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About Harlan Hughes
A North Dakota State University professor emeritus, Harlan Hughes writes "Market Advisor," a monthly column in BEEF magazine, and he makes presentations at many state, regional and national beef industry events. He retired as the NDSU Extension livestock economist in 2000 and now lives in Laramie, WY.
Contact Prof. Hughes at 701/238-9607 or e-mail Harlan: harlan.hughes@gte.net.
What's a fair cow share lease?
As the nation's drought expands and worsens, I get more calls on the economics of moving a cow herd to another ranch for feeding over the next year. Typically,...
Drought Strategies
After conducting considerable simulation work on the economic impact of alternative drought-management strategies for the 2006 drought, coupled with the...
New Materials
Integrated Resource Management : Analysis Forms & Info
Integrated Resource Management Herd Analysis Forms, IRM Info...
Teaching Materials & Handouts
These are overheads and teaching materials that Prof. Hughes uses in invited talks and presentations across the Northern Plains and Canada. They will be of most interest to Prof. Hughes' professional colleagues across the country, but anyone is welcome to peruse them and to use them...
Calculating gross income accurately
Most ranchers don't accurately calculate the gross income of their beef cow herds. A correct economic analysis should be based on the accrual-adjusted...
Drought Strategies Is Focus Of Workshops And Video
Making The Tough Decisions Regarding Drought
Ranchers in the dry regions of the West are starting to ask questions about the economics of drought strategies....
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...
