Hey Woodland can i ask and no offence intended

[foragefarmer]

Woodland, quick thinking on your part snapping a picture of who left with the cheque.

[farmboy44]

Sure enjoy your contributions here as well woodland. Refreshing to see such a positive perspective in agriculture and I have no doubt your kids will benefit greatly from being raised in such an environment.

21 years for a cow is the longest I’ve ever heard! I’m sure that old girl had a good life but it doesn’t make losing her any easier. My mom also had an old pet that we hung on to many years past her “prime”. They are more than just a paycheque sometimes

[AlbertaFarmer5]

We had a 21 year old cow. A famous pet. Raised a calf every year, and twins once. Weaned her last calf in good shape, then went downhill quickly.

[LEP]

Our good old cows that were in calf every year became a surrogate cow. The last 3 or 4 years. Take her calf and graft it on one that loses hers. She comes sailing through the summer fat, happy and in calf. Repeat.

[Landdownunder]

actually enjoy both stock and grain but costs of machinery fert chems etc who ya working for companies or yourself?

risk management to have both.

at times i miss cattle labour a real issue in sheep industry

guess its all part of risk management.

yeah i googled muskeg swamp/peat not worthless land but close?

[Happytrails]

We had a 21 year old cow. A famous pet. Raised a calf every year, and twins once. Weaned her last calf in good shape, then went downhill quickly.

Our oldest documented cow calved at 18 yrs. A longhorn cross at that! Our good cows routinely last to 15. I think that is amazing. They live outside and sleep under the stars 24/7/365 with the temperatures variable by 80 degrees C.