“The customer is always right!” is a saying that most of us grew up with. It’s also a principle that seems to be applied religiously in the cattle industry. It’s all about what a link further up the value chain desires or demands. For the cow-calf producer, the...

This is a guest post by the late Chip Hines. EXPENSES… Any kind. Big. Small. Necessary. Not necessary. Variable. Fixed. Seasonable. Inflated. Hidden. Ignored. These are the real profit killers! Not the down market. Not the dry year. Not the long winter. Not the hot...