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We’re excited to unveil our newest handbook, “Where’s the Beef? Legal & Economic Considerations for Direct Beef Sales<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

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Whether you are just considering adding direct beef sales to your operation or you’ve been involved in selling beef directly to the consumer for years, this handbook is for you!\u00a0 We walk through a number of the legal and economic issues related to selling beef in this manner including necessary permits, selecting a slaughter facility, budgeting, calculating breakeven costs, and more.\u00a0 We also share insights from numerous interviews with producers engaged in direct beef sales.<\/p>\n

To download your free copy, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to order a hard copy, we have those for sale for $40, which includes shipping.\u00a0 To order, please contact Lacrecia Garza at 806-677-5600.\u00a0 Hard copy books should be available to ship out by August 1.<\/p>\n

Lastly, a couple of thank yous.\u00a0 This handbook was funded by the Southern Extension Risk Management Education Center and would not have been possible without their support.\u00a0 Additionally, thanks to my co-authors, Dr. Justin Benavidez, Beth Rumley, Garrett Reed, and Sarah Patterson for their hard work.\u00a0 Lastly, there are lots of folks behind the scenes for any big project and we appreciate the Digital Ed team (Casey, Caity, and Michael), Haleigh at Action Printing<\/a>, and our assistant, Lacrecia, for all of their hard work in getting this book in people’s hands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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