Business Management
Business Management
Good business management skills are essential as the dairy cattle industry increases in complexity. Find spreadsheets, dairy herd metrics, tips on record-keeping and cash-flow planning. Find advice on modernization, pricing and milk futures.
Bringing the Right People to the Table
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Recorded webinar from the "Friday Facilitators Forum" series. More
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Recorded webinar from the "Tools for Teams" series. More
Webinars Calculating Heifer Costs on Your Farm
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Recorded webinar from the "Tools for Teams" series. More
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Recorded webinar from the "Tools for Teams" series. More
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Recorded webinar from the "Tools for Teams" series. More
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Advisory teams can easily be inundated with data when trying to investigate and monitor their goals and objectives. More
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Recorded webinar from the "Tools for Teams" series. More
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Learn why teams are useful for improving dairy farm management, and how productive "team talk" can lead to new ideas, better ways of operating and positive changes to the bottom line. More
Webinars The Power of Benchmarking
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Understand how benchmarking can help you and your team reach effective decisions to maximize profitability. More
Articles Recognizing Mental Health Disorders
Mathew M. Haan
Information on how to recognize signs of poor mental health and resources for help and support. More
Articles Dairy Sense: Feed Costs—The Big Player in Profitability
Virginia A. Ishler
Keeping feed costs in line with milk production can help you maintain a competitive margin, and there are several ways to achieve this goal. More
Articles Dairy Sense: Managing Family Living Expenses
Virginia A. Ishler
Taking an owner draw that exceeds milk income can create financial strain. Here's a simple method to calculate what the operation can cover for family living expenses. More
Articles Dairy Outlook: June 2018
David L. Swartz, Robert C. Goodling, Jr., Timothy Beck, Virginia A. Ishler
Milk price continued slow climb, but milk margins remain tight. Current tumultuous environment in global trade may limit long term progress. More
Articles Dairy Outlook: May 2018
David L. Swartz, Robert C. Goodling, Jr., Timothy Beck, Virginia A. Ishler
Long term survival of a dairy operation will hinge on management’s ability to find ways to push the cost of production below $17.50/cwt while maintaining some level of reinvestment in the operation. More
Articles Dairy Sense: The “Other” Enterprise on Dairies
Virginia A. Ishler
If forage needs for the herd are being met, crop sales may offer an additional revenue stream for dairy farms. More
Articles Dairy Sense: Fixing Broken Financials
Virginia A. Ishler
Troubleshooting financials begins with evaluating liquidity, solvency, efficiency and profitability. This will require updating the income statement, cash flow and balance sheets. More
Articles Dairy Outlook: April 2018
Robert C. Goodling, Jr., David L. Swartz, Timothy Beck, Virginia A. Ishler
Pennsylvania dairy cash flows continue to be upside down as income over feed cost and milk margins shrink and are below breakeven levels. More
Conferences Dairy Business Improvement & Planning Conference
11/07/2018
Grantville, PA
$249.00
This event will help participants take a realistic look at their business, consider alternatives, and develop their own formula for success. More
Articles Dairy Outlook: March 2018
David L. Swartz, Robert C. Goodling, Jr., Virginia A. Ishler, Timothy Beck
With cow numbers steady, increasing domestic milk production, robust inventory of dairy products, and other factors, there are no market signals to indicate strength for future milk prices. More
Articles Dairy Outlook: February 2018
David L. Swartz, Robert C. Goodling, Jr., Timothy Beck, Virginia A. Ishler
All milk price for December 2017 showed the anticipated drop from the previous month. Feed price were steady, created a slightly smaller Income over Feed Cost opportunity. More
Articles Keeping a Workforce Motivated Takes More Than Just Money
Lisa A. Holden
When considering ways to boost profits, do not overlook the assets you have in people. More
Articles Dairy Sense: Formula to Profitability is MBA
Virginia A. Ishler
Successful farms implement good management practices, find balance in their various enterprises, and invest in appropriate assets. More
Articles Dairy Sense: Qualifying for the Six Pound Club
Virginia A. Ishler
Increasing milk components can boost milk price even if milk volume stays the same. More
Webinars Free
Designed for dairy producers, their employees and advisors, this free webinar is part of a Dairy Management Monday series, which includes presentations on topics important to managing a dairy farm. More
Webinars Dry Cow Management for a Better Start
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Designed for dairy producers, their employees and advisors, this free webinar is part of a Dairy Management Monday series, which includes presentations on topics important to managing a dairy farm. More