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Dairy Grazing: Keys to Building a Profitable Pasture-Based Dairy Business

Jay Horner and, Ryan Millholin (February, 2012)

Summary

Pasture-based dairy producers sometimes summarize their guiding philosophy simply a, "Grow all the pasture you can grow, and let the cows harvest every pound you grow." This statement captures their focus on operational efficiency, capital efficiency and cost control, all of which are important for a dairy to be profitable.