Farming: Strategies Are Proving Their Value in the Field

The JournalMarch 15, 2008

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INFLUENCING market price is out of the majority of beef producers' reach but they do have tools to reduce costs and improve their unit's efficiency.

Iain Campbell is among those who knows that introducing homebred high genetic merit bulls to his 100 cow suckler herd is improving its calves' performance, and ultimately their profitability.

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Farming: Strategies Are Proving Their Value in the Field

He said: "We use Charolais bulls bred from genetics that we very carefully select from within the breed's top 10% using Estimated Breeding Values.

"While there may be some cynics around who dispute the data, I...

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