A STEP FORWARD, A STEP BACKWARD

摘要

Change doesn't come easy to the cattle business. Sometimes, it doesn't come at all. Texas A&M beef cattle specialist Gary Smith made that point in a presentation at the Cattle Industry Convention this year. He analyzed industry progress over the last27 years on production indicators such as reproduction, death loss, and weaning weights.For the look back, Smith used a 1991 report by a prominent beef industry economist. It identified several areas where money was being left on the table - to the tune of $12 billion!Smith recently surveyed current beef industry experts, asking them where they think we are today on those same issues, and he averaged their responses.