This page provides the starting point for several pages of information regarding improved business management for dairy farms.
What's New
- Dairy Lease 2017.xlsx Worksheet by Larry Tranel
- Dairy Cow Leasing LT-1701 final.pdf Publication (pdf) by Larry Tranel
- 2017 "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Webinar Series: Conventional and Hybrid Grazing Profitability - archived adobe connect webinar
- 2017 "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Webinar Series: Organic and Organic "grass-fed" Profitability - archived adobe connect webinar
- Economics of Model Dairy Farms, Iowa 2016.pdf (pdf) by Larry Tranel
- Economics of Model Dairy Farms, Iowa 2016 Part II.pdf (pdf) by Larry Tranel
- Economics of "Anchor" Organic Dairy Farms WI 2016.pdf (pdf) by Larry Tranel
- Economics Organic Dairy Farms, NE-WI and N-MI 2016.pdf (pdf) by Larry Tranel
- Economics of Organic Dairies, Iowa 2015 (pdf) by Larry Tranel
- Economics of US Organic Dairies, 2015 (pdf) by Larry Tranel
- Economics of Millionaire Model Dairy, 2015 (pdf) by Larry Tranel
- How Did Organic Dairies Perform in 2014? (pdf) by Larry Tranel
- Economics of Organic Dairying 2014 (Powerpoint) by Larry Tranel
- Economics of Organic Dairying in Iowa in 2014 (pdf) by Larry Tranel
- Economics of Organic Dairying in Wisconsin in 2014 (pdf) by Larry Tranel
- Economics of Organic Dairying in SE USA in 2014 (pdf) by Larry Tranel
- Economics of Organic Dairying 2013 (pdf) by Larry Tranel
- Millionaire Model Dairy Farms 2013 (pdf) by Larry Tranel
- Millionaire Model Dairy Farms versus Organic Dairying 2013 (pdf) Larry Tranel
- Contracting Corn Silage for Your Dairy (pdf) by Kristen Schulte and Larry Tranel
- Economics of Dairy Grazing 2015 (Powerpoint) by Larry Tranel
- Raising Dairy Heifers on Pasture 2015 (Powerpoint) by Larry Tranel
- Grass Based Farm Financials 2015 (Powerpoint) Wallace Center, portion by Larry Tranel
Managing in Tough Financial Times
- Managing Dairy Farm Finances (Power Point) (pdf)
- Managing Dairy Farm Finances (Adobe Connect presentation)
- Dairy Finances 101 for Crisis Situations (pdf)
- What Do You Tell the Kids in Tough Times? (Adobe Connect presentation)
- Using Dairy TRANS to Help Dairies Perform (Adobe Connect Presentation)
Dairy Farm Stress Webinar Series
- Recognizing and Managing Stress in Dairy Farmers (Adobe Connect Presentation)
- Farm Stress & Decision-Making During Challenging Times
- Your Work as an Ag Professional: Helping Tame Farm Stress
- Managing Stress, Anger, Anxiety, and Depression on Dairy Farms
- How to Cultivate a Productive Mindset-Michigan State University Extension
- What happens when a farm family loses their life's work?
- Dairy Outlook (Adobe Connect Presentation)
- Know your Cost of Production (Adobe Connect Presentation)
- Making Production Decisions During Challenging Times (Adobe Connect Presentation)
Dairy Farm Management Publications
- Sharemilking in the Midwest by Larry Tranel
- Show Me the Money I -- Model Dairy Producers say "Cha Ching -- Cha Ching!" by Larry Tranel
- Show Me the Money II -- Beginning Dairy Producer Heading towards Millionaire Status! by Larry Tranel
- What Can You Afford to Pay for a Dairy Farm? by Larry Tranel
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? by Larry Tranel
- 2002 Data
- 2004 Data
- 2007 Data
- Managing Dairy Farm Finances by Larry Tranel
PowerPoint Presentations
- Economics of Model Dairy Farms 2016.pdf
- DAIRY TRANS 4.0 -- Helping Dairies Perform by Larry Tranel
- 15 Measures of Dairy Farm Competitiveness
Millionaire Model Dairy Farms
- Millionaire Model Dairy Farms - Part I (the story of a young dairy producer's success using the model)
- Millionaire Model Dairy Farms - Part II (the base financial model with 2007 and 2009 data compared)
- Millionaire Model Dairy Farms - Part III (the base production details and their focus for success)
- Millionaire Model Dairy Farms - Part IV
- Data for Publication - Part IV (10 year case study on a model farm)
**Thanks to the Leopold Center at Iowa State University for their funding assistance with the Millionaire Model Dairy Farms Project.
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