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Most farms must be larger to support today's farm families
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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm22" data-source="post: 573086" data-attributes="member: 7645"><p>"If a farm family plants a 50/50 corn and soybean rotation, they would need approximately 464 acres of corn and 464 acres of soybeans- -- a total of 928 acres to earn the family living amount of $74,804.</p><p></p><p>For other farm enterprises, it would take 127 dairy cows, 10,717 head of hogs from weaning to finish, or 948 head of beef cows in a beef cow/calf operation."</p><p></p><p>By my math they are only clearing $78.91 per beef mama cow to come up with that number. That seems a bit low for that economy of scale. 948 cows at an 88% weaning percentage ought to be grossing over $500,000 a year in this market just selling feeder calves and culls.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm22, post: 573086, member: 7645"] "If a farm family plants a 50/50 corn and soybean rotation, they would need approximately 464 acres of corn and 464 acres of soybeans- -- a total of 928 acres to earn the family living amount of $74,804. For other farm enterprises, it would take 127 dairy cows, 10,717 head of hogs from weaning to finish, or 948 head of beef cows in a beef cow/calf operation." By my math they are only clearing $78.91 per beef mama cow to come up with that number. That seems a bit low for that economy of scale. 948 cows at an 88% weaning percentage ought to be grossing over $500,000 a year in this market just selling feeder calves and culls. [/QUOTE]
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