The second was to establish a similar check-off to establish a fund for research, teaching and extension. Preliminary results indicate that it was not passed. Thought you might be interested in what has been happening to cow numbers in the southeast. It should also get us to take a look at ways we could ease the seasonality of our production so that the decrease in supply to the immediate north of us will have less of an affect on our milk price. In dairy businesses there are three primary activities which management focuses on, operating, investing, and financing.
Most daily activities fall under the operating category.
Investing activities are more strategic in nature, not occurring on a regular basis but still important because they affect the capital efficiency of the business. However, financing activities influence both daily operations and the ability to invest. This article will focus on the impacts that financing activities have on the profitability and efficiency of dairy businesses To illustrate this, dairies participating in the Dairy Business Analysis Project were sorted into two groups on the basis of average total liabilities per cow. Only those dairies providing complete and verifiable information were included in the average. The adjoining table lists selected financial performance statistics by total liability group.