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- Title
Total Ranch Analysis Colorado (T.R.A.C.): A Ranch Benchmarking Program.
- Authors
Rhoades, Ryan D.; Mooney, Daniel F.; McQuagge, Matthew; Garry, Franklyn; Ahola, Jason
- Abstract
Benchmarking is a valuable tool for tracking and comparing the performance of ranch operations over time and relative to peers. However, no benchmark averages have historically been available to cow-calf operators dependent on extensive grazing lands in Colorado. Total Ranch Analysis Colorado (T.R.A.C.) was developed as a collaborative partnership involving Colorado State University faculty and Extension personnel, cattlemen associations, and beef producers. Personnel make onsite visits to collect production and financial records, and participants receive an in-depth analysis that includes a suite of production, financial, and integrated metrics. This article reports benchmark averages from the first cohort of 30 ranch visits.
- Subjects
COLORADO; COLORADO State University; BEEF industry; UNIVERSITY faculty; BENCHMARKING (Management); UNIVERSITY extension; RANCHES
- Publication
Journal of the American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers, 2024, p110
- ISSN
0003-116X
- Publication type
Article