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Controlling cow replacement costs

When trying to control the cost of replacement females, we often think only about how cheaply we can develop heifers. But the cost we should be focused on controlling in a cow-calf enterprise is really cow depreciation.
January 4, 2023
Jordan Thomas

It’s time to talk more about controlling replacement costs from the perspective of the cow-calf enterprise.


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Cow-calf theater: How much is for show?

September 26, 2022
Jordan Thomas

When lecturing to the beef production capstone course in the division of animal sciences at the University of Missouri, I like to ask uncomfortable questions.


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Minimizing cow depreciation – by the numbers

June 24, 2021
Ben Eborn
Cow depreciation has been a frequent topic of discussion in magazines, social media and ranch management workshops for the last few years.
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Grazing cattle

Annual cow costs – the big three

November 25, 2020
Aaron Berger
When looking at annual cow costs and doing an economic analysis, three categories rise to the top as the largest percentage of total costs: feed, labor and equipment, and cow depreciation.
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2013 income taxes: What you should know

April 10, 2013
Rick E. Arnell
I was born and raised in St. Charles, a rural town in southeastern Idaho. No, my parents didn’t run a potato farm, although the size of our potato garden might lead you to believe so. Rather, we ran a small cattle ranch.
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