When you're hot you're hot!

A few weeks ago I was getting calls from Idaho looking for Montana hay since a good amount of Idaho hay was going to California dairys as a result of less than ideal conditions in that region. Then last week it was calls from Texas and Oklahoma seeking Montana pasture to run cows over until the drought breaks and grass supplies come back. Now this week I am getting calls from local producers asking about wintering cost for replacement heifers. Today I talked with a local feeder who said he could build on because of all the calls he is getting from breeders wanting to retain and develop replacements. In the midst of it all, even with the Dow Jones makeing unprecedented fluctuations, the cattle market has continued to strengthen. Don't you wish those who have gone before us were here to experience the prices we are seeing for livestock. How about the price of lambs? Well over two dollars a pound live. Hard to believe! Now more than ever, quality assurance plays a vital role in how we raise and produce our product. How fortunate are we to have such strong world demand for a product we have all taken for granted? What ever we do, we must take any and all measures to make certian that our product's quality stays high so it's acceptance continues to remain strong. Let me leave you with a pearl of Scottish wisdom.

Money cannot buy happiness, but somehow it is more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes Benz than it is on a bycycle.