A scary little myth
By: Miranda Reiman
October 31, 2011
I will be dressing up like a pirate tonight. Why? Because my 3-year-old son is going as a pirate and he insisted that I should dress up with him and who can tell this little matey no?
So although my evening will be spent with PG-version spooks, I thought I’d bring up this myth that frightens grown men and women. (It’s sort of a follow up to last week’s suggestion that you check into retained ownership.)
Myth—Finding a feedlot is scary.
Fact—It is a big decision, but it can be painless and pretty easy. If you’ve decided you want to feed your calves, partner with a feedlot or just build relationships with one you can market to directly, it just takes a little homework.
I could go on and on, but really our own Paul Dykstra and Oklahoma State University’s Greg Highfill tell it better:
And of course you can check out the “Select a Feedlot” page on our newly redesigned website; it’s complete with a printable checklist you can use as you do that homework.
See, that’s not so scary is it?
Happy Halloween & May your bottom line be filled with black ink,
~Miranda
PS–You still have until the end of the day today to win some fun prizes for playing our scavenger hunt. Just check out Friday’s post for all the details: https://cabcattle.com/2011/10/28/focus-on-cattlemen/.
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