Managing cattle risk

Prices are up in the cattle markets, but so is risk.        “I think we’ve got more to lose, but we also have more to protect.” Dave Duzan, outgoing president of the Illinois Beef Association, says he’s utilized the USDA’s Livestock Risk Protection program to safeguard his operation. “It’s a put option.”  He says, “It basically […]

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