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<blockquote data-quote="cows250" data-source="post: 4051068" data-attributes="member: 12460"><p>That 4,000 pounds doesn't really concern me, as I am sure his calves are sucking down an almost equal amount. Nurse cows raising 2-3 calves each, or milk everyone and leave the calves on....amounts to the same thing in the end.</p><p></p><p>No idea of his prices, but I would imagine it is somewhere between 60-90/cwt, leaving plenty of room for a profit margin, even at 4,000 pounds.</p><p></p><p>If you can direct market successfully, being certified "anything" is a big waste of time and money. A sticker doesn't make anything healthier or tastier, and really limits your management options. Example: I am surrounded by crop farmers, that have green beans as part of the rotation. Most plant cover crops after the green beans. Being organic means those covers can't be grazed, even though it would be beneficial for all involved. Same with fertilization, being organic means that fertilizer is trucked in from who knows where...non-organic, I can just spread the neighbor's manure. On a nationally marketed scale, I understand the need for very specific rules so customers have <em>some</em> idea what is happening, but locally a customer can look around and decide if what the farmer is doing makes sense and buy or not based on what they see.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cows250, post: 4051068, member: 12460"] That 4,000 pounds doesn't really concern me, as I am sure his calves are sucking down an almost equal amount. Nurse cows raising 2-3 calves each, or milk everyone and leave the calves on....amounts to the same thing in the end. No idea of his prices, but I would imagine it is somewhere between 60-90/cwt, leaving plenty of room for a profit margin, even at 4,000 pounds. If you can direct market successfully, being certified "anything" is a big waste of time and money. A sticker doesn't make anything healthier or tastier, and really limits your management options. Example: I am surrounded by crop farmers, that have green beans as part of the rotation. Most plant cover crops after the green beans. Being organic means those covers can't be grazed, even though it would be beneficial for all involved. Same with fertilization, being organic means that fertilizer is trucked in from who knows where...non-organic, I can just spread the neighbor's manure. On a nationally marketed scale, I understand the need for very specific rules so customers have [I]some[/I] idea what is happening, but locally a customer can look around and decide if what the farmer is doing makes sense and buy or not based on what they see. [/QUOTE]
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