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<blockquote data-quote="R.N.Reed" data-source="post: 796870" data-attributes="member: 7458"><p>The Shorthorns ability to adapt to a wide variety of production scenarios has been both a blessing and a curse both historicly and today.Due Dilligence is the key word in searching out Shorthorn breeding stock.</p><p>''Real World'' in the Shorthorn business can mean anything from a herd that doesn't show,being located west of the Missouri river,or a program honestly addressing the issues of the commercial cattleman and developing reliably bred seedstock to meet those needs.Two of the major issues I feel are labor and high input costs .Full time cattlemen are running more cows and smaller herd operators are working full time jobs so traits like calving ease,soundness,and good temperment are a must.There are Shorthorns that can address these issues.Feed and input costs have exploded and I think everyone is reevaluating what an efficient cow is.A month ago I watched one of the real world breeders listed above bid what I thought was a fair amount of money for a flush on a 2100lb cow,a cattleman will have to decide if a program is relavant or not in its ability to help him achieve an optimum to profit from his operation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="R.N.Reed, post: 796870, member: 7458"] The Shorthorns ability to adapt to a wide variety of production scenarios has been both a blessing and a curse both historicly and today.Due Dilligence is the key word in searching out Shorthorn breeding stock. ''Real World'' in the Shorthorn business can mean anything from a herd that doesn't show,being located west of the Missouri river,or a program honestly addressing the issues of the commercial cattleman and developing reliably bred seedstock to meet those needs.Two of the major issues I feel are labor and high input costs .Full time cattlemen are running more cows and smaller herd operators are working full time jobs so traits like calving ease,soundness,and good temperment are a must.There are Shorthorns that can address these issues.Feed and input costs have exploded and I think everyone is reevaluating what an efficient cow is.A month ago I watched one of the real world breeders listed above bid what I thought was a fair amount of money for a flush on a 2100lb cow,a cattleman will have to decide if a program is relavant or not in its ability to help him achieve an optimum to profit from his operation. [/QUOTE]
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