Profitability
Consistent farm records, financial ratios, farm trend analysis and peer comparison are some of the tools that can help producers evaluate their financial situation.
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What is the right number of heifers to raise?
Managing heifer inventories and determining how many heifers to keep is a more frequent and varied discussion today than in the past. Farms should ascertain exactly how many replacement heifers they need and strategize their management.
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How to increase dairy farm cash flow
An overview of the changes one dairy farm made in the parlor and feed center that increased labor efficiency, enhanced milk quality and increased overall profitability.
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Goal-driven management takes dairies to the next level
Using measurable benchmarks; maintaining a goal-driven management culture; and identifying a set of key advisers and employees to regularly review cow health, production and forage metrics are three steps dairies can take to improve financial performance.
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Economic update: April 2023 DMC payments top $134 million
Here’s an update of factors impacting your dairy income for the week of June 4-10, 2023.
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Dairy risk management calendar: June 2023
Progressive Dairy provides monthly online updates of important dates, reports and advice affecting risk management decisions.
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What you need to know about renewable natural gas expansion
Financial pros and cons of adding a renewable natural gas project to your operation.
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What successful dairies do well
Agricultural economist Bruce Dehm discusses commonalities among effectively-managed dairies, which include strong leadership, good bookkeeping, regularly managing a budget, utilizing benchmarks to see how the farm's performance compares to other farms and building an advisory team.
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Economic update: February cull dairy cow marketing steady
It’s the end of the month, with lots of numbers to digest and even more to come. Here’s an update of those impacting your dairy income as March comes to a close.
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What’s the return on investment for new dairy tech tools?
Three dairy producers discuss the ROI of precision technology on their farms.
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