Sands Backing Up Optimistic Cattle Market View
Kansas State University extension livestock marketing specialist Mike Sands says beef cattle numbers may rise about 3 percent the year, with total red meat output at high levels. He urges producers to use aggressive marketing, hedging, and cost-based pricing to offset weaker demand and potential price swings through 1982.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Mike Sands
Kansas Cooperative Extension Service
Sands
Economist
Farm KSU Experts Project Plan For Keeping Cattle Costs Controlled
Kansas State University extension economists outline a 100-cow budget showing total costs per calf at 374 dollars and a required calf sale price to break even, stressing cash costs control and smart long term strategy for cow-calf profitability. The report urges producers to calibrate costs from records, cull low producers, improve nutrition for first calf heifers, consider retained stocker calves, and explore crossbreeding and superior bulls for lasting gains.
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Kansas State University
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Pretzer
Keith Zoellner
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Preizer
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