Good business practices, an understanding of herd data and marketing skills are the cornerstones of a cow-calf operation.
Efficient beef production starts when the bull mates with a cow and biological efficiency mates with economic efficiency.
Data help guide farm and ranch decisions.
What options are there to build the nation's cow herd or add a beef cow/calf enterprise with limited pasture that will no doubt be expensive?
The individual choice to expand cow numbers is a complex, multi-year decision made difficult by high and volatile input prices.
The first step to lowering costs is knowing the costs.
A ranch’s profitability and sustainability are based on understanding grazing systems.
A review and understanding of past data can help determine the future of the beef industry.