Dairy Farm Business Management Program

Jason Karszes

Dairy Farm Business Summary & Analysis Program — Housed in Cornell’s Department of Applied Economics and Management, the Dairy Farm Business Summary and Analysis Program allows dairy farms to report their annual production and financial information and receive business analysis reports and comparisons. The more than 200 participating dairies use the individualized reports to monitor their performance from year-to-year, to benchmark it against other dairies and to pinpoint areas of their dairy businesses to improve.

The DFBS program publishes six summaries for different sectors of New York’s dairy industry. They include six regional publications and a state summary, plus summaries for different types of dairies – small, grazing and large herds as well as renters. The reports give an annual snapshot of dairy farm profitability for New York State.

The DFBS and Analysis Program is a partnership of PRO-DAIRY, the Department of Applied Economics and Management and Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE).

Cornell Dairy Executive Program — The Cornell Dairy Executive Program was developed to offer dairy producers in New York, the northeast, and the country an opportunity to be exposed to advanced leadership and management educational programs delivered by national and international experts from both agriculture and non-agricultural industries. The program was first offered in 2000, with three classes now completing the program and a fourth class currently in session. The program consists of three, five day sessions over a year’s time, and is funded primarily through participant fees.

For more information contact Jason Karszes at jk57@cornell.edu.