An analysis of risk management strategies for southern Alberta feedlots

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 e...

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Main Author: Freeze, Brian S.
Other Authors: Nelson, A. Gene
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/26865