We’re excited to announce the publication of “Where’s the Beef? Legal and Economic Considerations for Direct Beef Sales”
Dates & Deadlines
7/27/2022 – Online Drought Management Series, Supplementation Decisions, Amarillo
8/1-3/2022 – Beef Cattle Short Course, College Station
8/10-11/2022 – Texas Animal Manure Management Issues Conference, Fort Worth
8/19-20/2022 – Texas Sheep & Goat Expo, San Angelo
8/26/2022 – Direct Beef Sales Workshop, Brenham
What We’re Reading
Farmers look for late-season planting options – AgriLife Today
Making crop insurance rates more accurate – AgriLife Today
Direct beef sales workshop attracts beef producers from across the state – AgriLife Today
Beef 706 program Aug. 8-9 helps cattle producers enhance economic viability – AgriLife Today
Where’s the Beef? Legal & Economic Considerations for Direct Beef Sales
The impacts of COVID-19 on cattle and beef markets led many ranchers to seek more direct access to consumers. Prior to 2020 consumers were already expressing a growing desire to establish a closer connection to their food. COVID-19 and the arrival of empty grocery store shelves only increased this desire in consumers.
As a result, faculty of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the National Agricultural Law Center came together to publish “Where’s the Beef? Legal & Economic Considerations for Direct Beef Sales”. This book, funded through the Southern Risk Management Education Center (SRMEC) and its associated workshops are intended to educate producers on how to plan a business that caters to consumers purchasing beef directly from a rancher.
Topics include:
- Goal setting
- Beef sales methods
- Intended markets
- Slaughter facility selection
- Labeling considerations and marketing claims
- Permits
- Liability protection
- Enterprise selection
- Budgets
- Price setting
- Risk management
- Thoughts from experienced producers
This resource includes worksheets and sample budgets for use in developing a direct beef sales business. Digital versions of all resources developed as part of this grant are available at the Published Resources page of this blog.
A printed version is available for purchase by emailing lacrecia.garza@ag.tamu.edu.