So You’re in the Cattle Business…
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Do Your Homework before Negotiating Pasture Leases, Worker Wages, or Custom Farm Work
Some of the most challenging conversations, in almost any relationship, are the ones about money. This is certainly true as land owners and ranchers renew pasture leases, managers and workers […]
Improving Beef Herd Efficiency through Ranch Analysis
Figure 1 U.S. Average price for 550 pound steers from June 2011 to 2016. Source Chris Prevatt, UF/IFAS Beef Economist Cattle prices peaked at unprecedented levels in 2014, fell off […]
How Much Does Your Hay Storage Cost?
Be careful how you answer that question. Cost and expense are two different things. Everyone worries about the expense of building barns for hay storage. Yes, barns are a big […]
Southeast Cattle Advisor at the 2015 Sunbelt Ag Expo
The 2015 Sunbelt Ag Expo will be held in Moultrie, GA on Tuesday, October 20 through Thursday, October 22, 2015. Members of the Southeast Cattle Advisor group will be speaking […]