PUBLICATION W1268

Budgeting for Tennessee Sheep Production

Publish Date: November 25 2024 |  Language: English

DOI: doi.org/10.7290/UTIAPub/W1268

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Summary

Tennessee livestock producers currently have a lot of interest in sheep production and prices are strong for lambs and sheep. Most of the farms in Tennessee are small operations, which mirror operations across the United States sheep industry. Based off this example of a small producer, a budget has been constructed to measure and estimate revenue and costs for new or existing sheep operations. The following publication aims to explain each section of the budget spreadsheet.