In this episode of Cattle HQ, Madison Kovarna sits down with Heather Gessner from SDSU Extension. Heather is a Livestock Business Management Field Specialist. She primarily works with farm and ranch families on farm management issues including but not limited to: livestock budgets and marketing, risk management, estate planning, and farm transitions and whole farm business planning.
Proper management of cull cows is paramount to fully utilizing this source of income on an operation. Madison and Heather discuss the seasonality of the cull cow market, yellow versus white fat, and management choices or thoughts when it comes to cull cows.