Posted 3/4/2010 21:34 (#1105379 - in reply to #1105299) Subject: RE: cost to keep a cow ( Jim )
No way did I say you can't make money with a small herd, just that carrying costs are higher/head as you can't spread it over as many cows. Plus a lot of equipment costs get absorbed into the crop enterprise. A majority of the nations calves come from <50 head herds.