Sheep - early lambing planning budget

Abstract supplied by cataloger.A table reflecting sheep - lambing management and budgeting.Written by Jennifer Lutes (County Engagement Specialist, Agriculture and Environment Extension)New 10/19; Revised 10/2

Sheep - late lambing planning budget

Abstract supplied by cataloger.A table reflecting sheep - late lambing management and budgeting.Written by Jennifer Lutes (County Engagement Specialist, Agriculture and Environment Extension)New 10/19; Revised 10/2

Sheep - late lambing planning budget

"The sheep budget is designed to reflect the economic costs and returns of a 50 ewe, spring lambing flock (March/April) with lambs marketed between 50 to 60 pounds in July/August. This management system takes advantage of spring forage production and the natural breeding season. However, this management system has high price risk during summer marketing."--Page 2.Written by Jennifer Lutes (Field Specialist, Agriculture Business Extension)New 10/2019; Revised 10/202

Goats - early kidding planning budget

"The meat goat budget is designed to reflect the economic costs and returns of a 50 doe, winter kidding flock (December and January) with kids marketed between 50 to 60 pounds in April. This management system takes advantage of seasonally high market prices for weaned kids. However, this management system has relatively high production risk due to summer breeding challenges and winter kidding."--Page 2.Written by Jennifer Lutes (County Engagement Specialist, Agriculture and Environment Extension)New 10/19; Revised 10/2

Local beef in Missouri : on-farm finishing budget

Many consumers seek a supply of high-quality beef from local sources. The opportunity exists to market animals born, raised and finished on local farms. Producers considering finishing cattle have the choice of selling their cattle into the commodity beef market, or marketing live animals or packaged beef locally direct to consumers. In many cases, a combination of commercial and direct marketing may best suit producer needs in order to capture full value of beef and move the necessary volume to be profitable. This publication helps producers evaluate local beef marketing opportunities.Written by Drew Kientzy (Research Analyst, Agricultural Business and Policy Extension), Jennifer Lutes (Field Specialist, Agricultural Business and Policy Extension), Ryan Milhollin (Assistant Professor, Agricultural Business and Policy Extension)Includes bibliographical reference

Modifying a Cow-Calf Biophysical Simulation Model for Analyses of Alternative Enterprises

Cow-calf producers in the United States, tasked with providing beef calves for the beef industry, have had a multitude of difficulties to overcome in recent years. Producers in northwest Arkansas were negatively impacted by high hay prices coupled with low beef cattle market prices due to severe drought experienced in portions of 2010, 2011, and 2012. During this time they also faced high grain prices, due to a record low harvest, combined with portions of the corn harvest diverted from human and animal feed to ethanol production. Tight lending policies of this time, reminiscent of the housing market crash in 2008, along with the negative public attention associated with high levels of greenhouse gas emissions associated with beef production, lead to a tough situation for cattle producers faced with increasing input costs, decreased revenue, and lack of access to loans. With these issues in mind, this research aimed to determine if incorporating switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) production on a cow-calf farm could serve to increase net returns, decrease income volatility, lower net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions without decreasing beef output, and provide a viable source of feedstock for a potential bio-refinery. The study determined that switchgrass is a potential solution to these problems and thus aimed to discover differences in switchgrass supply under different government policies in four northwestern counties in Arkansas to an as-yet, non-existent bio-refinery. It was determined that growing switchgrass on pastureland, once devoted to cow-calf production, is a viable enterprise diversification tool that under the right conditions could be used to improve producer financial and environmental outcomes. However, bioenergy production is slow to gain traction in the US due to adverse market conditions from low fossil fuel prices. Thus, in the US, there are only a few bio-refineries currently online and accepting lignocellulosic biomass, however none of them are close enough to northwest Arkansas to incentivize biomass production in this region. With this in mind, the results from an individual farm with switchgrass were extrapolated to a four county region to determine potential biomass supply for a hypothetical biorefinery. In conjunction with this analysis, two potential policies aimed at increasing biomass supply and lowering carbon emissions, were analyzed for their implications on the financial and environmental wellbeing of farms. It turns out, each of the two policies, the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) and a Carbon Offset Program (CO), encourage the production of switchgrass and policy outcomes are most favorable when land of adequate quality is chosen to support higher switchgrass yield. At lower yield levels, the inclusion of switchgrass on pastures leads to less positive environmental outcomes and increased producer income variance

5 steps to buying meat direct from the farm

Written by Jennifer Lutes (Field Specialist in Agricultural Business), Kyle Whittaker (County Engagement Specialist in Agriculture and Environment), Eric Meusch (Field Specialist in Livestock), Rachel Hopkins, (County Engagement Specialist in Agriculture and Environment), Amie Breshears (County Engagement Specialist in Agriculture and Environment)."If you plan to buy an animal to have processed into packaged meat, then the process can present some learning curves. This publication can help you navigate that process in five steps. Identify desired meat products. Purchase animal from livestock producer. Find a processor that fits your needs. Understand your costs. Consider timing."--Page 1.Jennifer Lutes (Field Specialist in Agricultural Business), Kyle Whittaker (County Engagement Specialist in Agriculture and Environment), Eric Meusch (Field Specialist in Livestock), Rachel Hopkins (County Engagement Specialist in Agriculture and Environment), Amie Breshears (County Engagement Specialist in Agriculture and Environment)New 5/22Includes bibliographical reference

Goats - late kidding planning budget

"The meat goat budget is designed to reflect the economic costs and returns of a 50 doe, spring kidding flock (March and April) with kids marketed between 50 to 60 pounds in July/August. This management system takes advantage of spring forage production and the natural breeding season. However, this management system has high price risk during summer marketing."--Second page.Written by Jennifer Lutes (County Engagement Specialist, Agriculture and Environment Extension)New 10/20; Revised 10/202

Sheep - early lambing planning budget

"The sheep budget is designed to reflect the economic costs and returns of a 50 ewe, winter lambing flock (December/January) with lambs marketed between 60 to 70 pounds in April/May. This management system takes advantage of expected seasonally high market prices for light lambs. However, this management system also has relatively high production risk due to summer breeding challenges and winter lambing."--First page.Written by Jennifer Lutes (County Engagement Specialist, Agriculture and Environment Extension)New 10/2019; Revised 10/202

Basics of farm lease agreements

Original author: Myron BennettTenants and property owners will find the information in this guide useful for developing mutually agreeable rental agreements. A properly designed lease meets the objectives of both property owners and tenants. Property owners and tenants should routinely discuss their lease to ensure that it continues to meet their objectives and modify it when necessary. Reasons to review a lease include changes in objectives for owning land or for farming, production technology and practices, government programs and regulations, and input and commodity prices. Leases, whether written or verbal, are legally binding contracts between two parties. Attorneys can offer valuable advice and service when creating or modifying a lease contract.Revised by Juo-Han Tsay (Assistant Extension Professor, Agricultural Business and Policy), Jennifer Lutes (Field Specialist in Agricultural Business), Ray Massey (Extension Professor, Agricultural Business and Policy)Includes bibliographical reference