One-stak seedstock shop

摘要

Seedstock Plus signals another step in the evolution of bull-buyer and supplier expectations. Chalk up one more reality imposed by the forces of industry consolidation: Bull buyers expect more bang for the buck, and seedstock suppliers are scramblingto either get bigger or at least play big in order to provide it. "It's getting harder all of the time for seedstock producers to compete. A lot of smaller producers have just dwindled away," explains Cordell Sheridan of the Sheridan Ranch at Almo, ID.He's a fourth-generation commercial cattleman who started raising and selling seedstock in the '80s. "I see a lot of bull buyers from Oregon and Nevada drive right by here to go where there are larger numbers of bulls," says Sheridan. Keep in mind, since1995 Sheridan and his family have hosted an annual production sale and market about 70 bulls each year. On the other side of the fence is Dean Booth of Broken B Farms at Milan, MO, another fourth-generation commercial cattleman.