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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.
Market strategies for 2001 calves
Given all that's transpired in the past eight months, should a rancher market his 2001 calves differently than other years? There's no easy answer. This...
Cattlemen have a new great encore
In beef marketing, is a buzzword that elicits both discomfort and dreams of opportunity. To me, the word is actually an acronym for Cattlemen Have A New...
What about the protein ban?
In R.L. Preston's February reference piece, 2001 Feed Composition Guide, page 10, I found several references to animal by-products such as blood meal,...
A deal you can't turn down
My last two articles introduced a basic profit equation for beef cow producers. I suggested the three key components of profit in a beef cowherd are hundredweights...
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...
