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  • October 18, 2022What are Profitable Farms Doing? Observations from the Canadian Cow-Calf Cost of Production Network 

    Higher profit farms within the COP Network tend...

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  • September 22, 2022Making Money FOR the Farm or FROM the Farm?

    Depreciation and opportunity costs don’t show up as cash costs, but they have significant impact on the...

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  • February 15, 2022Rebuilding with Homegrown Heifers Versus Purchasing Breeding Stock

    This is a guest post by Huiting Huang, Research Analyst at Canfax Research...

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  • November 9, 2021Every Farm Has Different Goalposts – Setting Goals and Defining Success

    What does a “successful” Canadian beef farm look like? How do you...

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  • October 14, 2021Canadian Cow-Calf Cost of Production Network – 2021 Results

    You may know what you want out of your operation, but do you record what you put...

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  • August 9, 2018It can pay exponentially to have a precision rancher mindset

    How three 5% changes increase profit by more than 300% A “precision rancher”...

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  • August 31, 2017Economics of Preg-Checking: a 2017 Update

    The major economic benefit of preg-checking is the cost-saving of wintering open cows. However, it has been...

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  • May 11, 2016Call for Proposals: Beef Production Economics (2017-2018)

    Canfax Research Services (CRS) invites proposals for Beef Production Economics. The...

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  • May 6, 2013Focus on Productivity

    This is a guest post by Canfax Research Services. The feedlot and packing sectors have been very successful at driving...

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