Tag: profits
Check your reproductive program for profit
One measure of profitability is net income per cow, with competitive farms above $1,300 per cow. Learn how to improve reproductive efficiency on your farm.
Farm size matters when it comes to profit
When it comes to the profitability of Pennsylvania farms, size matters, according to economists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
9 strategies for a profitable new year
Ohio farmers will have to cut costs to turn a profit in 2017.
Farm and Dairy’s top 10 stories of 2016
The Farm and Dairy staff selected the top 10 stories to impact its readership in 2016.
Dairy farmers suffer financial pain in 2016
The bottom line is that more milk is available for sale than there are buyers, either domestically or internationally.
USDA reports 2016 farm profits
SALEM, Ohio — The USDA Economic Research Service released reports Nov. 30 forecasting what most farmers already know — the U.S. 2016 net farm...
Cutting inputs can cost profits more than you think
Cutting corners on inputs can be more costly for producers because of yield reductions.
Expansions in dairy industry lead to surplus, lows for milk prices
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — One source of income for Pennsylvania dairy farmers has hit its lowest point in three years, according to a dairy...
Beaver County: Pa. landowners alleging fraud and deception against Chesapeake
BEAVER FALLS, Pa. — A lawsuit involving 17 landowners in Beaver County, Pa., has been filed against Chesapeake Exploration alleging fraud.O&G InvestmentsThe landowners signed...
MarketReady workshop offered by Allegheny County Extension
PITTSBURGH — Inaugural Pa. MarketReady workshops will be offered this spring in western Pennsylvania.A first session, highlighting local food sales to restaurants, will be...
