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Developing a hedging mentality for your ranch

Hedging may not be applicable for every operation but implementing a hedging mentality is. Producers can find long-term success by identifying risks and brainstorming options to counterposition those points of concern.
February 2, 2023
Ross Bronson

Traditional hedging through the futures markets has long been a part of agriculture. However, many producers aren’t comfortable with or able to put it into practice.


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Manageable steps to make progress with succession planning this year

Succession planning is a marathon – not a sprint. Families should identify their goals, create a plan and establish a tempo that works for them in order to sustain the momentum needed to reach the finish line.
January 25, 2023
Rena Striegel

Many families make the mistake of jumping into succession planning without a plan. They meet with their professionals, have conversations with family and may even get so far as to begin transitioning ownership of assets, but somewhere along the way, momentum gets lost and the plan stalls. Once these activities stall, many families find it very difficult to get started again.


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Farming out the financials

When a farm or ranch grows, it can be difficult to keep up with the financial management areas of the business. In such cases, it may be wise to outsource at least some of the financial and accounting tasks.
January 24, 2023
Erica Louder

While agriculture extension has and continues to provide solid financial resources to teach farmers "in-house" accounting and finances, with growth, a farm or ranch must determine if and when to seek outside help. That outside help may mean outsourcing – or farming out — the financials.


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Right to Farm updates: Important protections for agriculture

Many rural areas are seeing rapid growth, meaning new neighbors without a connection to agriculture. The Right to Farm statutes protect existing operations against nuisance lawsuits, and some states have made updates to strengthen these protections.
January 23, 2023
Kyle K. Weldon and Jim D. Bradbury

As urban populations grow into more rural settings, the likelihood of conflict between a new neighbor and an animal feeding or other ag operation is increasing each year.


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Doing your homework to make bull buying easy

Few decisions have as big an impact on your operation as which bull to purchase. Given due attention to detail beforehand, that choice can pay both short- and long-term dividends.
January 17, 2023
Troy Rowan

Purchasing a bull is one of the most consequential decisions a cow-calf operation can make. Bulls play an outsized role in the long-term genetic progress of our herds, especially when females are retained.


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Stocker cattle: Flashbacks to the good ol' days

January 16, 2023
Andrew P. Griffith

The biggest lesson one can learn from the previous cycle is that producers do not control the daily, weekly or monthly cash price, but they do control the marketing decisions of their cattle.


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The challenges and rewards of creating a USDA slaughterhouse

Creating a local or on-farm processing facility may seem out of reach, but some producers are finding success despite challenges such as capital investment, regulations and negative views from the public.
January 5, 2023
John O'Meara

With the price of cattle and beef often in flux, wise producers are always looking for ways to build financial resiliency. One way to capture the most value out of cattle is to process them and market the meat directly to customers.


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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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Efficiency in growing and finishing beef cattle

Every producer is looking for the next edge in efficiency. But are the formulas the industry has relied on for so long the best math for every operation?
December 29, 2022
Heidi Rossow and Carl A. Old

Efficiency can be defined as achieving the greatest output with the least input; a commonly used measure is pounds of gain per pounds of feed, abbreviated as G/F.


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Preventing data losses on your operation

There is significant value in keeping ranch records, and losing critical information can be devastating. It is important producers have a routine for backing up information and are diligent in doing so.
December 22, 2022
Gilda V. Bryant

Keeping records current is a challenge for many busy ranchers. The lucky ones have a trusted family member who is willing to tackle this task. Experts recommend updating records at least once a month and backing up critical data to the cloud or another device to preserve information.


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