BUSINESS
How drought-gripped dairymen responsibly use water while producing the milk and dairy products that feed a growing population.
State’s farm bureau president urges Congress to meld House and Senate drought measures to provide swift, effective relief for farmers.
You may already know that Tulare is No. 1. What are California’s three other leading dairy counties?
Lower hay prices and higher April milk prices send margins soaring.
Income over feed cost has averaged just under $12/cwt for the first four months of 2014.
Among key findings: Both sales and production expenses reached record highs in 2012; farms with Internet access rose to 69.6%.
See how New Zealand dairy producers are adopting sustainable practices.
Continued water shortages mean unplanted and under-irrigated crops ahead for the state’s farmers.
The state’s producers react to record milk prices and softening corn costs.
For Gov. Dennis Daugaard, recruiting dairies to his home state is a high priority.
Done correctly, a partial budget will help you see how your proposed technology may influence your income and/or expenses.
The three biggest variables are labor savings, milk production increases and milk prices.
In business and in life we often look for silver bullets to solve our problems rather than missing links.
Wisconsin farmers pay an average of 25¢/cwt; North Dakota farmers, $1.26.
Understand the per-cwt. projected profit margin (or even limited loss) you are protecting with your risk-management plan.
It instantly calculates cost per hundredweight and per cow.
Dollars and Sense contributors share their thoughts and strategies on risk management.
Dollars and Sense contributors share their thoughts and strategies on risk management.
Dollars and Sense contributors share their thoughts and strategies on risk management.
Insurance, pensions and retirement income plans all can protect both key employees and your business.
Kansas dairy producer strives to bring his farm out of bankruptcy by finding additional funding streams.
Public will vote for top “Feeding Tomorrow’s World” entries in December.
‘In our analysis, 120% was the optimal stocking rate in terms of maximum profit per stall.’ –Albert De Vries, University of Florida.
USDA reports corn and soybean stocks down 17% from 2012.
Lower corn prices and strong international dairy demand are expected to strengthen the outlook for U.S. dairies.
State ag department reports 24¢ per cwt. loss and substantial production decline in mid-year review.
Margin metrics give a more accurate picture of what’s happening to profitability.
Vilsack: The 2010 deal through which the U.S. pays Brazil $147 million a year to aid its cotton industry won’t be funded once the current farm law starts expiring.
Higher Class I prices in Boston triggered the lower MILC payment.
Returns to management, when all costs such as labor and fixed costs are included, quickly bleed red ink.