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Dairy business
The resources in this section aim to make running your business easier. Through our research and outreach, Dairy Extension is working to maintain the stability of individual farms as well as Minnesota's dairy industry overall. We provide practical solutions for dairy families in times of transition, train dairy industry professionals to support producers, and discover methods for reducing costs and raising profits.
Business tools and budgeting
Cash flow planning, land rental rates, transferring the farm, machinery cost estimates
Marketing
Milk pricing plans, put options, hedging, margins, understanding dairy markets
Employees
Hiring, compensation, job descriptions, worker safety, effective management, labor law and regulations
Reduced input
Outwintering cattle, outdoor bedded pack and compost barns, crossbreeding, alternative production systems
Farm life
General industry insights, farm safety, stress management, family resources, dairying in difficult times
Heifer raising contracts
Sample contract templates, exerpts from actual contracts, identifying your niche, client/raiser meetings
Grazing systems
Pasture renovation, rotational grazing, extending the grazing season, profitability analysis
Organic dairying
Becoming certified, feeding organic herds, transitioning to organic production, deciding if organic dairying is for you
