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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 675606" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>In my experience most ranchers are ranchers because that's what they want to do. They go through tough times, but hang in there. It's a difficult life; many youngersters don't want to step into Dad's shoes and carry on the business. They'd rather go to town and get a job. That's a fact of life. Much land is more valuable as housing developments than ranchland. That's a fact of life. </p><p></p><p>I don't want some agency deciding if "there's enough money to go around." I don't want some agency deciding what's "a fair day's wages." If someone wants to work for "wages", they need to be working for someone else, IMO.</p><p></p><p>You may be shocked at me and that's ok, but you need to understand that R-CALF lis not especially popular in this area. One year we were listed as members, even though we never joined. I didn't like that at all. Someone had "given" us a free membership. I think that's dishonest and it's colored my view of R-CALF ever since. </p><p></p><p>You throw out figures as to what meat sells for and what the producer gets without regard for the different ways of marketing. People who sell direct to the public get more than you're claiming. Were those figures included? People who retain ownership get more than you claim. Were those figures included? Where did the figures come from? Reference/Source? Mike Callicrate has his own meat business. Surely he does better. Cattlemen do have choices. Nolan Ryan, Nebraska Corn Fed Beef, US Premium Beef....there are several groups of cattlemen who have banded together to promote and market their cattle. And some of them have done well. But R-CALF seems to simply wants a cut of the packer's profits. </p><p></p><p>About alliances: <a href="http://agecoext.tamu.edu/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/Resources/Risk_Management/rm1-9.pdf" target="_blank">http://agecoext.tamu.edu/fileadmin/user ... /rm1-9.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>List of alliances:</p><p><a href="http://beefmagazine.com/mag/beef_alliance_listings/" target="_blank">http://beefmagazine.com/mag/beef_alliance_listings/</a></p><p></p><p>Edited to add this link: <a href="http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/marketing/bulletins_2/industry/packer/Schroeder&Kovanda.prn.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/mar ... da.prn.pdf</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 675606, member: 13"] In my experience most ranchers are ranchers because that's what they want to do. They go through tough times, but hang in there. It's a difficult life; many youngersters don't want to step into Dad's shoes and carry on the business. They'd rather go to town and get a job. That's a fact of life. Much land is more valuable as housing developments than ranchland. That's a fact of life. I don't want some agency deciding if "there's enough money to go around." I don't want some agency deciding what's "a fair day's wages." If someone wants to work for "wages", they need to be working for someone else, IMO. You may be shocked at me and that's ok, but you need to understand that R-CALF lis not especially popular in this area. One year we were listed as members, even though we never joined. I didn't like that at all. Someone had "given" us a free membership. I think that's dishonest and it's colored my view of R-CALF ever since. You throw out figures as to what meat sells for and what the producer gets without regard for the different ways of marketing. People who sell direct to the public get more than you're claiming. Were those figures included? People who retain ownership get more than you claim. Were those figures included? Where did the figures come from? Reference/Source? Mike Callicrate has his own meat business. Surely he does better. Cattlemen do have choices. Nolan Ryan, Nebraska Corn Fed Beef, US Premium Beef....there are several groups of cattlemen who have banded together to promote and market their cattle. And some of them have done well. But R-CALF seems to simply wants a cut of the packer's profits. About alliances: [url=http://agecoext.tamu.edu/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/Resources/Risk_Management/rm1-9.pdf]http://agecoext.tamu.edu/fileadmin/user ... /rm1-9.pdf[/url] List of alliances: [url=http://beefmagazine.com/mag/beef_alliance_listings/]http://beefmagazine.com/mag/beef_alliance_listings/[/url] Edited to add this link: [url=http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/marketing/bulletins_2/industry/packer/Schroeder&Kovanda.prn.pdf]http://www.agmanager.info/livestock/mar ... da.prn.pdf[/url] [/QUOTE]
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