Economist says producers shouldn’t focus solely on price per pound

A livestock economist says that at current price levels, cattle producers can become too focused on price per pound. University of Kentucky’s Kenny Burdine tells Brownfield, “If you get too focused on price per pound, sometimes you can miss dollars per head, and that’s an even more important number.” He says calf prices in Kentucky […]

The post Economist says producers shouldn’t focus solely on price per pound appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

View Full Story

Share:

The Latest

Cash dairy prices steady-to-higher Thursday

Cash dairy prices were steady-to-higher Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.    Dry whey was up $0.01 at $0.65. No sales were recorded.  Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0025 at $1.5125.  Ten sales were recorded, ranging from

Handel family wins Groundbreaker award

A first-generation dairy farm family has been recognized as Compeer Financial’s Groundbreaker Award recipient. Dylan and Bryanna Handel farm near Barnaveld,