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An agronomist’s view of Idaho ag

February 8, 2023

Julia McCarthy

Reviewing the 2022 growing season across Idaho – the lows and the highs.

Intentional planning improves buyer decision-making

Considerations for producers planning their farm input purchases for 2023.

January 16, 2023

Jon LaPorte

Farm profitability faces significant pressure in 2023 as availability and high costs for farm inputs continue to be concerns. Deciding when to buy products and at what prices is a challenge given global and domestic market uncertainty. To secure products at reasonable prices, consider creating an input purchasing plan.

[Podcast] Budgeting tips with DeDe Jones, and the best and worst Christmas songs

December 1, 2022

In this episode, Editor Carrie Veselka discusses budgeting tips and financial habits for the new year with DeDe Jones from Texas A&M University. Also, Carrie, David Cooper, Cassidy Woolsey, and Paul and Tyrell Marchant preview the December issue of Progressive Cattle and duke out the best and worst Christmas songs of all time.

Lowering inputs through better grazing

February 22, 2022

Wesley Tucker

Fertilizer, fuel, oil, tires, parts, land – all of these production inputs cost way more today than they have in recent years. Just compared with 12 months ago, input costs have risen at an alarming rate.

Where might your cost of production fall when compared to others in the region?

December 31, 2021

John Molenhuis

One advantage in the dairy industry is access to financial and production information to benchmark against. The Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) reports the cost of production results from the national cost of production (COP) data project.

[Podcast] Management variabilities with Jordan Thomas

December 30, 2021

Cassidy, Paul and David visit with University of Missouri assistant extension professor Jordan Thomas on the management variabilities that producers can prepare for in a given year. Whether it be for calving, forage or marketing, cattle producers can sometimes be their own worst enemies in managing for profit. Thomas applies system thinking that helps minimize risk. The Progressive Cattle podcast hosts also discuss the outlook for the new year.

Southeast: Reduce winter feed inputs with stockpiled forages and cool-season annuals

October 25, 2021

Kim Mullenix

As feed prices have skyrocketed over the last several months, many producers are rethinking their winter feeding strategy in the southeast U.S. While weather is a big driver of our forage growing conditions, there are many forage management strategies that allow us to extend the grazing season well into the fall forage gap.

Surviving rising input costs with forage management

August 24, 2021

Wesley Tucker

If you’ve purchased any supplies lately – maybe a few two-by-fours or sacks of feed – then you probably had a reaction that went something like this: “Wow! What’s in that lumber or those feed sacks?”

Economic impacts of implementing drought management strategies

June 24, 2021

Francisco J. Abello

While drought conditions have improved in some areas at the time of this writing, severe drought is still affecting most of the West where cow-calf production is centered in rangelands highly dependent on rainfall.

It’s time to kick the hay habit

August 25, 2020

Eric Bailey

The current commercial cow-calf business model is not profitable. Input costs have skyrocketed in the last 20 years, while feeder calf value has not kept pace. Many have given up hope on positive cash flow in the cow business.

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