Managed Grazing for Dairy Profits Charts from Grazing

$ 700, 000 Average Total Income per Farm 600, 000 500, 000 400, 000

Average Allocated Costs per Farm $ 700, 000 600, 000 500, 000 400, 000

Average Net Farm Income: Total Farm Income - Total Allocated Costs $90, 000 $80,

Average number of cows per farm 160 140 120 100 80 151 119 60

25, 000 Actual Milk Production Per Cow (lbs. ) 20, 000 15, 000 23,

40, 000 CWT EQ calculated production per cow (lbs. ) 35, 000 30, 000

Net farm income per cow $600 $500 $400 $300 $533 $200 $356 $100 $0

$4. 00 Net farm income per actual CWT $3. 50 $3. 00 $2. 50

$2. 50 Net farm income per CWT EQ $2. 00 $1. 50 $1. 00

Patterns of Dairy Farm Costs: $/cwt-equivalent 7 grz dairy Ag. FA Crops 6 Overhead

Data sources: 1) Profitability Centers on Managed Grazing Dairies. 2018. Managed Grazing for Dairy

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Managed Grazing for Dairy Profits Charts from: “Grazing Dairies: Production, Income & Expenses” http: //greenlandsbluewaters. net/Perennial_Forage/Dairy_Grazing_Production_Income_Expenses. pdf Companion piece to: “Profitability Centers on Managed Grazing Dairies” http: //greenlandsbluewaters. net/Perennial_Forage/Profitability_Centers_Managed_Grazing_Dairies. pdf

$ 700, 000 Average Total Income per Farm 600, 000 500, 000 400, 000 300, 000 540, 695 593, 185 200, 000 100, 000 0 7 grazing dairies Ag. FA 2015 -2017 Data sources: 1) Profitability Centers on Managed Grazing Dairies. 2018. Managed Grazing for Dairy Profits, ” Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group, Green Lands Blue Waters. www. greenlandsbluewaters. net/dairy. html. Study conducted with funding from USDA-Risk Management Agency. 2) Ag. FA benchmark data from 2015 -2017, Center for Dairy Profitability, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Average Allocated Costs per Farm $ 700, 000 600, 000 500, 000 400, 000 300, 000 200, 000 491, 709 592, 764 100, 000 0 7 grazing dairies Ag. FA 2015 -2017 Data sources: 1) Profitability Centers on Managed Grazing Dairies. 2018. Managed Grazing for Dairy Profits, ” Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group, Green Lands Blue Waters. www. greenlandsbluewaters. net/dairy. html. Study conducted with funding from USDA-Risk Management Agency. 2) Ag. FA benchmark data from 2015 -2017, Center for Dairy Profitability, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Average Net Farm Income: Total Farm Income - Total Allocated Costs $90, 000 $80, 000 $70, 000 $60, 000 $50, 000 $40, 000 $80, 485 $30, 000 $42, 371 $20, 000 $10, 000 $0 7 grazing dairies Ag. FA 2015 -2017 Data sources: 1) Profitability Centers on Managed Grazing Dairies. 2018. Managed Grazing for Dairy Profits, ” Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group, Green Lands Blue Waters. www. greenlandsbluewaters. net/dairy. html. Study conducted with funding from USDA-Risk Management Agency. 2) Ag. FA benchmark data from 2015 -2017, Center for Dairy Profitability, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Average number of cows per farm 160 140 120 100 80 151 119 60 40 20 0 7 grazing dairies Ag. FA 2015 -2017 Data sources: 1) Profitability Centers on Managed Grazing Dairies. 2018. Managed Grazing for Dairy Profits, ” Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group, Green Lands Blue Waters. www. greenlandsbluewaters. net/dairy. html. Study conducted with funding from USDA-Risk Management Agency. 2) Ag. FA benchmark data from 2015 -2017, Center for Dairy Profitability, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

25, 000 Actual Milk Production Per Cow (lbs. ) 20, 000 15, 000 23, 364 10, 000 15, 058 5, 000 0 7 grazing dairies Ag. FA 2015 -2017 Data sources: 1) Profitability Centers on Managed Grazing Dairies. 2018. Managed Grazing for Dairy Profits, ” Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group, Green Lands Blue Waters. www. greenlandsbluewaters. net/dairy. html. Study conducted with funding from USDA-Risk Management Agency. 2) Ag. FA benchmark data from 2015 -2017, Center for Dairy Profitability, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

40, 000 CWT EQ calculated production per cow (lbs. ) 35, 000 30, 000 25, 000 20, 000 15, 000 36, 128 27, 365 10, 000 5, 000 0 7 grazing dairies Ag. FA 2015 -2017 Data sources: 1) Profitability Centers on Managed Grazing Dairies. 2018. Managed Grazing for Dairy Profits, ” Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group, Green Lands Blue Waters. www. greenlandsbluewaters. net/dairy. html. Study conducted with funding from USDA-Risk Management Agency. 2) Ag. FA benchmark data from 2015 -2017, Center for Dairy Profitability, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Net farm income per cow $600 $500 $400 $300 $533 $200 $356 $100 $0 7 grazing dairies Ag. FA 2015 -2017 Data sources: 1) Profitability Centers on Managed Grazing Dairies. 2018. Managed Grazing for Dairy Profits, ” Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group, Green Lands Blue Waters. www. greenlandsbluewaters. net/dairy. html. Study conducted with funding from USDA-Risk Management Agency. 2) Ag. FA benchmark data from 2015 -2017, Center for Dairy Profitability, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

$4. 00 Net farm income per actual CWT $3. 50 $3. 00 $2. 50 $2. 00 $1. 50 $3. 54 $1. 00 $1. 52 $0. 50 $0. 00 7 grazing dairies Ag. FA 2015 -2017 Data sources: 1) Profitability Centers on Managed Grazing Dairies. 2018. Managed Grazing for Dairy Profits, ” Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group, Green Lands Blue Waters. www. greenlandsbluewaters. net/dairy. html. Study conducted with funding from USDA-Risk Management Agency. 2) Ag. FA benchmark data from 2015 -2017, Center for Dairy Profitability, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

$2. 50 Net farm income per CWT EQ $2. 00 $1. 50 $1. 00 $1. 95 $0. 99 $0. 50 $0. 00 7 grazing dairies Ag. FA 2015 -2017 Data sources: 1) Profitability Centers on Managed Grazing Dairies. 2018. Managed Grazing for Dairy Profits, ” Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group, Green Lands Blue Waters. www. greenlandsbluewaters. net/dairy. html. Study conducted with funding from USDA-Risk Management Agency. 2) Ag. FA benchmark data from 2015 -2017, Center for Dairy Profitability, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Patterns of Dairy Farm Costs: $/cwt-equivalent 7 grz dairy Ag. FA Crops 6 Overhead 5 4 Energy 3 2 1 Miscellaneous Equipment 0 Cow Health Feed Labor Data sources: 1) Profitability Centers on Managed Grazing Dairies. 2018. Managed Grazing for Dairy Profits, ” Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group, Green Lands Blue Waters. www. greenlandsbluewaters. net/dairy. html. Study conducted with funding from USDA-Risk Management Agency. 2) Ag. FA benchmark data from 2015 -2017, Center for Dairy Profitability, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Data sources: 1) Profitability Centers on Managed Grazing Dairies. 2018. Managed Grazing for Dairy Profits, ” Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group, Green Lands Blue Waters. www. greenlandsbluewaters. net/dairy. html. Study conducted with funding from USDA-Risk Management Agency. 2) Ag. FA benchmark data from 2015 -2017, Center for Dairy Profitability, University of Wisconsin-Madison.