Reject the Status Quo –

Reject the Status Quo –

Ag economist Danny Klinefelter explains how you can get a competitive edge simply by rejecting the status quo.   That’s right… by rejecting the status quo.   Klinefelter says, “The only truly sustainable competitive advantage today is the ability to learn and adapt...
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Competitive Advantage

The lead-off article in our 2017 Winter Newsletter was entitled “Do You Have a Competitive Advantage.”   I bring this up simply as a reminder.   We firmly believe having a competitive advantage will be the difference between mere survival and true success in the...
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Talk is Cheap

This time of year, I glance through hundreds of catalogs and advertisements for bull sales.   With very few exceptions, everyone is essentially offering the same product.   It is extremely rare to find anyone with a program or a product that differs much from the...
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The Most Important Economic Trait

If profit is the goal, then fertility is by far the most important trait cow-calf producers should be selecting for.   Studies have shown reproductive traits are twice as important as growth traits, which are twice as important as carcass traits.   Ironically, the...