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Don’t Let Tradition Impede Progress The Midwest Cattleman · March 10, 2022 · P34
By Garth Ruff, Beef Cattle Field Specialist, OSU Extension
“No matter how your Granddaddy or your Daddy did it, if you are trying to do
exactly like you did last year you are probably wrong.
If you’re trying to farm like you did last year you are probably wrong. Unless
you did it wrong last year, and that might be the case. Then maybe you get it
right this year because every year is different.”
The above quote was one about farm management the The first exam-
of the many valuable pieces same way we did one year ple that comes to
mind is that over
of insight during our 2022 ago, let alone like Dad and Purchasing a herd sire can be a classic example where
Beef Outlook webinar taught Grandpa did years prior. the years I have unwarranted tradition often inhibits progression and
improvement of a cow herd.
observed several
by Dr. Andrew Griffith, Asso- Not evaluating our opera-
ciate Professor of Agriculture tions and allowing “tradition” producers who
only want to make a minimal crop. Can you afford not to
and Resource Economics at to impede progress is more
the University of Tennessee. detrimental than I think we financial investment to pur- purchase a herd sire that is
chase a herd sire. Every bull going to move your herd for-
That thought really stuck tend to realize.
me as timely. We know fertil- Since this originally ap- purchased is going to have ward and make your cattle
impacts on a herd for years, more marketable?
izer, seed, feed, and chemical peared in the Beef Expo issue
inputs are going to cost more of the Ohio Cattlemen maga- not just the upcoming calf In today’s bull market
for the foreseeable future. In- zine and we are approaching
flation and increasing inter- bull buying season, this is my
est rates are daily discussion annual PSA that your next
topics. Weather continues herd sire is an investment
to be a wild card, not just and should be thought of as
with drought in the west but such.
with excess moisture here at Purchasing a herd sire can
home. Even though commod- be a classic example where
ity prices look favorable, es- unwarranted tradition often
pecially cattle and beef, it is inhibits progression and im-
borderline insanity to think provement of a cow herd.
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