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Mark W. Mayer, Dairy & Livestock Agent, Green County David W. Kammel, Biological Engineering, UW-Madison

Wisconsin Dairy Modernization Survey UW-Extension 2008. Mark W. Mayer, Dairy & Livestock Agent, Green County David W. Kammel, Biological Engineering, UW-Madison. 30 Counties Represented 104 Surveys Received 99 Surveys In Data Set. General Farm Information.

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Mark W. Mayer, Dairy & Livestock Agent, Green County David W. Kammel, Biological Engineering, UW-Madison

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  1. Wisconsin Dairy Modernization Survey UW-Extension 2008 Mark W. Mayer, Dairy & Livestock Agent, Green County David W. Kammel, Biological Engineering, UW-Madison

  2. 30 Counties Represented 104 Surveys Received 99 Surveys In Data Set

  3. General Farm Information

  4. Parlor Construction &Type n = 91

  5. New vs. Used n = 91 n = 89

  6. Labor for Parlor Average Time For Parlor Conversion: 17 weeks Range of Time to Convert: 4 to 104 Weeks

  7. Labor Provided for ParlorNew Construction vs. Retrofit

  8. Time for Parlor Conversion

  9. Parlor Construction &Type n = 34 n = 55

  10. Parlor Cost per Milking Stall2008 Dollars

  11. Cow Housing Facility n = 78

  12. Manure Handling and Storage n = 112 n = 107

  13. Manure Storage and Bedding n = 77 n = 101

  14. Replacement Housing n = 101 n = 86

  15. Economic InvestmentSince 1993 (2008 Dollars) • Milking Parlor Facility • $17,144,281 • Dairy Cow Housing • $30,529,855 • Dry Cow Housing • $1,722,057 • Heifer Housing • $1,610,210 • Calf Housing • $1,480,703 • TMR Feeding • $1,981,566 • Feed Storage • $4,153,360 • Manure handling • $2,149,120 • Manure Storage • $4,536,318 • Total Investment for 99 farms in Survey $65,307,470

  16. Dairy Modernization Impacts

  17. Modernization Economic Impacts **UW Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics * Total for 99 Herds

  18. Milking System Throughput Change = 21.4 cows/person/hour P = 0.000

  19. Pre and Post Labor Requirements Average Per Cow/Day **P= <.001 *P= <.01

  20. Pre and Post Labor Requirements Average Per Cow/Day **P= <.001 *P= <.01

  21. Reduced Labor Requirements

  22. Economic Impacts from Reduced Labor Per Cow

  23. Cow Benefits Observed

  24. Ranking of Cow Benefits Less Important More Important

  25. People Benefits Observed

  26. Ranking of People Benefits

  27. Educational Resources Used

  28. Ranking of Educational Resources

  29. Professional Resources Used

  30. Ranking of Professional Resources

  31. UW-Extension Impacted Decisions with Dairy Modernization n = 99 Average Planning Time: 23.02 Months Range: 3-120 Months

  32. How Did UW-Extension Help?

  33. How Could Assistance from UW-Extension be Improved ? n = 99

  34. Biggest Challenge in Modernization

  35. What Would You Change?

  36. Would You Still be in the Dairy Business if you had not Modernized? n = 94

  37. Programs and Grants Utilized

  38. Questions!

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