Tag: calves

Low Hanging Fruit

Someone called me asking if I was available to do some consulting. I explained that even though our name is Ranch Management Consultants, we actually do very little consulting. After folks have been to the Ranching For Profit School they may need some coaching, but they usually don’t need consulting. When we consult, we only […]

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The Nine Calf Cow

I just read an article written by an ag economist on the value of bred heifers. He wrote that a crossbred heifer producing 9 consecutive calves in her lifetime is worth just over $3,200. Whoa!!!  Nine calves! To be fair the author acknowledges that not all heifers will produce 9 consecutive calves. He figures 34% […]

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