Lower Cattle Stocking Rates and Retained Ownership | Dan Childs, Noble Foundation | TCC 2012

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Part 9 of 9: Economics of Managing at Lower Stocking Rates and Retained Ownership
Dan Childs, Sr. Agricultural Economist, Noble Foundation

Long-term weather forecasts predict a high probability of more years of below average precipitation. Childs examines the economics of operating at more conservative cattle numbers and the possibility of using retained ownership as tool to increase income and a hedge against future drought.

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The Noble Foundation, based in Ardmore, Oklahoma, presented the first annual Texoma Cattlemen's Conference on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at the Ardmore Convention Center. 

The inaugural conference featured speakers from Texas AgriLife Extension (Overton and Vernon Experiment Stations), the Oklahoma Beef Council and the Noble Foundation. These industry experts presented topics of importance to regional cattlemen with an emphasis on management to recover from the devastating 2011 drought.

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