Dairy Digest, April 2008
In this issue: Know Your Costs of Production; Tie Stall Dairy Barns: What’s New?; The Cheap Can Turn Out to be Expensive. Stick To the Basics!; What Happens When Electricity Rate Caps Expire?; Subscribe to Dairy Digest Online
- Know Your Costs of Production
- There is little doubt that a major shift in the cost of producing milk has taken place and may continue for some time to come. Monitoring the COP for your dairy operation has always been important, but is even more so now.
- Tie Stall Dairy Barns: What’s New?
- A properly designed and built tie stall barn can provide a comfortable and productive living and working environment for milking cows and their caretakers. There are several new resources available for those who are planning new or remodeled tie stall dairy barns.
- The Cheap Can Turn Out to be Expensive. Stick To the Basics!
- Every dairy operation has its unique set of challenges; however there are a few management and nutrition options that can help maintain profit.
- What Happens When Electricity Rate Caps Expire?
- Your strategy should always be to optimize the use of energy to increase profitability and net cash flow.
