Farm Viability Dairy Teams: Advancing Agriculture
Since its inception, Farm Viability’s dairy program has supported 21 Topic Specific Teams that have worked with more than 270
Category: Dairy
Precision Feed Management: Optimizing Feed to Drive Profit
On a dairy farm, feed is the largest expense. Evaluating an operation’s feed cost in relationship to the net milk
Scaling Up: Wholesale opportunities provide profitable growth
The competition among farmers selling directly to consumersis fierce and some feel that opportunity has plateaued. Yet wholesale buyers lament
Capturing the Power of Data on Dairy Farms to Reduce Antimicrobial Use
Since the 1970s it’s been a common practice on dairy farms to use “blanket” dry cow therapy; that is to
Creating More Valuable Milk for New York Farmers and Processors
The cows on New York State farms must be happy, because they make really good milk. It’s tasty, nutritious and
How Quirine Ketterings is Helping Farmers Improve Their Operational Practices to Increase Their Profits and Protect the Environment.
She calls it a “Win-Win Opportunity”. Since 2006, Dr. Quirine Ketterings, head of Cornell’s Nutrient Management Spear Program has led
Understanding Costs to Improve Operations and Profits on Dairy Farms
The goals of the project were clear: Develop enterprise activity analysis tools to assess the costs of various enterprises within
Fostering Innovation: How to Create Better Winter Forage to Save Money and Improve the Environment.
The best land management practices have long included winter cover crops to prevent erosion. The challenge? Cover crops cost money
Partners in Prevention: How NYCAMH Built Skills on NY Dairy Farms to Improve Safety and OSHA Compliance
A Time for Action. New York dairy farmers had less than a year to prepare for the OSHA Local Emphasis
On Farm Approach: Helping Dairy Farms Transition to Organic Production
Sometimes you just don’t know what you don’t know, and decisions made without a full understanding of the larger picture