Selling calves; September versus October
Washington Ag Today June 8, 2010 Is it better for the cow-calf operators to sell their calves in September or October? During a recent webinar Washington State University Extension Economist Shannon Neibergs said some research he has done shows that in recent years, prices are better in September. Neibergs: “Consistently since 2006 to 2009 holding your calves over into October you are taking a pretty good price decline that maybe we could start looking at gathering and selling September.” Neibergs says the question to address is, is the weight gain you can get by holding the calves a little bit longer going to pay to hold them another 30 days. Organic cropping systems research on the Palouse will be featured at the Washington State University Organic Cropping Systems Field day coming up June 16th at the Boyd Farm near Pullman. The research plots at the Boyd Farm have been farmed organically with conservation tillage since 2003. Crop rotations include, wheat, alfalfa, triticale and peas. Researchers will discuss fertility options, weed management with conservation tillage, cultural practices, goat grazing for weed management, pea breeding and spring crop competition with oats. On the 16th registration is at nine a.m. and the tour is scheduled from 9:30 to 12:30 followed by a hosted lunch and optional tour of the WSU organic CSA farm. ? I’m Bob Hoff and that’s Washington Ag Today on Northwest Aginfo Net.
