Business Management

The business of dairying requires an understanding of how to manage a large number of different skills and practices.  The following links will help you find appropriate tools to make sound dairy management decisions.

Missouri's Dairy Industry

Missouri Dairy Business Update
Missouri Dairy Business Opportunities
Missouri Dairy Models
Missouri Dairy Audit

Value-Added Dairy Opportunities

Organic Dairying

Missouri Markets

Missouri Milk Prices
Missouri Custom Rate Guide
Missouri Cash Rent Guide
Missouri Farmland Values Guide
Livestock Market Reports
Weekly Hay Market
Missouri Hay Directory
Cash Grain Market
Byproduct Feed Prices

Dairy Budgets

Missouri
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Illinois
Ohio

Farm Succession Planning

Transferring the Farm Series (Minnesota)
Business Arrangements and Farm Transfers (Wisconsin)
Planning the Late-career, Retirement Years (NCFMEC)
Ag Transitions (Minnesota)

Extension Business Resources

Dairy Focus Team (Missouri)
Center for Dairy Profitability (Wisconsin)
Dairy Science Dept (Wisconsin)
Dairy Alliance (Penn State)
Dairy Extension (Minnesota)
Dairy Extension (Florida)
Illini DairyNet (Illinois)
Pro Dairy (Cornell)
Small Dairy Resources (Cornell)
Dairy Business Resources (Ohio)
Purdue Dairy Page (Purdue)
Dairy Publications (Nebraska)
Dairy Extension (Kansas State)
Dairy Extension (Arizona)

Accounting

Missouri Farm Accounting Resources (Missouri)
Dairy Chart of Accounts (eXtension)
Interpreting Financial Statements (Minnesota)
Rural Tax Topics (Utah State)

Business Tools

Dairy Farm Income and Cash Flow (Nebraska)
Business Forms and Templates

Farm Analysis Solution Tools (Illinois)
Decision Making Tools (Wisconsin)
Calculators and Tools for Dairy (Kentucky)
Ag Decision Maker (Iowa State)
Strategic Business Planning (Indiana)
Spreadsheets and Tools (Florida)
Financial Calculators (KJE)
Financial Calculators (Mortgage Loan.com)

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For questions concerning this page or topics, please contact:
Joe Horner Dairy Economist
Ryan Milhollin Extension Associate