UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI EXTENSION

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 Dairy Business

Missouri Markets

Farm Succession Planning

Transferring the Farm Series (Minnesota)
Business Arrangements and Farm Transfers (Wisconsin)
Transition & Estate Planning (Iowa State)
Ag Transitions (Minnesota)

Accounting

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

Extension Business Resources

Center for Dairy Profitability (Wisconsin)
Dairy Science Dept (Wisconsin)
Dairy Extension (Penn State)
Dairy Extension (Minnesota)
Dairy Extension (Florida)
Illini DairyNet (Illinois)
Pro Dairy (Cornell)
Small Dairy Resources (Cornell)
Purdue Dairy Page (Purdue)
Dairy Publications (Nebraska)
Dairy Extension (Kansas State)

Dairy Budgets

Custom Rates

Cash Rent and Land Value

Missouri Cash Rent Survey (Missouri)
Missouri Farm Land Values Survey (Missouri)
Farm Land Values (Missouri)
Agricultural Land Values (USDA)

Leases

Farm Leases (North Central Risk Mgt. Center)

Finance

Dairy Farm Income and Cash Flow (Nebraska)
Farm Finance (Kansas State)
Financial Resources (Iowa State)
Interpreting Financial Statements (Minnesota)
Strategic Business Planning (Purdue)

Financial Tools

Farm Analysis Solution Tools (Illinois)
Decision Making Tools (Wisconsin)
Spreadsheets and Tools (Florida)
Business Forms and Templates
Financial Calculators (MortgageLoan.com)

Value-Added Dairy Opportunities

Organic Dairying (Missouri)
Market Opportunities for Missouri Artisan Cheese (Missouri)