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<blockquote data-quote="TB-Herefords" data-source="post: 454415" data-attributes="member: 7171"><p>I think it starts with the buyers paying premiums for better genetics not color and size. Breeders and buyers need to get together to show which genetics will pay premiums for the offspring. If I have 20 moma cows that are red and cross them on a blk bull I will get avg or better than at the yard. The buyer doesn't know the cattle or the producer he just knows they are blk hided. Now if I can buy a avg. blk bull for 1000 to 1500 and run on my cows to produce market avg or better why not. Keeps cost down and sales high. How do you change that? Point out those genetics that pay premiums, the buyers willing to pay for them. Producers make more for their calves they pay more for their bulls. I dont think we are looking at birth to plate operations. I think better relationships between buyer, breeder and producers are whats needed. We have an A to Z program through the university extention. You need at least five head. They track the calve from time received to plate, then report back info. You dont receive payment until they hit the slaughter house. I think their are programs like this every where. For a small or big producer its great. As for EID tags how will they get paid for. Out of pocket expense or a trickle down efect. Most likely out of pocket. The branded lable marketing I think is also a factor that is hurting our system. It has contributed to the blk hide craze. We have CAB, CHB. Next CCB, CBB; then Montana Beef, Idaho Beef, Texas Beef. The consumers will be so confused they will shy away. The only marketing the consumer should see is USDA Choice-Product of USA. Let the consumer decide between Select, Choice, Prime, and Foreign. The USA produces the safest beef out their; promote that and what we do to keep it that way. Let the producer chose what breed and size. Obviously genetic improvement isn't going to happen over night; but if producers are paid premiums for the right genetics and discounted for the wrong genetics then you will either avg. the bottom of the sale with "just" blk calves or top it with better genetics. </p><p></p><p>What do you all think about that huwey :lol:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TB-Herefords, post: 454415, member: 7171"] I think it starts with the buyers paying premiums for better genetics not color and size. Breeders and buyers need to get together to show which genetics will pay premiums for the offspring. If I have 20 moma cows that are red and cross them on a blk bull I will get avg or better than at the yard. The buyer doesn't know the cattle or the producer he just knows they are blk hided. Now if I can buy a avg. blk bull for 1000 to 1500 and run on my cows to produce market avg or better why not. Keeps cost down and sales high. How do you change that? Point out those genetics that pay premiums, the buyers willing to pay for them. Producers make more for their calves they pay more for their bulls. I dont think we are looking at birth to plate operations. I think better relationships between buyer, breeder and producers are whats needed. We have an A to Z program through the university extention. You need at least five head. They track the calve from time received to plate, then report back info. You dont receive payment until they hit the slaughter house. I think their are programs like this every where. For a small or big producer its great. As for EID tags how will they get paid for. Out of pocket expense or a trickle down efect. Most likely out of pocket. The branded lable marketing I think is also a factor that is hurting our system. It has contributed to the blk hide craze. We have CAB, CHB. Next CCB, CBB; then Montana Beef, Idaho Beef, Texas Beef. The consumers will be so confused they will shy away. The only marketing the consumer should see is USDA Choice-Product of USA. Let the consumer decide between Select, Choice, Prime, and Foreign. The USA produces the safest beef out their; promote that and what we do to keep it that way. Let the producer chose what breed and size. Obviously genetic improvement isn't going to happen over night; but if producers are paid premiums for the right genetics and discounted for the wrong genetics then you will either avg. the bottom of the sale with "just" blk calves or top it with better genetics. What do you all think about that huwey :lol: [/QUOTE]
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