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<blockquote data-quote="CattleMan1920" data-source="post: 1568673" data-attributes="member: 37967"><p>I still maintain that most cattle producers in Kentucky have NO CLUE what an advantage they have in raising cattle here. Yes, this past winter has been rough, but we will have a lot of grass to offset that downside.</p><p></p><p>I've been speaking with people in my county and around, and quite a few are leasing their land out to the Barber family, which in turn put cattle they originally bought from these people at a steep discount out to graze and ultimately prepare to head out west to market.</p><p></p><p>It seems like a situation where you lose your home to foreclosure, the bank or an investor buys it back at pennies on the dollar, then leases it back to you for a premium. It's great business for the bank or investor, a losing situation for you.</p><p></p><p>Land is valuable, even in Kentucky, why not have your own cattle? Why raise someone else's cattle for a few pennies?</p><p></p><p>Nothing against the Barbers AT ALL, they have the game figured out and are making bank because of it. The land owners, not so much.</p><p></p><p>A lot of people have just given up and thrown in the towel on cattle around here that have nice farms, it's easier to let the pros take over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CattleMan1920, post: 1568673, member: 37967"] I still maintain that most cattle producers in Kentucky have NO CLUE what an advantage they have in raising cattle here. Yes, this past winter has been rough, but we will have a lot of grass to offset that downside. I've been speaking with people in my county and around, and quite a few are leasing their land out to the Barber family, which in turn put cattle they originally bought from these people at a steep discount out to graze and ultimately prepare to head out west to market. It seems like a situation where you lose your home to foreclosure, the bank or an investor buys it back at pennies on the dollar, then leases it back to you for a premium. It's great business for the bank or investor, a losing situation for you. Land is valuable, even in Kentucky, why not have your own cattle? Why raise someone else's cattle for a few pennies? Nothing against the Barbers AT ALL, they have the game figured out and are making bank because of it. The land owners, not so much. A lot of people have just given up and thrown in the towel on cattle around here that have nice farms, it's easier to let the pros take over. [/QUOTE]
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