Starting a dairy farm

[Steve C]

I'll say it again...

Milk is not going to stay low forever.

Anyone who can make it through this hard time will be in great shape when the prices go up. Everyone I know of in the dairy industry is operating at a loss right now. They are holding out with the knowledge that eventually prices will come back up to where they can make money again. The only unknown is how long it will take for the prices to come back up.

The same market cycles happen in all farming sectors.

We bought milk at the Aldi's store in Saginaw Michigan yesterday.....
It was $1.49 a gallon.
We need to figure out how to use this stuff in our trucks......

 

[DaveOmak]

I have been doing alot of reading and have been filling out alot of spreadsheets coming up with costs for fuel, seed, etc....


I'm still unable to find anything that tells me how much I should be feeding the cows. I've been reading alot about TMR and it gives percentages for silage, hay and grain but how many pounds does that equate to. for maths sake lets say I have 100 cows.

Google-- feeding the dairy herd umn.edu-- This site has some good help.

Best of luck. Dave