Economics of herd rebuilding depend on cull rate, study finds

Economics of herd rebuilding depend on cull rate, study finds

Retaining heifers works best if culling wasn’t too severe, but economies of scale are key

Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – A farm’s best plan when it comes to rebuilding the cattle herd after drought may have a lot to do with how deeply it had to cull, according to the Beef Cattle Research Council study. The study drew information from 17 farms registered with the council’s cow-calf production network from Western Canada […] Read more