer, then push into burn piles. We have been in a pretty bad drought for quite some time now with no real end in sight. These types of brush are...

It's time to replace some very old barbed wire fence and was thinking of going with field fence. The wild hog population being the main reason for my leaning toward field fence but I'm worried about the deer. Our family loves to shoot white-tail and I'm not sure how they would take to the new...

I saw a program on RFD-TV last night on Versatile Tractors. It was featured on their 1 hour call-in program that runs on Monday nights. In the past, any tractor segments on that program dealt strickly with Deere and nothing else. I emailed RFD and asked them why they featured only Deere...

I understand that if a sorry thief wants something they will go through great lengths to get it but I don't want to make it a cakewalk either. There are various types of padlock shackles and other lock protection devices but what I'm looking for is something heavy duty. Over the years, I've...

I tried doing a search on this topic with no real specific results. I live in South Texas where we've had extreme drought conditions for over two years now. I was born and raised in this area and can't remember things being this dry. Brush fires happen from time to time but the local fire...

I was searching the web for road maintenance ideas and came across a front-end attachmentb called the "Front Runner" Road & Driveway Maintenance It looks interesting enough, has anybody used one of these attachments and could vouch for their usefulness/durabilty?

With the price of oil topping $125 this Friday we're all watching as the price of fuel (especially diesel) climbs and climbs. I just wonder if this will affect the selling price of tractors or if it will add a bit of a bargining chip for buyers looking for a deal on a new model. Whatever the...

Friends, I'm trying to do the most research possible on ridding my property of huisache and mesquite. I'm sure there are some folks on this great forum that have had their share of battles with the above mentioned and I'm reaching out to you for helpful tips. I was thinking of spraying with...

Afternoon all, I'm new to the forum and I really like all the info floating about here, great discussions. I've seen others that are new to the tractoring field or those that have been around it a while back but just don't remember that much, the latter best discribes myself. I love tractors...