Estimating Average Retail Yield and Fat Content of Carcasses in 2005 and 2015
In recent years, there has been a marked shift in the percentage of beef carcasses in the three Yield classes with a sharp decline in the...
Is the Packer Who Pays for Yield Disadvantaged?
It has been argued that the packer who pays for beef carcasses on the basis of their percentage yield is disadvantaged relative to his...
Canada's Place in the Global Beef World
This Power Point was presented at the Tiffen Conference in January of 2012. Though dated, I believe it contains analysis and comment that...
The Cattle Cycle and Productivity
Many years ago I developed a spread sheet that was versatile enough to demonstrate the effects of the cattle cycle on productivity in the...