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Filtering by: Creator Leung, PingSun Committee Member Adams, Richard S. Degree Field Agricultural and Resource Economics

An analysis of risk management strategies for southern Alberta feedlots

Creator:

Freeze, Brian S.

Abstract:

Feedlot finishing of beef cattle in Southern Alberta involves income risk due to the variability of prices of feeders, feed and finished cattle. Several strategies are available to reduce this risk, including hedging of cattle on feed, participation in a Federal- Provincial government and producer established income stabilization program for...

Resource Type:

Dissertation