Grass-fed and Organic Beef: Production Costs and Breakeven Market Prices, 2008 and 2009

Higher prices offered for grass-fed and organic grassfed beef appear attractive, but production costs, in many cases, are also higher than for conventional beef. With accurate costs of grass-fed beef production beef producers and potential producers can use these tools to make better informed decisions about entering this specialty beef production stream, establishing breakeven selling prices and determining the necessary selling price for economic sustainability of the enterprise. These data suggest that in in 2008 and 2009, after adjustments are made for cull cow sales, these producers would need to receive $209/hundredweight of live market animal produced to breakeven

NF97-343 Returning CRP Land to Crops: Warm-Season Grass Management/Cropping Suggestions

This NebFact has information on returning CRP land to crop production including tillage and no-till recommendations

NF97-343 Returning CRP Land to Crops: Warm-Season Grass Management/Cropping Suggestions

This NebFact has information on returning CRP land to crop production including tillage and no-till recommendations

Effects of Antibiotics in the Initial Phase of Cattle Finishing

The research reported herein was conducted to determine if the feeding of antibiotics can prevent acidosis when cattle are started on a high concentrate ration. Animal performance and the content of acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, lactic acid, the total volatile fatty acids (TVFA), and protozoa in the rumen were all studied in cattle trails during the initial feeding period. In vitro lactic acid production and dry matter disappearance were also studied in relation to the concentration of terramycin (oxytetracycline), neomycin, or zinc bacitracin added to the ration. Advisor: John War

EC05-186 Integrated Management of Eastern Redcedar

Extension Circular 05-186 discusses the integrated management of Eastern Redcedar

Grass-fed and Organic Beef: Production Costs and Breakeven Market Prices, 2008 and 2009

Higher prices offered for grass-fed and organic grassfed beef appear attractive, but production costs, in many cases, are also higher than for conventional beef. With accurate costs of grass-fed beef production beef producers and potential producers can use these tools to make better informed decisions about entering this specialty beef production stream, establishing breakeven selling prices and determining the necessary selling price for economic sustainability of the enterprise. These data suggest that in in 2008 and 2009, after adjustments are made for cull cow sales, these producers would need to receive $209/hundredweight of live market animal produced to breakeven.</p

Grass-fed and Organic Beef: Production Costs and Breakeven Market Prices, 2008 and 2009

Higher prices offered for grass-fed and organic grassfed beef appear attractive, but production costs, in many cases, are also higher than for conventional beef. With accurate costs of grass-fed beef production beef producers and potential producers can use these tools to make better informed decisions about entering this specialty beef production stream, establishing breakeven selling prices and determining the necessary selling price for economic sustainability of the enterprise. These data suggest that in in 2008 and 2009, after adjustments are made for cull cow sales, these producers would need to receive $209/hundredweight of live market animal produced to breakeven.</p

NF97-324 Returning CRP Land to Crops: Cool-Season Grass Management/Cropping Suggestions

This NebFact contains suggestions for returning CRP land to crop production

NF98-385 Returning CRP Land to Crops: Grass Management/Cropping Suggestions for Land Released in Winter or Early Spring

This NebFact gives grass control and planting recommendations for producers who learn in January that their Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land applications have been denied and who wish to put the land into production the upcoming spring