Want to be a better stocker operator? Check out how BEEF’s National Stocker Award winners do it

While the stocker segment is unique, the challenges can be very similar from one operation to the next. Check out how winners of the National Stocker Award face those challenges.

Burt Rutherford, Senior Editor

June 21, 2018

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Want to be a better stocker operator? Check out how BEEF’s National Stocker Award winners do it

If there’s one constant in the ever-changing and fluctuating stocker segment, it’s that each operation is unique. However, each stocker operation has the same end goal in mind—put low-cost pounds on calves and do it profitably. The National Stocker Award seeks to highlight those differences while focusing on the similarity—how to make a profit in a dynamic and changing market.

Now in its 11th year, the National Stocker Award, supported by BEEF and Zoetis, recognizes the top stocker operations in the country. Over those years, BEEF has recognized a mix of operations, from seasonal to year-round, from local to multi-state. The 11 winners hail from nine different states.

Want tips on how the winners do it? Then check out the articles we’ve written on each of the 11 winners. Chances are, one of them has encountered and overcome a similar challenge to what you’re facing.

See our National Stocker Award winners here.

 

About the Author

Burt Rutherford

Burt Rutherford

Senior Editor, BEEF Magazine

Burt Rutherford is director of content and senior editor of BEEF. He has nearly 40 years’ experience communicating about the beef industry. A Colorado native and graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in agricultural journalism, he now works from his home base in Colorado. He worked as communications director for the North American Limousin Foundation and editor of the Western Livestock Journal before spending 21 years as communications director for the Texas Cattle Feeders Association. He works to keep BEEF readers informed of trends and production practices to bolster the bottom line.

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