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<blockquote data-quote="chukar" data-source="post: 820924" data-attributes="member: 15658"><p>first off, I didn't mean to start a color war. I appreciate all of the feedback and know there are benefits to any direction we may go, but it all depends on our ability to market what we raise. Here it is easier to "mainstream" black hided calves than red, yellow, white, or mouse colors.</p><p></p><p>That is not to discredit any of the benefits that come from hybrid vigor, but for a small commercial producer in this particular area, marketing is pretty important to the bottom line.</p><p></p><p>Now, if someone could lock into a private treaty or "value-added" program where the buyer directed a certain influence that would be a no-brainer so long as you were also doing so at a premium. (I think you would need the premium to account for the risk associated with the deal not coming through, and then you may be "stuck" with a set of calves that you otherwise wouldn't have had you stayed "mainstream" and not eliminated the majority of the buyers in the area.)</p><p></p><p>Thanks for all of the input. And for the record, we are still debating. I do agree that dollars determine the winner, and everyone's ability to get the most dollars for what they have is very individualized.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chukar, post: 820924, member: 15658"] first off, I didn't mean to start a color war. I appreciate all of the feedback and know there are benefits to any direction we may go, but it all depends on our ability to market what we raise. Here it is easier to "mainstream" black hided calves than red, yellow, white, or mouse colors. That is not to discredit any of the benefits that come from hybrid vigor, but for a small commercial producer in this particular area, marketing is pretty important to the bottom line. Now, if someone could lock into a private treaty or "value-added" program where the buyer directed a certain influence that would be a no-brainer so long as you were also doing so at a premium. (I think you would need the premium to account for the risk associated with the deal not coming through, and then you may be "stuck" with a set of calves that you otherwise wouldn't have had you stayed "mainstream" and not eliminated the majority of the buyers in the area.) Thanks for all of the input. And for the record, we are still debating. I do agree that dollars determine the winner, and everyone's ability to get the most dollars for what they have is very individualized. [/QUOTE]
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