-Your operation is only as big as you think it is!
All of us, those that own one cow and those that own thousands, need to remember the reason why we are in this business; the momma cow is the most incredible animal on earth. She can survive and thrive in the swamps of Florida, the deserts of New Mexico, the cornbelt of Iowa, and the snow covered Northern country.
OF COURSE what each of us consider large or small is going to differ. In my area of the planet an acre of dirt with grass on it sells for less than $300 while many of you can't touch an acre for less than $4000.
Everyone needs to understand, that the back bone of the American Beef Industry has been and currently is small/hobby producers.
I raise registered seedstock, and it is my contention that the LARGE producers have caused more damage to that segment of the industry than any small producers ever has or will. The BIG money, in it for the tax break, all hat and no cows guys are dangerous. Anyone who has the financial resources to instantly appear in the seedstock world, purchases the high sellers at all the big sales, trap commercial producers with their fancy advertising (concerts, steak dinners, carriage rides) and than in a matter of a dozen years their operation has vanished....is bad for the beef industry.