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About Harlan Hughes
A North Dakota State University professor emeritus, Harlan Hughes writes "Market Advisor," a monthly column in BEEF magazine, and he makes presentations at many state, regional and national beef industry events. He retired as the NDSU Extension livestock economist in 2000 and now lives in Laramie, WY.
Contact Prof. Hughes at 701/238-9607 or e-mail Harlan: harlan.hughes@gte.net.
Harlan Hughes
Don't Market Like 2008 It Might be the Year to Retain Ownership
Many ranchers' first inclination in marketing their 2009 calves is to base it on their 2008 calf crop experiences. That could be a serious mistake. For...
What higher grain prices mean for calf prices | 5 non-traditional systems
The higher grain prices of the biofuels era have changed ranching. The key question for many ranchers is whether this suggests that optimal ranch production...
What cheaper corn means
Ranchers clearly understand they're at the mercy of the national bio-fuels policy. They also know full well how increasing corn prices the past three...
Marketing weaned calves
What's your marketing strategy for your 2009 weaned calves and 2009 grass cattle? The late June price charts suggest dramatic change in the livestock...
Marketing 2009 calves: Part II
These are unprecedented economic times that call for unprecedented management actions by ranchers. Previous columns have focused on the cost side of running...
Marketing 2009 calves: Part I
In previous columns, we've discussed producers' preparation of cost-and-return projections for 2009 calves. This month, we'll develop a set of planning...
Costs & returns: Part V: managing the ranch
Given current economic pressures, it's imperative that ranch managers work to increase profits from their beef cow-calf herds. One immediate action is...
Surving the economic downturn
Given the current economic pressure on the beef-cow sector, it's imperative that ranchers prepare a detailed production and economic projection for their...
From Our Columnists
Advocate or Perish
"While the affluent nations can certainly afford to adopt ultra low-risk positions toward new advances in agricultural science and technology, and pay...
Don't Market Like 2008
Many ranchers' first inclination in marketing their 2009 calves is to base it on their 2008 calf crop experiences. That could be a serious mistake...
No Silver Bullet
I was so impressed with Richard Roth's letter to the editor that I thought it deserved some follow-up...
