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Can This Radical Approach to Dairies Save US Farms?
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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 1567470" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>Maybe. Organic milk slowed the decline here, but they are struggling now also.</p><p></p><p>Farmers are producing too much of everything. A difference with dairy is it much harder to work off farm, compared to crop or beef operations. So they are less resilient.</p><p></p><p>I spent some time on enterprise budgets this winter. If you are using mostly manure for fertilizer, have built up soil OM to where you get above average yields, bale or graze crop aftermath for livestock - - return to land and management with current low prices is still in the $100 to $200 per acre range. Land rent is $40 to $80 per acre. So you could cash flow about $100 per acre on rented ground, potentially more on deeded ground. Some people making reasonable profits out there.</p><p></p><p>There are still financial issues for new comers or young families - - "one time" start up costs, return on investment, and family living expense...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 1567470, member: 1715"] Maybe. Organic milk slowed the decline here, but they are struggling now also. Farmers are producing too much of everything. A difference with dairy is it much harder to work off farm, compared to crop or beef operations. So they are less resilient. I spent some time on enterprise budgets this winter. If you are using mostly manure for fertilizer, have built up soil OM to where you get above average yields, bale or graze crop aftermath for livestock - - return to land and management with current low prices is still in the $100 to $200 per acre range. Land rent is $40 to $80 per acre. So you could cash flow about $100 per acre on rented ground, potentially more on deeded ground. Some people making reasonable profits out there. There are still financial issues for new comers or young families - - "one time" start up costs, return on investment, and family living expense... [/QUOTE]
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