This newsletter provides marketing information for livestock producers in Louisiana in addition to management tips. Updates are every 2 weeks and posted for 3 months. Archived editions are available by contacting Ross Pruitt.

This spreadsheet-based, decision-making tool is based on the annual LSU AgCenter enterprise budgets for beef cattle. The spreadsheet allows producers to alter assumptions and print a projected budget based on their individual operations.

This newsletter provides marketing information for livestock producers in Louisiana in addition to management tips. Updates are every 2 weeks and posted for 3 months. Archived editions are available by contacting Ross Pruitt.

Production agriculture is affected by seasonal production and demand cycles that are influenced by weather conditions as well as biological processes. These supply-and-demand conditions lead to seasonal price patterns. Awareness of seasonal price patterns can improve production and marketing decisions made by producers. (PDF Format Only)

This spreadsheet decision tool is updated on a monthly basis with Louisiana cattle prices. It allows producers to see the historical additional revenues by adding weight to cattle over a several-month period. No assumptions about costs of production are made; simply, the historical additional revenues are shown. Historical prices by class of cattle and corresponding seasonal indices are included.

The Livestock Indemnity Program was a new, permanent disaster payment program created in the 2008 Farm Bill. The rules for this program have recently been published,and this document informs producers and other interested parties on how to determine if they are eligible for the program.

This newsletter provides marketing information for livestock producers in Louisiana in addition to management tips. Updates are every 2 weeks and posted for 3 months. Archived editions are available by contacting Ross Pruitt.

This newsletter provides marketing information for livestock producers in Louisiana in addition to management tips. Updates are every 2 weeks and posted for 3 months. Archived editions are available by contacting Ross Pruitt.

The Cow/Heifer Investment Decision Tool was developed as a farm planning decision aid for Louisiana cow/calf producers. This decision aid is an Excel spreadsheet that allows cow/calf producers to project if investing in a heifer is a profitable investment and the maximum dollar amount that can be paid for the animal. Producers are able to adjust prices, calf sale weights and cash cow costs to determine the amount that could potentially be paid for a cow/heifer.

This report presents estimates of projected production costs and returns for beef cattle, dairy and forage crop production in Louisiana for the 2009 crop year.