If your beef cattle operation is sandwiched somewhere between "huge" and "hobbyist," one way to create more income is to start a beef business off the farm. Truly, it's exciting that there are opportunities in today's marketplace to remain viable, thrive and even build wealth that don't include surviving the commodity market system, especially if your cattle operation is relatively small in numbers. Yet, it's not as simple as taking out an operating loan and buying a few cows. Success in direct-to-consumer marketing takes a high tolerance for risk and the trial and error of entrepreneurship.
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