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Dairy Business Management
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Dairy Herd Improvement	Dairy Management	Financial Planning
Labor Management	Milk Pricing	Safety

Page was updated on 10/15/07

Purdue Publications

Agricultural Land Protection in Indiana (Purdue University)
Alternative Financial/Organizational Structures of Farm and Agribusiness Firms (Purdue University)
Animal Exposure Awareness (Purdue University)
Are Your Farm Business Management Skills Ready for the 21st Century? Self-Assessment Checklists to Help You Tell (Purdue University)
Beware of Machine Hazards (Purdue University)
Beware of On-Farm Manure Storage Hazards (Purdue University)
Building Bridges Between Farm Families & Their Non-Farm Neighbors (Purdue University)
Building Good Neighbor Relationships (Purdue University)
CAFOs: The Economic Impact of the Indiana Livestock Industries (Purdue University)
Capital Investment Analysis and Project Assessment (Purdue University)
Checking Your Farm Business Management Skills (Purdue University)
Communication and Stress: Enhancing Communication Skills (Purdue University)
The Competitive Environment: New Realities (Purdue University)
Conservation Easements in Indiana (Purdue University)
Crop Share or Crop Share/Cash Rental Arrangements For Your Farm (Purdue University)
Crop Share Leasing and Lease Form (Purdue University)
Dairy Price Situation and Outlook for 2003 (Purdue University)
Dairying in Difficult Times: What if I Must Exit the Dairy Industry? (Purdue University)
The Dangers of Flowing Grain (Purdue University)
Developing Effective Job Descriptions for Small Businesses and Farms (Purdue University)
Developing and Implementing Sound Hiring Practices (Purdue University)
Developing and Implementing a Successful Marketing Plan (Purdue University)
Developing a Sensible and Successful Marketing Attitude (Purdue University)
Developing Vision and Mission Statements (Purdue University)
The Economics of Bt Corn: Adoption Implications (Purdue University)
Family Finances (Purdue University)
Farm & Family Connections: Balancing Work & Family (Purdue University)
Farm & Family Connections: Communication in the Family (Purdue Univeresity)
Farm & Family Connections: Involving the Family in Goal Setting & Decision Making (Purdue University)
Farm & Family Connections: Recognizing & Managing Stress (Purdue University)
Farm & Family Connections: Taking Control of Farm Family Living Expenses (Purdue University)
Farmers as Plant Managers & General Managers: Which Hat Do You Wear? (Purdue University)
Figuring Rent for Existing Farm Buildings (Purdue University)
Grain Storage Problems Are Increasing the Dangers to Farm Operators (Purdue University)
Implications of the 2002 Farm Bill for Dairy Producers
Improve Profitability by Improving Management: Capture Milk Quality Premiums (Purdue University)
Income Enhancement Strategies for Farmers (Purdue University)
Indiana Cash Farm Lease (Purdue University)
Indiana Farm Fence Laws (Purdue University)
Indiana Historical Price Tables (Purdue University)
The Internal Analysis of Your Farm Business: What Is Your Farm's Competitive Advantage? (Purdue University)
Key Financial Performance Measures for Farm General Managers (Purdue University)
Legal Aspects of Indiana Farmland Leases and Federal Tax Considerations (Purdue University)
Making the Most of Your '99 Operating Loss (Purdue University)
Managing Farm-Related Stress for Safety's Sake (Purdue University)
Managing in Times of Financial Stress (Purdue University)
Managing Risk in Agriculture (Purdue University)
Measuring & Analyzing Farm Financial Performance (Web Site) (Purdue University)
Methods of Livestock Identification (Purdue University)
MILC Payment Estimates (Purdue University)
Negotiating Oil and Gas Leases on Indiana Farmland (Purdue University)
New Generation Cooperatives: What, Why, Where, and How (Purdue University)
Overview of the 2007 USDA Farm Bill Proposals for Dairy (Purdue University)
Pasture Lease - Form 1 (Cash Rent Per Head Per Month) (Purdue University)
Pasture Lease - Form 2 (Cash Rent Based On Acres) (Purdue University)
Pasture Lease - Form 3 (Rent to be Paid by Share of Gain) (Purdue University)
Pasture Leases (Purdue University)
Planning for the Unexpected: Human Resource Risk and Contingency Planning (Purdue University)
Prices & Outlook (Web Site) (Purdue University)
Principles for Structuring Small Businesses and Farms (Purdue University)
Profitable Considerations for Dairy Farms (Purdue University)
The Projected Cash Flow Statement (Purdue University)
Protect Your Hearing (Purdue University)
Recognizing and Coping with Stress (Purdue University)
The Rural/Urban Conflict (Purdue University)
Safety with Agricultural and Industrial Rotary Mowers (Purdue University)
Safety with Farm Tractors (Purdue University)
Strategic Planning: Scanning the Horizon (Purdue University)
Strategies for Dealing with Agricultural Lenders (Purdue University)
Strategies for Reinvesting Dairy Profits (Purdue University)
Strategies to Improve Dollars Returned to a Forage Enterprise (Purdue University)
Tax Planning in Difficult Times (Purdue University)
Using Anhydrous Ammonia Safely (Purdue University)
Using Grain Harvesting Equipment Safely (Purdue University)
Using Hay and Forage Harvesting Equipment Safely (Purdue University)
Value-Added Business Ventures Through Producer Alliances (Purdue University)
What's the Right Rent? Adjusting Operating Arrangements in a New Economic Environment (Purdue University)
Why is the Producer Price Differential Negative on my August Milk Check? (Purdue University)

Dairy Herd Improvement

Benchmarking (Texas A & M University)
Culling Rates and Profit: Is There a Management Issue? (Cornell University)
Culling Records (University of Alberta)
Dairy Cattle Improvement (Slide Show) (University of Tennessee)
Dairy Production and Management Records (University of Arkansas)
DHI Offers Herd Performance Benchmarking Tool (University of Kentucky)
Electronic Herd Records: A Key for High Tech Management (University of Illinois)
Lactation Curves (University of Alberta)
PocketDairy - DHI Management On The Go (University of Kentucky)
Records and Record Systems - The Backbone of Good Management (Dairy Integrated Reproductive Management publication)
Select Benchmarks Wisely (Texas A & M University)
10 Important Measures: Understanding Dairy Herd Performance Measurements from the Agri-Tech Analytics DHIA Herd Total Report (Oregon State University)
Using DHI Records to Make Culling Decisions: Lactation Ratings, ERPA's, and Predicted Producing Abilities (Virginia Tech)
Using Records to Make Management and Nutritional Decisions (University of Wisconsin)

Dairy Management

Access "Real Time" Information (Texas A & M University)
Advanced Herd Management Technology - Outlook and Reality (University of Illinois)
Averting Disaster: 13 Questions and Answers - Guidelines for Purchasing Cows and Heifers (Michigan State University)
Before You go into Dairying (University of Missouri)
Building Bridges Between Farm Families & Their Non-Farm Neighbors (Purdue University)
Building Good Neighbor Relationships (Purdue University)
Calving Intervals, Milk Production, and Profitability (North Carolina State University)
Can You Manage Risk? (Cornell University)
Considering Farm Resources When Choosing a Feeding System (University of Wisconsin)
Cost of Milk Production - Know It and Use It (University of Kentucky)
Cow Longevity (South Dakota State University)
Cow Longevity in Expanding Herds - The Effect of Various Management Practices (University of Wisconsin)
Critical Control Points of Everyday Dairy Management (Slide Show) (University of Tennessee)
Culling Rates and Profit: Is There a Management Issue? (Cornell University)
Dairy Advisory Teams (Virginia Tech)
Dairy Beef Feeding as an Alternative Enterprise (University of Illinois)
Dairy Excel's 15 Measures of Dairy Farm Competitiveness (The Ohio State University)
Dairy Expansion Pitfalls (University of Wisconsin)
Dairy Production Best Management Practices (BMPs) (Louisiana State University)
Economics and Energy Considerations When Managing the Dairy Enterprise (University of Illinois)
Evaluating and Improving Existing Dairy Systems (University of Wisconsin)
Every Extra Pound is Profit (University of Alberta)
Farm & Family Connections: Balancing Work & Family (Purdue University)
Farm & Family Connections: Communication in the Family (Purdue Univeresity)
Farm & Family Connections: Involving the Family in Goal Setting & Decision Making (Purdue University)
Farm & Family Connections: Recognizing & Managing Stress (Purdue University)
Farm & Family Connections: Taking Control of Farm Family Living Expenses (Purdue University)
Farmers as Plant Managers & General Managers: Which Hat Do You Wear? (Purdue University)
Feed Costs per 100 Pounds of Milk (Virginia Tech)
Forage Shortages ... Low Milk Prices ... And How to Beat Them (South Dakota State University)
The Future of Your Dairy Farm Business (University of Kentucky)
Getting It Right the First Time (University of Wisconsin)
Improve Profitability by Improving Management: Capture Milk Quality Premiums (Purdue University)
Improving Dairy Farm Profitability (University of Illinois)
Income Over Feed Cost is a Very Important Measurement Because Typically Feed Makes Up Over Half the Cost of Producing Milk (Virginia Tech)
Indiana Farm Fence Laws (Purdue University)
Know Where You Are Going (Texas A & M University)
Managing the Flows: Animal, Feed, Labor, Milk, Cash (University of Wisconsin)
Managing Marginal Milk (University of Illinois)
Managing With $11 Milk (University of Illinois)
Market Cows: A Potential Profit Center (University of Illinois)
Methods of Livestock Identification (Purdue University)
Milk Production Evaluation in First Lactation Heifers (Virginia Tech)
Milking Frequency Impact on Milk Production (Slide Show) (University of Wisconsin)
Minimizing Broken Cow Risks (University of Illinois)
Modernization - What Are Your Options? (University of Wisconsin)
Monitoring Fresh Cows (University of Illinois)
MUN as a Management Tool (University of Illinois)
Planning a Dairy Expansion (Kansas State University)
Planning for the Future: How Modernization Can Increase Your Farm's Profitability (University of Wisconsin)
Planning for the Unexpected: Human Resource Risk and Contingency Planning (Purdue University)
Profitable Considerations for Dairy Farms (Purdue University)
Profitable Dairy Farming: Special Reference to USA (Slide Show) (University of Tennessee)
Ratio of Milk Produced to Feed Cost Indicates Efficiency (Virginia Tech)
Relocation and Expansion Planning for Dairy Producers (Kansas State University)
The Rural/Urban Conflict (Purdue University)
Should Cows Be Milked More Frequently? (North Carolina State University)
Site Planning Thoughts for Incremental Expansion (Cornell University)
Strategies with $11 Milk (University of Illinois)
Summer Management Practices That Affect Milk Quality (North Carolina State University)
30,000 Pounds and Beyond... A Survey of Six of Wisconsin's Top Producing Dairy Herds (University of Wisconsin)
Top 10 Keys to Building a Profitable Dairy Business (Penn State University)
Tracking Dairy Efficiency (Texas A & M University)
Traits of Succesful Managers (University of Kentucky)
Using Dairy Efficiency (University of Illinois)
Watching For the Signs (University of Massachusetts)
What Are You Thinking About? (University of Massachusetts)
What Is Hay Worth? (Cornell University)
Your Checklist to Profitability! (Cornell University)

Financial Planning

Alternative Financial/Organizational Structures of Farm and Agribusiness Firms (Purdue University)
Are Your Farm Business Management Skills Ready for the 21st Century? Self-Assessment Checklists to Help You Tell (Purdue University)
Capital Budgeting for a New Dairy Facility (University of Florida)
Capital Investment Analysis and Project Assessment (Purdue University)
Checking Your Farm Business Management Skills (Purdue University)
The Competitive Environment: New Realities (Purdue University)
Conservation Easements in Indiana (Purdue University)
Contract Heifer Raising (University of Illinois)
The Cost of Raising Replacements (University of Alberta)
Cow-Lease Arrangement Example (North Dakota State University)
Crop Share or Crop Share/Cash Rental Arrangements For Your Farm (Purdue University)
Crop Share Leasing and Lease Form (Purdue University)
Dairy Budgets (Virginia Tech)
Dairy Cow Leasing (Virginia Tech)
Dairy Enterprise - 100 Lactating Cows (Freestall) (Kansas State University)
Dairy Enterprise - 600 Lactating Cows (Freestall) (Kansas State University)
Dairy Enterprise - 2,400 Lactating Cows (Freestall) (Kansas State University)
Dairy Heifer Contracting: Motives, Forms, and Arrangements (Ohio State University)
Dairying in Difficult Times: What if I Must Exit the Dairy Industry? (Purdue University)
Developing and Implementing a Successful Marketing Plan (Purdue University)
Developing a Sensible and Successful Marketing Attitude (Purdue University)
Developing Vision and Mission Statements (Purdue University)
The Economics of Bt Corn: Adoption Implications (Purdue University)
The Economics of Heifer Contracting (Ohio State University)
Economics of Managing a Livestock Enterprise During Drought (South Dakota State University)
Evaluating the Custom Harvesting Decision: Pros and Cons (University of Wisconsin)
Expense of Rearing Replacement Heifers (Virginia Tech)
Family Finances (Purdue University)
Figuring Rent from Existing Farm Buildings (Purdue University)
Financial Analysis of a Dairy Enterprise (University of Wisconsin)
The Five C's of Credit (Cornell University)
How to Compute Your Cost of Producing Milk (University of Missouri)
Income Enhancement Strategies for Farmers (Purdue University)
The Income Side of Seasonal vs. Year-Round Pasture-Based Milk Production (Virginia Tech)
Increasing Net Profits (University of Kentucky)
Indiana Cash Farm Lease (Purdue University)
Indiana Historical Price Tables (Purdue University)
The Internal Analysis of Your Farm Business: What Is Your Farm's Competitive Advantage? (Purdue University)
Is Custom Heifer Raising for You? (University of Illinois)
Key Financial Performance Measures for Farm General Managers (Purdue University)
Legal Aspects of Indiana Farmland Leases and Federal Tax Considerations (Purdue University)
Making the Most of Your '99 Operating Loss (Purdue University)
Managing in Times of Financial Stress (Purdue University)
Managing Risk in Agriculture (Purdue University)
Marginal Costs Versus Marginal Returns: Why Cutting Costs is Not Always the Answer (University of Illinois)
Measuring & Analyzing Farm Financial Performance (Web Site) (Purdue University)
Negotiating Oil and Gas Leases on Indiana Farmland (Purdue University)
New Generation Cooperatives: What, Why, Where, and How (Purdue University)
Partial Budgeting (Colorado State University)
Pasture Lease - Form 1 (Cash Rent Per Head Per Month) (Purdue University)
Pasture Lease - Form 2 (Cash Rent Based On Acres) (Purdue University)
Pasture Lease - Form 3 (Rent to be Paid by Share of Gain) (Purdue University)
Pasture Leases (Purdue University)
Prices & Outlook (Web Site ) (Purdue University)
Principles for Structuring Small Businesses and Farms (Purdue University)
The Projected Cash Flow Statement (Purdue University)
Should Farmers Raise Their Own Dairy Heifer Replacements? (Virginia Tech)
Strategic Planning: Scanning the Horizon (Purdue University)
Strategies for Dealing with Agricultural Lenders (Purdue University)
Strategies for Reinvesting Dairy Profits (Purdue University)
Strategies to Improve Dollars Returned to a Forage Enterprise (Purdue University)
Suggested Chart of Accounts For Computer Accounting And What Should Be in Each Account (Cornell University)
Surviving Low Milk Prices (University of Illinois)
Tax Planning in Difficult Times (Purdue University)
Two-Generation Dairy Cow Leasing (Iowa State University)
Value-Added Business Ventures Through Producer Alliances (Purdue University)
What's the Right Rent? Adjusting Operating Arrangements in a New Economic Environment (Purdue University)

Labor Management

Dairy Farm Business: Job Descriptions: The Building Blocks of Organization (Penn State University)
Dairy Farm Business: Standard Operating Procedures: A Writing Guide (Penn State University)
Defusing Arguments and Disagreements (Cornell University)
Developing Effective Job Descriptions for Small Businesses and Farms (Purdue University)
Developing and Implementing Sound Hiring Practices (Purdue University)
Employee Loyalty (Cornell University)
Encouraging Top Performance (Cornell University)
Hiring Non-Farm Dairy Personnel (University of Nebraska)
Labor Management (University of Florida)
Managing Dairy Labor (University of Nebraska)
Managing a Workforce - Collect Ideas to Improve Your Farm (Cornell University)
Managing a Workforce - Delegate For Better Performance (Cornell University)
Managing a Workforce - Keep 'em Trained (Cornell University)
Managing a Workforce - Maintain a Positive Atmosphere (Cornell University)
Managing a Workforce - Read Your Employees (Cornell University)
Managing a Workforce - Take Care of Your Closest Customers (Cornell University)
Motivating When Jobs Are Dull (Cornell University)

Milk Pricing

Dairy Price Situation and Outlook for 2003 (Purdue University)
Is There a Relationship Between SCCs and Milk Prices? (North Carolina State University)
MILC Payment Estimates (Purdue University)
New Ways to Price Milk (University of Illinois)
Overview of the 2007 USDA Farm Bill Proposals for Dairy (Purdue University)
USDA Milk Marketing Order Statistics: Class and Producer Prices and Component Prices
Why is the Producer Price Differential Negative on my August Milk Check? (Purdue University)

Animal Exposure Awareness (Purdue University)
Beware of Machine Hazards (Purdue University)
Beware of On-Farm Manure Storage Hazards (Purdue University)
The Dangers of Flowing Grain (Purdue University)
Farm and Ranch Safety Audit (New Mexico State University)
Grain Storage Problems Are Increasing the Dangers to Farm Operators (Purdue University)
Managing Farm-Related Stress for Safety's Sake (Purdue University)
Protect Your Hearing (Purdue University)
Safety with Agricultural and Industrial Rotary Mowers (Purdue University)
Safety with Farm Tractors (Purdue University)
Using Anhydrous Ammonia Safely (Purdue University)
Using Grain Harvesting Equipment Safely (Purdue University)
Using Hay and Forage Harvesting Equipment Safely (Purdue University)

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