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Mar 10

Adding a New Enterprise

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Making a Change One Comment

We are in the final days of our 2021 winter Executive Link meetings where Ranching for Profit alumni form peer advisory boards and look into each other’s businesses for strategic…

Jun 12

Whistling Again

By Dave Pratt Ecology & Grazing, Planning & Management, Production 2 Comments

We use key performance indicators to assess the health of a business. Some evaluate economic and financial health. Others measure labor productivity. Still others measure the health of the ecosystem.…

Dec 12

4 Reasons Why Increasing Weaning Weights May Not Increase Profit

By Dave Pratt Ecology & Grazing, Labor Effectiveness, Production 4 Comments

I gotta stop reading this stuff. A recent article in a self-proclaimed “progressive” magazine claimed that July deworming was an often-overlooked opportunity to increase weaning weight and therefore profit. …

Nov 14

5 Keys to Quality Cattle

By Dave Pratt Ecology & Grazing, Economics & Finance, Production

A popular industry magazine found its way to my desk this week. An article that described five essential “wisdoms” for producing quality cattle piqued my curiosity. According to the author,…

Sep 26

Game Changer?

By Dave Pratt Economics & Finance, Planning & Management, Production 3 Comments

Income - costs = profit, right? The answer is “sort of.” It’s a little more complicated than that because we need to adjust for inventory changes, consider non-cash costs like…

May 23

To Move or Not To Move

By Dave Pratt Ecology & Grazing, Planning & Management, Production No Comments

How do you know when it is time to move animals from one pasture to another? Most people figure that if they are out of feed in one pasture, it…

May 01

You Might Be Ranching For Profit If …

By Dave Pratt Economics & Finance, Planning & Management, Risk/Drought No Comments

You might be ranching for profit if your spouse doesn’t have to work in town so you can have health insurance. If you are making a profit you ought to…

Aug 10

Scraping By

By Dave Pratt Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Risk/Drought One Comment

I received the following email from a young rancher last week: Dave, I am a young rancher and have grown my herd to over 100 cows over the last four…

Jul 13

It Doesn’t Matter What They Want

By Dave Pratt Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Production No Comments

Earlier today someone called me asking for advice regarding a bid he was about to make for a property he wanted to rent. The property could support 200 cows from…

Nov 10

The Value of Gain & Grass

By Dave Pratt Economics & Finance, Planning & Management, Production No Comments

Wally Olson is a rancher from Vinita, Oklahoma. He has a profitable cattle trading enterprise based on the Sell/Buy marketing principles popularized by Bud Williams. At the foundation of Wally’s…

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Adding a New Enterprise

Whistling Again

4 Reasons Why Increasing Weaning Weights May Not Increase Profit

5 Keys to Quality Cattle

Game Changer?

To Move or Not To Move

You Might Be Ranching For Profit If …

Scraping By

It Doesn’t Matter What They Want

The Value of Gain & Grass

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