Small Beef Producer Marketing Group

 
Goals
   
 

1)  To provide the small cow/calf producers of the southeastern US
 

      with a calf precondition / vaccination program that they can

 

      use to help maximize the quality, health and value of their cattle.
   
  2)  To give the small cow/calf producer the opportunity to sell their
        cattle in truck load lots  by being preconditioned and also
        commingled with other producers' cattle  in their area.
   
  3)   To give buyers greater confidence in the health and quality
        status of the animals they purchase through this program.
 Truck load lots = 48,000 - 50,000 lbs
Small cow/calf producer = herd size from 4 - 5 head  to  400 - 500 head of brood cows
                                                                       Future Objectives
 

                                                                             •  Genetic Consistency             

                                                                             •  Management Consistency

                                                                             •  Cooperation to Reduce Costs
                                                                                   • These will make calves more
                                                                                      consistent for weight predictability
                                                                                      and more cost efficient.