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Cow/calf profitability NEG $70 in 2010
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<blockquote data-quote="Alberta farmer" data-source="post: 633796" data-attributes="member: 8978"><p>I don't know much about subsidies for hobby ranchers. Who is the hobby rancher? Is he the guy who has a few acres and likes to run a few cows or is he the rich oilman who runs thousands of cows? The big "heritage ranches" south of Calgary Alberta are owned by guys who sure never made it running cows!</p><p>I might be wrong but I think the commercial cattleman(the guy trying to make a living with cows) needs to become a low cost producer and realize if he's in it for the long haul, that eventually the market will turn? You'll probably never get rich but you shouldn't be losing money...if you are you need to ask yourself why you are doing this? </p><p>I am astounded when I read on here the costs some people run up...and still think they are making money! I hear others say things like "Well I raise my own feed so I can do alright"! Unless you are haying 500 acres you would probably be money ahead buying hay. It just doesn't pencil out.</p><p>When the day comes when I have to pay to work...that is the day I will quit and go lay on the beach in Cancum!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alberta farmer, post: 633796, member: 8978"] I don't know much about subsidies for hobby ranchers. Who is the hobby rancher? Is he the guy who has a few acres and likes to run a few cows or is he the rich oilman who runs thousands of cows? The big "heritage ranches" south of Calgary Alberta are owned by guys who sure never made it running cows! I might be wrong but I think the commercial cattleman(the guy trying to make a living with cows) needs to become a low cost producer and realize if he's in it for the long haul, that eventually the market will turn? You'll probably never get rich but you shouldn't be losing money...if you are you need to ask yourself why you are doing this? I am astounded when I read on here the costs some people run up...and still think they are making money! I hear others say things like "Well I raise my own feed so I can do alright"! Unless you are haying 500 acres you would probably be money ahead buying hay. It just doesn't pencil out. When the day comes when I have to pay to work...that is the day I will quit and go lay on the beach in Cancum! [/QUOTE]
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