HomeFarm NewsStill no signs of herd expansionStill no signs of herd expansionMon, September 18, 2023 by Brownfield Ag NewsSHARE NOW brownfieldagnews.comA program specialist with the Missouri Department of Agriculture says there are still a lot of heifers moving through sale barns. Tony Hancock says producers in his state haven’t started holding back females. “I was looking at some of the individual data and out of the 15 biggest drafts, 13 of them were drafts of big heifers that all should have been kept home to be replacements,” he says.He tells Brownfield between drought conditions, higher input costs, and the cattle market it doesn’t make sense for a lot of producers to expand their operations.…Still no signs of herd expansion
