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>From: Bill or Cathy Emmons <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      retained ownership/data collection
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>Hi all --
>
>We are interested in looking into the options for sending weaned,
>preconditioned calves to a feedlot on a retained ownership basis with the
>hopes of also getting feedlot and carcass data back on these calves.
>Currently, we have 12 head at the Cornell Value Discovery program and are
>very pleased with their system.  However, they can only feed a small amount
>of calves and like to limit consignors to 8 head each.  Next year we will
>probably have 20-25 head that we would like to feed out somewhere.  Is this
>something that the VBPA marketing committee could address along with John in
>Extension?  I spoke with a Vermont producer yesterday who sells
>retail/wholesale organic beef.  Unfortunately, he finishes more cattle than
>he can market right now through his organic label and is looking to retain
>ownership through an "inorganic" feedlot (since his organic grain is so
>costly) and market through that feedlot to a larger packing company.  He may
>have up to 50 calves that he'd like to send.
>
>Does anyone else have calves that they would like to market this way?  How
>do we get started?  Trucking will be a factor to keep in mind.
>
>Cathy