Browsing Beef Cattle Resources (Animal Science/AgriLife Extension Services) by Subject "BusinessMarketing"

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    • Beef Cattle Marketing Alliances 
      Sartwell, James D., III; David, Ernest E.; Mintert, James; Borchardt, Rob (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Ever-tightening profit margins and recurring cyclical downturns in cattle and calf markets have forced many cattle producers to search for ways to make their operations more profitable. Of course, cutting the costs of ...
    • Beef Cattle Marketing Alternatives 
      Davis, Ernest E. (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
    • Break-even Costs for Cow/Calf Producers 
      Sprott, L.R. (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      CALCULATING BREAK-EVEN COSTS of production can help cow/calf producers make better management decisions for the current year or for the near future.
    • Causes of Farm and Ranch Failures 
      Texas A&M University Agriculture and Life Sciences. Department of Animal Science (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
    • Cow-Calf Enterprise Standardized Performance Analysis 
      Bevers, Stan; McCorkle, Dean (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Cattlemen are challenged to reduce production costs, be more competitive, and increase market share and profits. The first step to lowering the cost of production is to clearly determine the current unit cost of production ...
    • Cow-Calf Production Record Software 
      ir, Courtney; Ladd, Brent (Okalahoma Cooperative Extension Service; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Producers who have computers frequently ask about the availability of software programs to handle cow-calf production records. Before purchasing a software program, it is important to analyze the value of such a system ...
    • Economic Tools to Evaluate Herd Liquidation Decisions for Breeding Cattle 
      Falconer, Larry (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      The extremely dry conditions that we are experiencing in most of Texas are forcing producers to make very tough choices with respect to how they should handle their current investments in breeding cattle. The last time we ...
    • Grid Pricing of Fed Cattle 
      Hogan, Robert, Jr.; Anderson, David; Schroender, Ted (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Grid prices, or value-based marketing, refers to pricing cattle on an individual animal basis. Prices differ according to the underlying value of the beef and by-products produced from each animal. Schroeder et al. have ...
    • Hedging Cattle with an LRP Policy 
      Thompson, William; Bevers, Stan; Peña, Jose (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Livestock producers have always had to manage in uncertain environments. Price uncertainty is as common an issue as uncertain rainfall patterns for Texas cattle producers. Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) policies were ...
    • Marketing Cull Cows - Understanding What Determines Value 
      Gill, Ron (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Under drought conditions it is likely many operations will experience lower conception rates than normal. Feed costs and uncertainty about growing seasons next year make culling of these open cows appear to be the correct ...
    • Partial Budget for Beef Cattle Management 
      McGrann, James M. (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Changes in the original ranch management plan can occur daily and the partial budget can be very useful in determining if the changes will contribute to profits. Only those items that are subject to change are considered ...
    • Preparing Beef Calves for Market 
      Machen, Rick; Gill, Ron (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      The purpose of preconditioning stocker/feeder calves is to minimize the morbidity and mortality experienced by calves as they move from their ranch of origin into the beef production system
    • Restructuring the Farm Business 
      Klinefelter, Danny (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
    • Retained Ownership Strategies for Cattlemen 
      Davis, Ernest E.; McGrann, James; Mintert, James (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Market integration, or retained ownership, involves carrying over a production activity into the next phase of preparation for the marketplace. There are certain advantages associated with this production and marketing ...
    • Thinking About a Preconditioned Feeder Calf Sale? 
      Machen, Rick (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      The purpose of preconditioning and process verification for stocker/feeder calves is to minimize the morbidity and mortality experienced by calves as they move from their home ranch into the beef production system.
    • Using a Slide in Beef Cattle Marketing 
      Machen, Rick; Gill, Ronald (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Selling cattle well in advance of their delivery date, or forward contracting, is a marketing option available to beef producers. Such a transaction requires the seller to estimate the weight of the cattle prior to delivery. ...