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Value Of Gain In The Lamb Feeding Industry, Jay Parsons
Value Of Gain In The Lamb Feeding Industry, Jay Parsons
Cornhusker Economics
Value of gain (VOG) is a term in the livestock feeding industry that refers to the average value of a pound of gain. It is the most appropriate revenue value to use in comparison to the cost of gain to determine profit margin.
Program Requirements For Beef Cattle Certified As Usda Organic, Carsten Loseke, Elliott James Dennis
Program Requirements For Beef Cattle Certified As Usda Organic, Carsten Loseke, Elliott James Dennis
Cornhusker Economics
This document provides an overview of the use and production of the USDA Certified Organic program for the beef cattle industry, with an emphasis on the state of Nebraska. We detail what cattle qualify, feed requirements, medical and health standards of cattle, and premiums paid by consumers for USDA certified organic products. All information is taken from the Organic Foods Production Act Provisions available in the Federal Register.
Insurance, Policy, And Education For Livestock Producers, Milan Chauhan, Bradley Lubben
Insurance, Policy, And Education For Livestock Producers, Milan Chauhan, Bradley Lubben
Cornhusker Economics
Federal crop insurance programs have existed since the 1930s, but for livestock producers, federal insurance programs were virtually nonexistent until the past 20 years. Livestock producers may not face exactly the same production risks that crop producers face, but they do face similar production risks related to grazing capacity and forage production and of course face price risks just like crop producers do.
Crop-Livestock Diversification And Efficiency In Agriculture, Jay Parsons, Maroua Afi
Crop-Livestock Diversification And Efficiency In Agriculture, Jay Parsons, Maroua Afi
Cornhusker Economics
Diversification is a familiar strategy for managing risk in agriculture. It can take several forms including growing more than one crop or operating a farm with both crop and livestock enterprises. As with other strategies for managing risk, diversification comes with a unique set of costs. Managing a farm with multiple enterprises creates additional overhead as well as additional demands on management, labor, land, capital, and other resources. Diversification adds complexity to an operation and too much complexity can lead to inefficiencies.
Heifers On Feed Indicate Long-Term Liquidation Still Occurring, Elliott James Dennis
Heifers On Feed Indicate Long-Term Liquidation Still Occurring, Elliott James Dennis
Cornhusker Economics
This article was first published in the Livestock Marketing Information Centers' (LMIC) In the Cattle Markets newsletter on January 9, 2023.
Combining the historical quarterly percentage of heifers on feed and cattle inventory report can provide an indicator of how many heifers will be held back for replacement in the 2023 report.
Use Of Livestock Risk Protection Insurance For Cattle Continues To Grow, Jay Parsons
Use Of Livestock Risk Protection Insurance For Cattle Continues To Grow, Jay Parsons
Cornhusker Economics
When used as a regular part of a market risk management plan, livestock risk protection (LRP) insurance can help protect profits in years where markets turn for the worse. The recent changes to the program have made LRP insurance more appealing to cattle producers and sales of LRP have subsequently increased dramatically. Strong price increases may make LRP unnecessary, but it is difficult to predict when the price increases will end. LRP insurance is a safety net, reducing downside price risk by providing a floor on national price expectations while also allowing producers to take advantage of higher national prices …