What it will take to grow the cattle herd: profit, pasture, and patience

University of Kentucky ag economist Kenny Burdine says, “There’s very little indication that we’re going to grow this cowherd quickly at all this time.”  But, when it happens, he says it will come down to what he calls the three Ps for producers to change their minds on herd expansion. “You’ve got have profit, you have to have pasture, and you have to have patience.”  He tells Brownfield profitability for cow/calf producers remain at record high levels. “In […]

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