There are rewards for raising bison

Managing for Profit

There are rewards for raising bison

Baggett (right) with Michael Glade, DVM
Photo Credit — Ed Mountain

Bison producer Donnis Baggett is impressed with the wholesale price of the meat he raises. “Average bull carcass of 624 pounds, $3.87 per pound, hanging value,” Baggett tells Brownfield Ag News. “That’s a pretty good differential of what beef is bringing.” It’s one of the reasons Baggett shifted from raising cattle to raising the large, hump-backed creatures in the heart of Texas.

AUDIO: Managing for Profit with Donnis Baggett

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