2012 Pasture Tour

Submitted by Kathleen Maher

Looking over the herd - Brandy Graves

Facebook steer - Brandy Graves

Calving season at NOLZ Limousin runs from late February to late April. Here's a few Limousin calves pictured just after turn-out. -Amanda Radke

This second-calver still has some winter hair to shed. - Amanda Radke

This is a cow out of Carrousel's MVP who has a bull calf on her side. - Amanda Radke

A bull calf out of CJSL Windfall 9072W. We will use this sire heavily this breeding season, as we purchased a son out of him at a bull sale this spring. - Amanda Radke

More Limousin calves at our place near Mitchell, SD. We creep-feed through the summer months and wean in early October. - Amanda Radke

Here's pictures from my husband's farm in southeast MN. We are a small, seedstock Angus operation.-- Jamie Purfeerst

This heifer calf is one of the few commercial calves in the cowherd. Our main market is junior show heifers and Angus seedstock. We also do a small amount of embryo work with recip herds around the area. -- Jamie Purfeerst

Here's an embryo calf out of of Silveiras Style. We have full-sib to her in our show barn this year that looks to become a heck of a cow. -- Jamie Purfeerst

The cows were spending their day on this pasture while we were prepping the other pasture. Since we have limited pasture space, as most of our acres go to row crops, we also keep the cows on some corn most of the summer. -- Jamie Purfeerst

This is one of our donor cows. She is a Lutton daughter and has a great group of Leachman Saugahatchee 3000C and Style calves on the ground again this spring. She is bred for a fall calf and we wouldn't be surprised if she was carrying more than one. She flushes extremely well for us and has had natural twins every year. We don't mind ones like her in our herd! -- Jamie Purfeerst

Here's one of our Silveiras Style daughters. He's a newer bull from Silveira Bros. in California who has thrown some great, big bodied, maternal daughters for us. -- Jamie Purfeerst

We creep feed our calves all summer and typically wean them early fall. This cow has a late February heifer calf on her side. -- Jamie Purfeerst

A few Limousin pairs stopping for a drink at the stock dam in our pasture. -Amanda Radke

Just before turn-out, we received over 7 inches of rain. This is one of our pastures after the rain. We had a lot of fence fixing to do before taking pairs out here! - Amanda Radke

Another flood photo of one of our pastures taken in early May 2012. -Amanda Radke

My husband, Tyler, headed back to Minnesota Lake, MN over Memorial Day weekend to picture some calves before they turn them out for pasture. Tyler's family raises Maine Anjou and Angus cattle. This is a Bodacious heifer born in late March.

This is a Premium Blend bull out of one of Tyler's old show heifers, a Northern Improvement (Angus) daughter. - Amanda Radke

Although not a pasture photo, this time of year we keep busy delivering bulls to our customers. Here's a line-up of the bulls we have left to load up and take out. When do you turn the bulls out with the cows? - Amanda Radke

A group of Limousin pairs hanging out by the creep feeder and mineral block in the valley. - Amanda Radke

One of Tyler's calves after turnout. - Amanda Radke

There's plenty of grass to go around this summer with all the extra rain we've gotten. Can you identify this grass species? - Amanda Radke

At the end of a warm day, these calves gather around the creep feeder. Do you supplement in the summer months to get better weaning weights? - Amanda Radke

This is where my heart it is...this is a photo of our pasture with our house and barnyard in the background. Tyler and I feel blessed to have found a place so close to the home place. It sure makes working together with my parents in our operation a lot easier. - Amanda Radke

Although green now, ranchers are praying for rain in NW Kansas. - Diana and Sam Steinmetz

"We have a commercial Red Angus cow-calf operation. I love my cows! They are the highlight of my day, no matter what time of year. " -Diana Steinmetz

Checking pairs in the pasture. - Diana and Sam Steinmetz

Calves in Colorado - Susie Hirsch, DVM

A dust of snow on the ground doesn't bother these two. - Susie Hirsch, DVM

This is a commercial shorthorn pair on grass near Vienna, SD. - Riley Buck

The white calf sure sticks out in this group of Saler cows. - Riley Buck

Saler cattle grazing near Vienna, SD. - Riley Buck

"Calves are looking fat and sassy. Pastures were getting kinda crispy 'til we received some timely rains this week. They will take about another week to recover some growth." - Judi Graff, Middletown, IL

Cows on grass - Darcy Sexson

On the range - Darcy Sexson

Relaxing - Darcy Sexson

A group of calves submitted by Darcy Sexson

Cow-calf pair - Sharon Luna

All curled up - Cynthia Nelson

Cow-calf pair - Cynthia Nelson

Getting up to play - Cynthia Nelson

Twins - Cynthia Nelson

Looking them over - Cynthia Nelson

Calves in Kentucky - Brandy Graves

Entourage steer - Brandy Graves

I-80 Steer - Brandy Graves