COMPETITIVE AUDIT OF THE MISSOURI DAIRY INDUSTRY
February 4, 2002
1 Index of Report
1 Index of Report
2 Introduction
3 Historical Economic, Structural, and Competitive Trend Analysis
3.1 Missouri's Milk Deficit
3.2 Commercial Dairy Farms
3.3 Farm Production Trends
3.4 Missouri's Top 10 Counties
3.5 Comparative Trend Analysis
3.6 Twenty-five Year Trends
3.6.1 Dairy Farms Numbers
3.6.2 Dairy Cows Numbers
3.6.3 Milk Production per Cow
3.6.4 Total Milk Production
4 Missouri's Dairy Competitive Position
4.1 Milk Production Per Cow
4.2 Cost of Production
4.3 Nationwide Cost and Return Comparison
4.4 Economic Impact of Missouri Dairy Industry
4.5 Changing Milk Markets
4.5.1 Impacts on Missouri Producers
4.5.2 Missouri Milk Flow Analysis
4.6 Environmental and Permit Issues
4.6.1 Number of Regulated Dairy Animal Feeding Operations
4.6.2 Zero Discharge from Production Area
4.6.3 Phosphorus Limits
4.6.4 Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans
5 Systems, Strategies, and Economic Opportunities
5.1 Future Dairy Systems in Missouri - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunites, and Threats Profile (SWOT)
5.1.1 System # 1: Pasture Based Dairy
5.1.2 System # 2: Partial Confinement Dairy Using Family Management and Labor
5.1.3 System # 3: Full Confinement Using Family Management and Labor
5.1.4 System # 4: Full Confinement Using Family Management with Additional Hired Labor
5.1.5 System # 5: Full Confinement Using Hired Management and Hired Labor
5.1.6 System # 6: Professional Dairy Heifer Grower
5.2 Strategies to Improve Profitability on Missouri Dairy Farms
5.2.1 Tactic 1: Reduce Summer Heat Stress
5.2.2 Tactic 2: Better Care of Replacement Heifers
5.2.3 Tactic 3: Focus on Forage Quality
5.2.4 Tactic 4: Improve Milk Quality
5.2.5 Tactic 5: Increase Use of bST
5.2.6 Tactic 6: Improve Dry Matter Intake
5.2.7 Tactic 7: Better Reproductive Management
5.2.8 Tactic 8: Economies of Scale
5.3 Economic Opportunities
- 6 Summary
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