It has been a crazy and odd start to the summer around here. We got in the fields extremely early compared to last year and have been extremely dry. What a difference a year makes! Last year I was writing about how wet we were and now we can't buy rain! It really has only affected the hay and the pasture ground for us so far. We have yielded about half the hay that we normally do with 60 more acres to cut for the first cutting. The early heat coupled with the later frost really nipped the hay and forced a lot of guys around here to mow the wheat for hay. Also with the pasture pretty much being nonexistant we have been forced to feed more hay than we would like to.
That being said the cows and calves are looking great in spite of the pasture! The calves are hitting the creep and the cows are getting bred. It is an awesome time of the year for predicting matings and invisioning how they will turn out in the coming months. I am extremely excited about the opportunities for marketing the calves this fall. We have a knockout Bismarck 243R heifer that will sure turn some heads as well as some great looking Airline and T-Bone heifers. Also their is an April Lock-N-Load heifer that will garner a lot of attention this fall. We still have roughly 20 more to calve and some exciting matings yet to come that have got me excited. The calves will be marketed privately this fall and we will also be consigning a heifer to the Hoosier Beef Congress sale again this December. Calves will be available for viewing after the 1st of August and I will try and snap some pictures in the pasture as the summer goes on.
Until next time!
Alex
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