Sebastian R. Fox & Jonathan L Ruiz 
There’s The Beef [PDF ebook] 
Select Research on Global Beef Production and Trade

Beef cow-calf farms operate in an industry characterized by large numbers of small farms. Many of these farms specialize in beef cattle production, but farm households on these operations tend to generate more income from off-farm sources, such as wages and salaries or retirement income, than from the farm businesses themselves. This book discusses select research on global beef production and trade including beef production in the United States, Japan and Mexico.