By Jayson K. Harper, Ph.D., James Dunn, Ph.D., Lynn Kime
Cooperatives are an ancient concept where a group works together to meet common needs. This informal arrangement evolved over time into a business organization.
Increasing heifer growth rates, regardless of the feeding strategy, improves the odds of earlier age at calving, which can dramatically lower heifer costs.
This publication provides information on milk pricing, dairy product processing, the demand for dairy products, dairy product prices, federal order and farm-gate milk prices, and market interactions.
Regardless of the dairy's herd size, there is one key theme that applies to everyone, a land base that matches the number of cows and heifers in the herd.
Learn basic accounting principles and QuickBooks to run your farm business; this includes Chart of Accounts, Customer and Vendor centers, assets, and loans.
Video will help the viewer evaluate a cow's readiness for market, and show helpful steps to ensure that she is properly conditioned for the transition to market