Perceptions of big
Oct 26, 2010 | 6:43 AM
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What do you consider big when it comes to a grain operation? What about cattle? What’s a big cow-calf operation?
Consider a grain farm that grows 30 bushels per acre of wheat with the wheat worth $5.50 a bushel. It takes about 1,500 acres to have a gross return of $250,000. On canola, assuming a value of $10.50 a bushel and a 30 bushel per acre crop, a gross return of $250,000 is reached with only 800 acres. Those are small acreages compared to the size of most farms.
