Cost to Produce Milk Varies With Many Factors
Don Voelker of Iowa State University explains milk production costs fluctuate daily across farms due to feed fertilizer fuel equipment labor and other inputs. Key drivers include milk output per cow management and weather with studies showing average Grade A milk costs around 9.50 per 100 pounds for herds of 60 cows.
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Don Voelker
Extension
Iowa State University
Voelker
Midwest
Nine From County At 4-H Conference
Marion County 4-H members attended the 1976 State 4-H Conference at Iowa State University in Ames June 8 to 11. Delegates include Kent Klootwyk Barb Stevenson Vickie Clark from Knoxville Randy Dop Phil Core Pleasantville Melody Slykhuis Otley Michelle Stewart Melcher Terri Toom Pella and Cathy Stull Lacona. About 1 200 delegates from across Iowa participated. The article also profiles Jerry Rempe dairy operation near Leighton detailing a 52 cow Holstein herd, daily milking schedule, and rolling herd record of 14 700 pounds of milk and 533 pounds butterfat for 305 days.
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Marion County
Iowa State University
Ames
Kent Klootwyk
Barb Stevenson
Vickie Clark
Knoxville
Randy Dop
Phil Core
Pleasantville
Melody Slykhuis
Otley
Michelle Stewart
Melcher
Terri Toom
Pella
Cathy Stull
Lacona
Towa
Jerry Rempe
Jerry
City of
Des Moines
Mid- America
Mr. Rempe
Leighton Area
Central College
Town State
Rempe
Ashton
Iowa
Pella High School
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
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Grinnell Livestock Exchange
Ralph Fleener
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Kgrn - 1410
IO Ooer Buuttinas
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Cea Enes Sully
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