| Missouri Dairy Business
Update |
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| Volume 2, Number 3 |
March 2002 |
Mt. Vernon
1) On our dairy, the best thing that we have done in the last 5 years that has
helped us make money is:
- Computer Records
- Larger Farm
- Record Keeping
- Quality Forage
- Improve Forages
- Grinding Own Feed
- Change Ration
2) On our dairy, the one thing that has kept us from making more money is:
- Labor
- Feed Costs
- Cow #s
- Money
- No Business Plan
- Not Expanding
- Mud
- Over-investment in Machinery not cows
3) My biggest problem is:
- Low Production
- Milk Production/Feed Cost
- Replacements
- Replacements
- Foot Problems/Older Cows
- Partners
- Location
- Labor
4) In ten years I want
- 5 To be milking more cows
- 1 To be milking fewer cows
- 1 To be milking no cows
- 1 No answer
5) It costs_____ per head per day to feed our cows.
- Range of $2.66 - $3.50, Average $3.19
- $3.43
- $2.75
- $2.66
- $3.30
- $3.50
- $3.50
- $3.25
6) On our farm, we need one full time person for every ____ cows.
- Range of 50 - 100
- 50 cows
- 50 cows
- 100 cows
- 50 cows
- 50 cows
- 50 cows
- 50 cows
- 60 cows
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