Cattle Market Update
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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.
Market strategies for 2001 calves
Given all that's transpired in the past eight months, should a rancher market his 2001 calves differently than other years? There's no easy answer. This...
Cattlemen have a new great encore
In beef marketing, is a buzzword that elicits both discomfort and dreams of opportunity. To me, the word is actually an acronym for Cattlemen Have A New...
What about the protein ban?
In R.L. Preston's February reference piece, 2001 Feed Composition Guide, page 10, I found several references to animal by-products such as blood meal,...
A deal you can't turn down
My last two articles introduced a basic profit equation for beef cow producers. I suggested the three key components of profit in a beef cowherd are hundredweights...
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...
