Listen "The Steer-Heifer Price Difference and Herd Expansion with TaraLee Hudson and Elliott Dennis"
Episode Synopsis
The price difference between steers and heifers can be a key indicator of herd expansion or contraction and recent trends indicate that we may be at a turning point. TaraLee Hudson, a graduate researcher in the Department of Agricultural Economics here at Nebraska, and Dr. Elliott Dennis, an associate professor in the Ag Econ department, have published a new article analyzing the factors driving the price difference between steers and heifers. They discuss steer-heifer price difference and insights into herd expansion. : https://cap.unl.edu/news/steer-heifer-price-difference-implications-herd-expansion