Items Tagged with 'cow costs'
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As cattle prices rise due to drought, low cattle numbers and other factors, the hope that profitability will come with it skyrockets. However, many factors play into profitability, not just the price of cattle.
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Waiting for ships to come in: Rethinking ranch profitability
Producers who simply hope for profitability, rather than demand and plan for it, are missing opportunities as managers.
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Economic importance of cow longevity and depreciation
Cow longevity is directly related to the profitability of an operation. Cows that leave the herd before weaning a fifth calf saddle the remaining cows with extra costs.
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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.
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