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Harlan Hughes is a North Dakota State University professor emeritus and author of the monthly "Market Advisor" column that appears in BEEF magazine. He also consults and lectures widely, making presentations on ranch business management at various state, regional and national beef industry events. He retired as the NDSU Extension livestock economist in 2000 and now lives in Laramie, WY.

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by Harlan Hughes Jul. 1, 2008

Optimal production/marketing system

Part III in a series on the changing corn environment. We all understand that different ranch production/marketing systems lead to different financial....More
by Harlan Hughes Jun. 1, 2008

The changing corn environment

Part II: Short-term management implications The bottom line to the changing corn environment is that feedlot costs of gain (COG) will increase....More
by Harlan Hughes Apr. 1, 2008

2008 grass cattle planning prices

After 30 years of government-supported and stabilized corn markets, the new biofuels era features no government- or farmer-held corn reserves and....More
by Harlan Hughes Mar. 1, 2008

Buy/sell margins - part III

The feeder-cattle futures market is being whipsawed by corn futures prices. Corn futures prices were in the mid-to-high $3 range early in 2007,....More
by Harlan Hughes Jan. 1, 2008

Price forecasting part 1

Producers often tell me that one bottleneck to strategic planning of marketing is not knowing which planning prices to use. Thus, I am sharing with....More
by Harlan Hughes Oct. 1, 2007

2007's calf-marketing opportunities

Biofuels are impacting today's marketing decisions. As 2006 corn prices escalated in response to ethanol demand, it became clear that relative prices....More
by Harlan Hughes Sep. 13, 2007

Q&A with Harlan Hughes

Do you have a question or comment for Harlan Hughes? E-mail Harlan, and he'll respond as quickly as possible. If your letter seems of general....More
by Harlan Hughes Sep. 13, 2007

Harlan Hughes' Favorite Links

BEEF magazineCattlemen Coping with WinterKSU Livestock....More
by Harlan Hughes Sep. 1, 2007

Benchmarks for the ethanol era

Having conducted Integrated Resource Management (IRM) cash-flow analyses for individual ranchers for 20+ years, I fully understand a ranch must cash....More
by Harlan Hughes Aug. 1, 2007

Heifer economics part 3

Replacement-heifer decisions may prove to be one of the more critical management decisions of the emerging biofuels era. That's because such decisions....More
What's Market Advisor?

Harlan Hughes has spent a professional lifetime helping U.S. beef producers better manage the business end of their beef cow operations.

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