Although the live cattle markets have had higher-than-usual prices over the last year, mindful operators will always be keeping tabs on their real cost of production. The real costs, according to Aaron Berger of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), mean making the cows pay for the actual cost of land, labor, and finances.
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Reducing cost of production, cow costs on ranches
Ranchers should consider a variety of strategies when seeking to reduce costs and raise production, especially in regard to bringing replacement cows into the herd, according to UNL.
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