By Bret Oelkem Regional Extension Educator, Agricultural Business Management, University of Minnesota Extension
Producers are aware that the cost of production for corn and
other feed grains have increased along with the demand for corn as
we accelerate the need for feedstock to produce biofuels. The
implications for beef producers, both cow/calf operations and
feedlots, can be immense.
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