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Post by Carlos (frmaiz) on Dec 30, 2012 18:07:04 GMT -6
Thank you Glenn. I sure miss Texas!
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Post by Glenn on Dec 30, 2012 18:16:41 GMT -6
From the harddrive is easier but it does not appear in the "body" of the post.
Simply type out what you want to say, then to add a picture, the second line above says "Attachment". Just hit the "browse" box to the right of it then go to the folder on your hard drive with the pic and click it and it will put it in the box to the left. When you hit "post" it will be at the bottom as an attachment
The only problem is the size is limited to a little over 1MB which a lot of pics are bigger than that now due to the modern high pixel cameras.
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Post by Carlos (frmaiz) on Dec 30, 2012 18:27:55 GMT -6
file:///Users/carlos/Pictures/Aperture%203%20Library.aplibrary/Previews/2012/12/02/20121202-123244/09rPE2FpTyWNS5NQ3VVXJg/DSC_1444.jpg
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Post by Glenn on Dec 30, 2012 18:32:22 GMT -6
Carlos, that looks like it is on your computer. Use the second set of instructions I gave for putting it on as an attachment. It should work or it will give you warning if the picture is too big.
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Post by hrndherf on Dec 31, 2012 0:03:16 GMT -6
Just looking through the bios and noticed I hadn't put one on this thread. Been a member on here for a while and love hearing others opnions and views.
Wichman Herefords
Justin Wichman
Married with 2 girls (5 and 3) and another little one on the way in April. I farm and ranch in central montana. I also own and operate a fencing business. Have been involved in the family ranch all my life. The family ranch runs 180 commercial cows and raises wheat and barley. The cowherd was registered and commercial, and sold hereford bulls until the early 80s. Those days in the Hereford business were low key, bought herd bulls from local breeders, no high dollar bulls or big named bulls.
In 2003 I was able to continue my hereford dream and leased ground on my own and started to build the registered herd again. Wichman Herefords is operated seperatly from the family ranch. I currently run 70 cows--60 inventoried registered cows. No set blood line, but most are L1, Canadian, and Polled. Using mostly canadian influenced bulls now. Sell 5-12 bulls a year.
My Cattle tend to take the backseat to the fencing business, so I am happy with the way Herefords take care of themselves. I can't give them special treatment and they don't need any extra care. Other than calving, they may go a month or more without being checked. We have been able to buy some ground so hopefully someday (soon) I can retire from the fencing business. Hard to start up on your own without having another income though.
Looking forward to more discussion on here from all you Hereford folks.
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Post by nicky on Jan 13, 2013 12:29:04 GMT -6
I posted this earlier but in a different thread. Figured I should put it here too.
I grew up on a commercial cattle ranch in Idaho. Dad got me a reg. Hereford heifer when I was old enough for 4-H. I had about 30 reg pairs when I graduated high school, they put me through college. Kept them registered until 1998 when I decided it was alot of trouble for only selling a few bulls to the neighbors (who still buy commercial bulls from us). Since we live within 30 miles of several well known Hereford breeders (Baker City Oregon) it was hard to market bulls. We run our cattle pretty tough.
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Post by rnichols78 on Jan 16, 2013 11:07:09 GMT -6
My name is Ryan Nichols. My family is active in the Hereford breed with our operation, Carswell-Nichols Herefords, located in North Central Kansas. I live and work in the St Louis area but try to stay active and up to date in what's going on in the Hereford world through sites like this. My brother Brock and my father Jim are responsible for our home operation where we have 125 registered momma cows and another 200+ commercial hereford cows, in addition to the dry land farming operation. We do participate in several of the large shows; never winning but always trying to show off what we consider to be good, sound cattle that work in our environment. My love for the Hereford breed stems from a lifetime of knowing nothing better, thanks to my grandparents, Harold and Pat Carswell. They are as passionate about hereford cattle and people as anyone I know, and were honored as Hereford Hall of Fame inductees in late 2011. For more information on our family or our operation, feel free to visit our website www.carswell-nichols.comI appreciate the open and honest banter that takes place on this site, and look forward to participating. |
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Post by Glenn on Jan 16, 2013 14:29:00 GMT -6
Welcome to all our newest members!!!! Glad each of you is here!!!
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Post by coyoteacres on Jan 17, 2013 11:56:08 GMT -6
New to this forum.
I am Patric Lyster from Alberta, Canada.
Life has twists and turns and times change, so currently looking to rebuild from a couple of Polled Hereford females, for my own herd.
Working on an operation running Horned Hereford and Black Angus and crossing the two. I personally prfer dehorning with a bull, but haven't convinced the boss yet.
I run a bunch of other critters, mainly heritage breeds that take minimal management, sheep, pigs, chickens, turkeys and a few dairy cows.
Really interested in Victor genetics.
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Post by kph on Jan 20, 2013 12:05:47 GMT -6
Just found this site a few days ago. Looks like I get the "100 prize"! Les Krogstad, Krogstad Polled Herefords, Fertile MN. 3rd generation breeder, our herd is 70 yrs old this year. Proud member of the too-short Gold TPR Breeder list. 100 registered cows give or take, sell 20 or so bulls and replacement heifers annually by private treaty. Feb.- April calving, background steers to about 800 lbs. My website is www.krogstadpolledherefords.com and I use that as one of my main marketing tools. Just got my sale bull pics up and I'd appreciate it if you'd take a minute to check it out, but be kind, all the pics were done by myself alone! Les Krogstad |
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Post by bookcliff on Jan 20, 2013 16:02:10 GMT -6
welcome aboard. FYI our custom cutters are right up in your part of country. Johnson Harvesting at Evansville. www.johnsonharvesting.com/ |
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Post by lily on Jan 26, 2013 2:55:30 GMT -6
I am Andy Schuepbach, imported into Canada 30 years ago from Switzerland. Running a registered Horned Hereford herd with a few commercial cows in southern Alberta Canada. Ranch name is Lilybrook Herefords Inc., we sell our bulls mostly by private treaty and a select group at the Calgary and Medicine Hat Bull Sales annually in March. Females we sell as bred heifers by private treaty. With market demand for some polled bulls we introduced the first polled herd sire in 2011, and added a couple more since. Try to run our cattle ranch style and select heavily on doing ability, longevity, good feet, udders and hair along with the performance traits. In decent winters we manage to graze the cowherd until mid January at which time we start feeding barley silage with Hay and some straw mixed, calving starts at February first. Ranch crew consists of myself, my wife Margaret, daughters Ruth and Michelle (both in their secondary education) and our son Daniel (still in Elementary school) along with two hired Men, in busy times my father in law still likes to help too.
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Post by jerseymike on Jan 26, 2013 20:41:01 GMT -6
Hey guys I'm new on the board and was #105 so I get a consolation prize I guess instead of the big 100 prize. I'm on CT all the time and once I tell you my story you will know who it is. As you can tell my names Mike and I'm from jersey. I bought the farm literally 5 years ago with no previous cattle or farm experience. We got started with 4 pairs of reg polled herefords on our 80 acres. We have 15 mommas now and run a cow/calf. We started doing our own AI work two years ago. I recently went to star lake like rookie but I figured there would be a lot of genetics to choose from. Brought home a bred recip lot 447 and a bred heifer lot 774. We also bought ten embryos. I stayed away from the spotlight Star Lake bulls as sires to anything I bought for a reason. I am a concrete contractor by trade and wifes a nurse. I wish I could turn the operation into a full time farm and part time contractor but I got a lot to learn and thats why I'm gonna grill you guys for info  |
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Post by mrvictordomino on Jan 26, 2013 20:59:37 GMT -6
Welcome Mike, you're the guy who had the bad experience in getting your cattle delivered? Did everything work out for you?
DM
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Post by jerseymike on Jan 26, 2013 21:06:07 GMT -6
Got the cattle and embryos finally after 5 weeks. Recip calved 3 weeks ago. Big bull calf, no goggles like his full brothers but pigment, 92 lbs, and got a case of joint ill we think the next day and treated. Hey but other than that everything went pretty smooth.
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Post by loubob on Jan 30, 2013 11:08:36 GMT -6
Terril & Linda Pierson. Wardlow, Alberta Canada. We raise both registered and commercial Herefords, still use horses to work cattle. You can see some of our stuff here; pieran.wordpress.com |
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Post by Glenn on Jan 30, 2013 11:34:59 GMT -6
Lou Bob, Awesome pics on your site. Hope you'll start sharing some pics here. Welcome aboard!
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Post by bookcliff on Jan 30, 2013 12:38:52 GMT -6
sure like the phenotype of the tide creek bull.
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Post by loubob on Jan 30, 2013 13:21:51 GMT -6
sure like the phenotype of the tide creek bull. Thanks, he left us some great calves, that's for sure. We're using a son out of him now too. |
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Post by southernblues on Jan 30, 2013 20:15:26 GMT -6
Hey all Travis Wilson Wooden Spoon Farms SE Kansas Family comes from long line of row cropping, dad got into cattle in mid 90s and then sold the farm moved to town. Kept the original 300 ac and wife and I moved home, tired of seeing someone else rent/farm so the rest is history. 34 Bred Heifers, one bunch from M-M Herefords in Chanute, KS and the other bunch from Spring Creek Trojans south of Wichita. Attachments:
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Post by bltherf on Feb 10, 2013 11:19:21 GMT -6
Sounds like a right of passage ,so here goes. Heard about this site from a fellow breeder here in Canada, and have always liked the benefits of discussion, good , bad or indifferent. Breed about 150 purebred cows, business in the family for 50 years.Roots in the Horned cattle ,but have started a polled herd since 2006 Past president of the CHA,so if y,all hate any form of organized establishment, you now have a new target. Have met many of you over the years at shows,sales,etc.....met ace when he started showing up at bull sales in a stroller with his parents . Have met and been following the Kansas Performance mafia for some time now,like what u do. Our number one focus is performance cattle for our commercial customers, so hope to benefit from the info shared here. |
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Post by Glenn on Feb 10, 2013 11:26:08 GMT -6
The Connecticut Hereford Association?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
I kid, I kid,,,,,
Welcome aboard!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 13:05:37 GMT -6
Sounds like a right of passage ,so here goes. Heard about this site from a fellow breeder here in Canada, and have always liked the benefits of discussion, good , bad or indifferent. Breed about 150 purebred cows, business in the family for 50 years.Roots in the Horned cattle ,but have started a polled herd since 2006 Past president of the CHA,so if y,all hate any form of organized establishment, you now have a new target. Have met many of you over the years at shows,sales,etc.....met ace when he started showing up at bull sales in a stroller with his parents . Have met and been following the Kansas Performance mafia for some time now,like what u do. Our number one focus is performance cattle for our commercial customers, so hope to benefit from the info shared here. you are getting old aren't you. was just looking at some pictures of some newborn 9A calves. nice to see some of the big boys here. |
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Post by bltherf on Feb 11, 2013 0:04:28 GMT -6
Yes I'm going to have to go back and use some more of the 9A semen, even though we have a great deal of influence yet thru the herd. They were some of if not the best daughters we ever had. They might be considered a little big for today, but whatever... Jim Hole once said.....never too big if they are good enough!
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Post by hrndherf on Feb 12, 2013 0:27:37 GMT -6
welcome aboard and thanks for the hospitality and beers up at olds this summer. Good to get to visit with you.
Got all my 9A's on the ground and like them so far. Just kind of tried him on a handful of cows, kind of wish I had stuck a few more in. Had shorter gestation than I thought and lively vigorous calves.
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