Matt
04-20-2007, 10:41 PM
Kickinbull's blue comments and following support rekindled some lingering thoughts I've had since the plains dairy expo in Sioux Falls. BTW kickinbull, hope your havin a better day, and hope you can find ways to be more profittable. There are ways.
Enjoyed seeing the exhibits at the dairy expo. Being pressed for time, I sailed through in about 2.5 hours. I was ready to escape the premesis, rejoin my wife for some shopping, and an NFO rep starts to bend my ear. I was in a big hurry, and a quick perusal of his literature and assessment of the "facts" he was spewing out provoked some thoughts that have been festering ever since. I had a VERY difficult time not being rude at the moment.
1. Milk prices are as low as they were 30-40 yrs ago. So? Cows happen to give 2-3 times as much milk now. And the list goes on. I was dumbfounded that in this day and age, the NFO was still alive and kicking. If I wasn't making money, I wouldn't turn to socialism. I'd quit and do something else.
If a dairy isn't profitable, ask why? There are so many resources available today, that there's no end to ways to improve to accomplish profittability. I know dairypersons are a tough and stubborn bunch, but we gotta be able to listen and learn to what experts tell us.
But now I'm getting into trade "secrets" , a subject that was covered in another thread here, where I said I was keeping to myself from now on so have a great night!
Dairy can make money (even at $10.00 milk and high inputs) with a little luck and good management.
Enjoyed seeing the exhibits at the dairy expo. Being pressed for time, I sailed through in about 2.5 hours. I was ready to escape the premesis, rejoin my wife for some shopping, and an NFO rep starts to bend my ear. I was in a big hurry, and a quick perusal of his literature and assessment of the "facts" he was spewing out provoked some thoughts that have been festering ever since. I had a VERY difficult time not being rude at the moment.
1. Milk prices are as low as they were 30-40 yrs ago. So? Cows happen to give 2-3 times as much milk now. And the list goes on. I was dumbfounded that in this day and age, the NFO was still alive and kicking. If I wasn't making money, I wouldn't turn to socialism. I'd quit and do something else.
If a dairy isn't profitable, ask why? There are so many resources available today, that there's no end to ways to improve to accomplish profittability. I know dairypersons are a tough and stubborn bunch, but we gotta be able to listen and learn to what experts tell us.
But now I'm getting into trade "secrets" , a subject that was covered in another thread here, where I said I was keeping to myself from now on so have a great night!
Dairy can make money (even at $10.00 milk and high inputs) with a little luck and good management.