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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
2009; Dairy; Dairy profitablity; Milk yield; Production costs
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Differences Among High, Medium, And Low Profitdairy Operations: An Analysis Of 2004-2008 Kansasfarm Management Association Dairy Enterprises (2009), K.M. Schulte, Kevin C. Dhuyvetter
Differences Among High, Medium, And Low Profitdairy Operations: An Analysis Of 2004-2008 Kansasfarm Management Association Dairy Enterprises (2009), K.M. Schulte, Kevin C. Dhuyvetter
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
The financial bottom line, or net income, is a key factor in determining how successful a dairy has been historically as well as an indicator of the financial ease or struggles the dairy might have in the future. What causes net income to vary from one operation to another is a key question for dairy farmers. For example, does milk price received, feed cost, total cost, or milk production have the greatest impact on net return variability? In this study, we evaluated Kansas Farm Management Dairy Enterprise data from the past 5 years to determine correlation of revenue, production, and …