Total of six programs? The furor was over the single $80 per head payment. Lakeside Farms must stand as a seperate entity to Tyson's packerhouse.
If you knew anything about our cattle numbers Randy you would know it is impossible for Lakeside to own over 400,000
All of feedlot alley only has a capacity of 400,000
Where did I say you should be punted out of the industry for only having 40 head? All I said was do the math. I never even made any claim about it in my first post.
By doing the math there is either a mistake in the report of how much Lakeside got, or the conclusion I made above that Lakeside Farms is seperate from the packer end.
That feedlot at Brooks has a 35,000 hd capacity.
Some of the subsidy programs covered cows, I would conclude Lakside Farms must own some cows. I never knew that, it would be nice for some clairification from someone closer to their operation.
That takes us back to a new starting point then. If the farm stands seperate, they were entitled to the subsidy same as any other farm, large or not. They are not entitled to packer profits so they have no advantage other than size.
Granted they would get spots in the kill line before a stranger would, but Cor Van Raay also got spots when others couldn't. The biggest feeders got preference. It is easier to negotiate kill slots on 1 group rather than have to shuffle 100 small groups.
Does any of this make sence yet?
You might not like that Lakeside is affiliated with Tyson, but it is legal and if they have done the books seperate the farm is a stand alone entity.