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Re: Dairy farm at my age?
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Posted by Jake in NY on October 09, 2003 at 19:28:23 from (12.152.148.102):
In Reply to: Dairy farm at my age? posted by Larry on October 08, 2003 at 19:10:59:
So you want to start a dairy farm, huh? Good idea. I am in the process of starting my own and I have one major piece of advice for you. Graze. It will save you so much money. It can keep your production costs down low enough that you can be profitable, and make a decent amount of money, while only milking 20-30 cows. My goal is to have a cash cost of production of around $5/cwt. Sound unreasonable? I know of at least two farms in WI that have lower COPs. Also, as much as we all love driving our tractors, having your crops custom harvested will save you a lot of capital investment, as well as save you a TON of headaches. Not to mention, it frees up a LOT of time. Check out graze.com for a great publication with plenty of good ideas about making cheap milk. Also, look into low cost swing parlors to save your body from the rigors of pipeline milking.
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