Livestock -- Cost & Return

Budgets and Record Summaries
Information Files
Livestock Enterprise Budgets for Iowa -- B1-21pdf filexls file teaching activity
Organic Dairy Production Planning Concepts -- B1-24pdf filexls file  
Returns from Farrowing and Finishing Hogs -- B1-30 pdf file      
Monthly Swine Farrow to Finish Returns (10 year summary) -- B1-31 pdf file    
Returns from Cattle Feeding -- B1-35 pdf file      
Monthly Cattle Feeding Returns (10 year summary) -- B1-36 pdf file      
Dairy Goats        
Sheep        
Newsletter Articles
Planning for the future with enterprise analysis -- December 2012        

 

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

 

Insurance
Information Files
Revenue Insurance for Livestock Producers -- B1-50 pdf file xls file    
Livestock Gross Margin: A Risk Management Tool for Cattle Feeders -- B1-51 pdf file      
Risk Management Tool for Sheep Producers -- B1-52 pdf file      
LGM Dairy - A Risk Management Tool for Milk Producers -- B1-53 pdf file      
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 Provisions-- B1-55 pdf file    
Weather-related Sales of Livestock – C4-28 pdf file      

 

Legend
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