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<blockquote data-quote="Running Arrow Bill" data-source="post: 251460" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>Some good comments on this thread to date. In addition, my additional definitions of a "real" farmer/rancher might include:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1. In the cattle business with a plan of making a profit.<br /> 2. Has a business plan and a marketing plan.<br /> 3. Advertises regularly in livestock publications (especially true of seedstock producers). May also have website and/or have own business literature distributed to prospective customers.<br /> 4. Buys/sells cattle on regular or periodic basis.<br /> 5. Since farming/ranching is traditionally a "break even and/or a little profit every once in a while", any number of operations have another job, source of income, and/or bank loans to sustain their operation.<br /> 6. "Real" operator has a hands-on function in the operation...not an absentee owner.<br /> 7. May or may not produce own hay...no crime in buying hay if it is more cost-effective, or people-effective to buy it.<br /> 8. Real operator is less concerned about making "an impression on others" than trying to keep his/her operation running and out of too much debt.<br /> 9. If physically able him/herself, does own cattle working, hauling, vaccinating, feeding, watering, etc., etc. May have one or more ranch hands to help with work.<br /> 10. A "Real" operator is not into the operation as a tax write-off or as an "investment" operation.<br /> :cboy: <br /> </li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running Arrow Bill, post: 251460, member: 9"] Some good comments on this thread to date. In addition, my additional definitions of a "real" farmer/rancher might include: [list]1. In the cattle business with a plan of making a profit. 2. Has a business plan and a marketing plan. 3. Advertises regularly in livestock publications (especially true of seedstock producers). May also have website and/or have own business literature distributed to prospective customers. 4. Buys/sells cattle on regular or periodic basis. 5. Since farming/ranching is traditionally a "break even and/or a little profit every once in a while", any number of operations have another job, source of income, and/or bank loans to sustain their operation. 6. "Real" operator has a hands-on function in the operation...not an absentee owner. 7. May or may not produce own hay...no crime in buying hay if it is more cost-effective, or people-effective to buy it. 8. Real operator is less concerned about making "an impression on others" than trying to keep his/her operation running and out of too much debt. 9. If physically able him/herself, does own cattle working, hauling, vaccinating, feeding, watering, etc., etc. May have one or more ranch hands to help with work. 10. A "Real" operator is not into the operation as a tax write-off or as an "investment" operation. :cboy: [/list] [/QUOTE]
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