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Will Beef Demand Withstand The Election?
It could be argued that the current recession is a media creation, but the latest round of economic indicators were not positive...
Cow-Calf Management Guide
If you're looking for a solid resource manual on cow-calf production, consider the Cow-Calf Management Guide and Cattle Producer's Library. Boasting more...
Make Your Vet An Asset
When you look at the balance sheet for any business, every item is classified either as an asset, a liability or owner's equity. As a veterinarian, it...
Cut Costs Efficiently
t's nearly impossible to go to a cattlemen's meeting nowadays and not hear about the need to cut input costs. Indeed, as cattlemen look for ways to survive high fuel and feed costs, as well as the pressure on calf and feeder-cattle prices, the input side of the ledger is being scrutinized...
Buy/sell margins - part III
The feeder-cattle futures market is being whipsawed by corn futures prices. Corn futures prices were in the mid-to-high $3 range early in 2007, decreased to the low $3 in mid-year, and surpassed $4 later in the year....
Where will it end?
Private grazing rates across the Western U.S. climbed more than 5% for the 12 months through January to $14.50/animal unit month (AUM). That’s up from last year’s 4.5% pace, according to the latest USDA January Cattle Survey. Yet, given the developing profit squeeze caused by steeply rising feed prices and other production costs, market participants say lease rates will eventually have to retreat...
Creeping cost basis magnifies inputs
“In the course of the cattle cycle, breeding-female inventories will increase, causing calf prices to fall,” says Stan Bevers,...
Hiring Immigrants
Hiring immigrants has long been a valued American way of getting the job done. Today, however, employers need to tread more carefully over what's become...
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From Our Columnists
Top 5 moves for getting out of the hay-feeding rut
Whether you're out feeding in the cold or just looking out your window at cows eating hay at a cost of $2/cow/day, it should be a wake-up call for all of us...
Buy/sell margins - part III
The feeder-cattle futures market is being whipsawed by corn futures prices. Corn futures prices were in the mid-to-high $3 range early in 2007...
Planning for successful breeding
What tasks need to be done to help assure a successful breeding season this year? Let’s start with the bulls. Nationally, about 10% of all bulls fail...
