Livestock Risk Partners

“Don’t get sleepy in your risk management, if you have opportunity to cover a profit, take it!”———–Jim Mintert, Purdue University
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Where are the hogs?

Last month I discussed the idea of hope. Hope that hog futures might continue to grind higher. Hope that demand for U.S. pork will continue to improve and hope that the inventory of pigs on the ground was being consistently overstated by the USDA. While the jury is still out regarding a shift upward in

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Targeted Grazing Can Be a Successful, Low-Cost Method to Manage Cheatgrass When Timed Properly

Targeted livestock grazing is a successful and cost-efficient method to manage cheatgrass in the U.S. western Great Plains when timed to coincide with cheatgrass growth rather than based solely on the time of year, according to a recent study published by USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL).

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