Find out what it really costs you to produce one litre of milk, your profit per litre, and the milk you need each day to break even. Most farmers who do this for the first time are surprised.
Example figures are filled in. Replace them with your own, and the results update as you type.
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10 Essential Dairy Farm Records Every Farmer Should Keep
The ten records that show where a small dairy farm loses money, with blank tables you can print or copy into a notebook.
- Milk, breeding, health and feed records
- Cost-per-litre and monthly profit summary
- Printable blank tables, 6 pages (PDF)
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How to get accurate results
- Use one full month of real costs. Include feed you grew yourself at what it would cost to buy.
- Count all labour, including family labour, at a fair wage.
- Average milk per cow should include dry cows if you want the true herd figure.
- Repeat it every month with your records: the trend matters more than one number.
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