Business Resources

The impetus of PRO-DAIRY was a business focus and the Managing for Success program. The Farm Business Management program area has expanded and now impacts farms across the state and includes business analysis, discussion groups and personal growth programs.

Dairy Farm Business Summary Publications

Progress of the Dairy Farm Reports

Trend Analyses - NYS Dairy Farms Selected Financial and Production Factors

NYS Dairy Farm Business Summary

Additional Reports

Historical DFBS Publications

Organic Dairy

About Dairy Farm Business Summary

The objective of the Dairy Farm Business Summary (DFBS) is to enable producers to: analyze their financial situation, set future goals, and make sound financial decisions. DFBS also allows producers to compare their business to an average of other producers.

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Dairy Profit Monitor

The Dairy Profit Monitor is a business management program that allows dairy producers and consultants to enter herd and financial data every month online and at their convenience. With that capability, users get an immediate report back on their business on dairy benchmarks as well as financial parameters.

Reports

Dairy Profit Monitor 16 years of change - (2024)
Dairy Profit Monitor Trends July 2023 through June 2024 - (2024)
Component production per cow per day: Ranges and selected measures - (2024)
Dairy Profit Monitor Trends July 2022 through June 2023 - (2023)
Dairy Profit Monitor Trends July 2020 through June 2022 - (2022)
Dairy Profit Monitor – Year to Date Performance - (2021)
Key Dairy Production Trends - Dairy Profit Monitor Annual Trend Graphs (2021)

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Cost Calculators

A milking parlor is a large investment on farms and the milking labor accounts for over one-third of all labor costs on farms. This calculator is designed to help farms determine the areas of the milking center that are the main drivers in milk harvest and storage costs.

One important aspect of the manure management system is the cost to apply manure. This template is designed to determine the cost of utilizing liquid manure systems.

This template is designed to determine the costs associated with getting dairy animals checked pregnant.

Dairy Replacements Evaluation Tools

Cost calculators, worksheets, and activity analysis to inform decision-making.

Lean Management Website Series

As farm managers strive to utilize labor and other inputs more efficiently, Lean Management offers a framework to design production processes that minimize waste and disruptions without sacrificing safety or quality. Over time, managers who adopt Lean systems can shift the entire culture of their organization to enhance employee engagement and productivity. This website offers an overview of Lean Management for an agricultural audience and provides guidance to implement Lean principles and practices within your own farming operation.

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Reports and Analyses

Farm business management archived resources

Business Reporting Tools

The DuPont Analysis System is a graphical picture of the relationship that operating performance and financial structures have in determining what return on assets and return on equity will be. Developed by the DuPont Corporation to aid in decision making, the model provides a way to analysis the impact different changes may have on returns. The model has been adapted to match how the majority of dairy businesses keep their records and to allow some additional analysis to occur.

An Excel spreadsheet for the economic analysis of capital leases. Version 2.2 can handle different values in each year for tax rates, interest rates and the opportunity cost of capital.

An Excel 5.0 file designed for calculating financial statements for agriculture consistent with the recommendations of the Farm Financial Standards Council (FFSC).