Dairy Profitability Education Series in Scott-Le Sueur Counties

Abstract

The past two years’ milk price slump has required dairy farmers to find ways to reduce production costs. Extension’s response to local dairy struggles has been to identify specific production practices which, when implemented, can help cut day-to-day expenses. Scott, Le Sueur, Carver, and Rice Counties were chosen as audiences for the local dairy series because of the existence of a pocket of dairies in the area (Figure 1) and the presence of local Extension agriculture staff and programs in those counties.