At some point consumer will not pay higher and higher prices. Just like corn. At high prices for several years, the users of corn find alternatives. Many believe the decline in corn prices recently has been a result of demand destruction. Consumers will switch to pork and chicken at some point...
In other business we always ask "what does the customer want/need" Staying with mostly angus will help you sell them as all the marketing & branding has already been done for you. Sound like you have a plan to me.
To make these kinds of accusation about someone in a public forum, you should have something more substantive that what you apparently have.Edit: that does not mean you are not telling the truth, but you should be able to back such serious statements a little better in my opinion or not make them.
Course the other point is that calves from the south end up in the midwest feedlots in the winters,so we may be producing something our customers don't want. I guess that is what the bull is for. Do the feedlots look for different types of calves for the summer?
"much dallisgrass in your area"
No we are on the edge of the Sandhills area and mostly bermuda here. West of us in the piedmont i believe there is a lot of it mixed with fescue for pretty good summer pasture. The mistake i have made is trying to grow fescue here where is probably not well suited...
Fair enough. I know i need better forage later in the fall and this would not be as big an issue, so i see your point, as i suspect my slump is worse than yours because of my previous mistakes. I also have sort of a drought mentality these days, which is a typical reason for early weaning. The...
What about the value to the cow of weaning before selling? In my neck of the woods the quality of forage is low in August and Sept. By weaning at the end of July, the cows have a better opportunity to impove their condition before winter. Also alows stockpiling fescue better. During this same...