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Marketing Alternatives for Northeastern Dairy Beef and Feeder Calves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

William Lesser
William Lesser*
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Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University
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Raising livestock has always been a difficult and arduous occupation. The financial risks are substantial and the long-term returns in many instances are merely adequate, at best. When the cattle are raised in fringe producing areas, such as much of the Northeast, the complexities are magnified. Producers must use additional managerial expertise to offset partially their cost disadvantage compared to feeders operating in more grain-rich areas.

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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , Spring 1982 , pp. 111 - 120
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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Footnotes

The author would like to thank Karin Rasmussin for allowing him to use information from her recently completed surveys of New York feeders and major area packers. The Animal Products Group of AMS, USDA, under the direction of Dr. Webb provided detailed information on regional packers. This research was supported by a Federal-State Cooperative grant awarded to the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets by AMS, USDA.

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