Ag Decision Maker Livestock Decisions

Livestock Decisions - Cost and Returns

Many of the Information Files listed below are accompanied by companion tools such as Decision Tools , Teaching Activities and Voiced Media Presentations

Budgets and Record Summaries
Information Files	Decision Tools (xls)	Teaching Activities (doc)
Livestock Enterprise Budgets for Iowa -- B1-21
Organic Dairy Production Planning Concepts -- B1-24
Returns from Farrowing and Finishing Hogs -- B1-30
Monthly Swine Farrow to Finish Returns (10 year summary) -- B1-31
Returns from Cattle Feeding -- B1-35
Monthly Cattle Feeding Returns (10 year summary) -- B1-36
Dairy Goats
Sheep

Profitability
Information Files	Decision Tools (xls)	Teaching Activities (doc)
Value of Manure Nutrients -- B1-65
Optimal Marketing Dates for Feedlot Enterprise Profitability -- B1-70
Ten Ways to Cut Cattle Feeder Costs -- B1-71
Retained Ownership Strategies for Cow Herds -- B1-72
Livestock Production - Specialize While Retaining Income Diversification -- B1-76
Cost of Organic Pork Production -- B1-80
Newsletter Articles
Switching to organic pork production has potential advantages and drawbacks -- June 2009
Value of manure nutrients -- March 2007

Insurance
Information Files	Decision Tools (xls)	Teaching Activities (doc)
Revenue Insurance for Livestock Producers -- B1-50
Livestock Gross Margin: A Risk Management Tool for Cattle Feeders -- B1-51
Risk Management Tool for Sheep Producers -- B1-52
LGM Dairy - A Risk Management Tool for Milk Producers -- B1-53
Newsletter Articles
Livestock risk protection now available for lambs -- October 2007
Livestock Gross Margin: A new risk management tool for cattle feeders -- May 2006
Price insurance for cattle producers -- September 2003
Livestock revenue insurance: How did it perform? -- February 2003

Government Programs
Information Files
2008 Farm Bill Dairy Provisionsy -- B1-55