Business Management
Progressive Dairy catches up on monthly FMMO prices and pooling data after watching glaciers and whales.
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Do you need a chief technology officer on your dairy?
As on-farm data increases in quantity and complexity, some dairies may benefit from having someone on staff to oversee technology and manage this data.
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Back to school on costs of production
A discussion of costs and other metrics of profitability in the context of theory, evidence and future contemplation.
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Overcoming a language barrier with employees
Tips for training and communicating with employees who speak languages and dialects other than Spanish and English.
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Economic update: A matter of interest
With borrowing rates rising, so has the interest in the impact on agricultural producers.
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Weekly Digest: Class I mover formula change losses add up
Here is a brief look at the news affecting dairy producers during the first days of August 2023.
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Economic update: ‘Dog days’ of summer have bark, bite
Here’s an update of factors impacting your dairy income as July-August’s “dog days” of summer near their conclusion.
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June 2023 DMC margin falls below ‘catastrophic’ floor
Despite lower feed costs, lower milk prices drove dairy producer margins to new lows.
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Characteristics of dairy farms with consistently lower costs of production per hundredweight
Lower labor and purchased feed costs per hundredweight are two commonalities between dairies with consistently lower costs of production than their peers.
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Dairy risk management calendar: August 2023
Progressive Dairy provides monthly online updates of important dates, reports and advice affecting risk management decisions.
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