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<blockquote data-quote="BFE" data-source="post: 1723042" data-attributes="member: 28532"><p>When one owns a section of the supply chain, or the whole chain, one can dictate what happens. Chicken, turkey are already there. Pork is nearly. I've heard for around ten years that row cropping will be controlled by the big companies, they will tell you what to plant, spray, fertilize, and you'll basically get paid to custom farm, for a set price, kind of like having a hog barn under contract. The biggest drawback to cattle production in this method is the bulky feed they take, or hay. It's easy to haul the required semi loads of ground feed to a barn, not so easy to get that hay there, plus the expense of harvesting it vs. cattle getting it themselves, being on pasture.</p><p></p><p>Derry Brownfield used to scream about the packers & stockyards act. If it were enforced, we'd be fine from what he said. Apparently, it's not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BFE, post: 1723042, member: 28532"] When one owns a section of the supply chain, or the whole chain, one can dictate what happens. Chicken, turkey are already there. Pork is nearly. I've heard for around ten years that row cropping will be controlled by the big companies, they will tell you what to plant, spray, fertilize, and you'll basically get paid to custom farm, for a set price, kind of like having a hog barn under contract. The biggest drawback to cattle production in this method is the bulky feed they take, or hay. It's easy to haul the required semi loads of ground feed to a barn, not so easy to get that hay there, plus the expense of harvesting it vs. cattle getting it themselves, being on pasture. Derry Brownfield used to scream about the packers & stockyards act. If it were enforced, we'd be fine from what he said. Apparently, it's not. [/QUOTE]
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