Position Title: Ranch Manager Name of Ranch/Business: L.C. Wright Land and Cattle Company Location: Bastrop, Texas Position Description: Searching for a Ranch Manager with a strong cow/calf and stocker cattle background for a ranch operation based in Bastrop, TX. Hands-on position as working manager of the ranch, livestock, and property. Looking for someone preferably from the area that has managed …
Unit cost of production expressions: Progressive Cattle
This article is part two in a three-part series with Progressive Cattle magazine, published in February 2021. Be sure to read part one “Bragging rights require knowing costs” and part three “Evaluating stocker cattle cost of production and profitabilty“. By: Rick Machen, PhD, and Stan Bevers In the first article in this series of three, we discussed the difference between unit …
TSCRA Talk Episode 6: Focus on Finances with Stan Bevers
Stan Bevers, KRIRM Practitioner in Ranch Economics, talks with Kristen Brown on the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Podcast. You know your cows are healthy — but what about the financial side of your operation? Now more than ever, it’s imperative you know where you stand and where you could do better. On this episode, host Kristen Brown is …
The Value of Reproduction
KRIRM faculty describe one method of evaluating the value of reproduction to facilitate decision-making in the cow-calf business. By: Jason Sawyer, PhD, and Rick Machen, PhD; appearing in the Spring 2020 KRIRM Newsletter In cow-calf operations, reproductive rate is the foundational productive function of the enterprise. Obviously, if cows do not become pregnant, then no calves are produced for revenue …
Stan Bevers Breaks Down the Economics of Maintaining That Mama Cow: Oklahoma Farm Report
We thank Ron Hays and the Oklahoma Farm Report for talking with KRIRM Practitioner in Ranch Economics Stan Bevers. This article and interview appeared online here and aired on the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Beef Buzz Wednesday, Oct. 30. 2019. Stan Bevers is a ranch management consultant who works with ranches in Texas and Oklahoma. It is printed on his business …