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Culling Never Ends
Mon Nov 2, 2009 12:59 PM CST

Kay Richardson generally culls his cows at fall weaning. But they best be looking sharp year-round because for this producer, culling never ends.

"Culling is really a continuous process," says the Evinston, Fla., producer. "I might make the decision anytime."

He starts with the obvious. "If she is an older cow and doesn't have a calf, she is out. If a younger cow is open, we'll take a second look and I might move her into the terminal herd."

Ditto for Randy Euken of Lewis, Iowa. "If she is open, she goes, unless it is ...

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