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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.
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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 flow...
Grab Your Partner
Expect the formation of inter-sector alliances to get a boost over the next few years, says Kansas City economist Bill Helming. Like kids scrambling when...
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...
Heifer economics part 2
Replacement females heavily influence a beef cow herd's profitability. Some operators raise replacements from scratch, others buy them, but the key to...
Heifer economics: part 1
Fall calf prices peaked in 2005, and the current beef-price cycle is expected to trend lower as the cycle plays out. Thus, measuring and controlling heifer-replacement...
A financial early-warning system
Like canaries placed in a mine to provide early warning of danger to workers, there are three herd business management tools that ranchers should consider...
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...
