Estimates the market value of dairy feed ingredients

Evaluates grouping strategies for feeding lactating dairy cattle

Calculates the econnomic value of using Optigen® with lactating cows. Optigen® replaces a user-defined source of protein and adds a user-defined source of energy

Maximizes the income over feed supplement cost (IOFSC) for a fixed amount of forage used in the diet and graphs the IOFSC to a substitution of two selected feed supplements

Benchmarks feed costs and income over feed cost (IOFC) for a group of participating herds

Calculates the income over feed cost (IOFC), the marginal value of milk to corn, and the optimal level of corn usage for defined milk price, feed costs, and stage of lactation

Calculates the income over feed cost (IOFC), the marginal value of milk to corn, and the optimal level of corn usage for defined milk price, feed costs, and stage of lactation

Estimates the break-even milk production needed to pay for a ration feed additive ingredient

Calculates the true heifer pregnancy rate of a herd.

Evaluates the use of accelerated heifer feeding programs with respect to conventional feeding programs

Estimates the difference of the net present value of various sexed semen reproductive programs and a conventional semen reproductive program for dairy heifers

Calculates the number of heifers needed as replacement to maintain constant the herd size in the long-term

Calculates the total cost of raising heifers in three points in time: at 12 months, 24 months, and after 24 months

This tool is an update of the tool UW-DairyRepro$ (below) that has an improved design and it is capable of analyze the use of heat detection devices within of defined reproductive programs in dairy cattle.

The Economic Value of a Dairy Cow

Estimates the difference of the net present value of various sexed semen reproductive programs and a conventional semen reproductive program for dairy heifers

Calculates and compares the economic value of dairy reproductive programs including timed artificial insemination (TAI), heat detection (HD), and combinations of TAI and HD programs. It applies probabilistic reproduction survival curves with expected monetary values to assess the net present value (NPV) of defined reproductive programs. The overall NPV of a specific reproduction program is the aggregation of the expected monetary values (EMV) of reproductive events according to defined economic parameters.

Combines novel lactation curve definitions with key economic figures to help dairy producers explore the impact of pregnancy timing on milk Income Over Feed Cost.

Simulates a dairy herd and their replacements for nine lactations: from the moment of the first calving to the ninth parturition

Calculates the true heifer pregnancy rate of a herd.

This is a self-extractable/installable tool that is used for fitting milk curves.

The DE-DSS is designed to help dairy producers explore “what-if” situations as they predict changes in dairy production and expansion. Dairy producers using the tool are able to forecast changes in herd structure for all calves, heifers, and cows.

Estimates the economic benefit (or loss) of a change in the milking frequency from 2 times a day (2X) to 3 times a day (3X) based on user-defined parameters

Compares Wisconsin benchmark lactation curves with your own data. Benchmarks for 18,000 to 30,000 lb/cow/year of RHA and for parities 1, 2, 3 and higher from 3.6 million records provided by Wisconsin AgSource Cooperative Services

Evaluates the cost/benefit of using recombinant bovine Somatotropin

Predicts the yield of alfalfa according to user-defined fall dormancy, cutting, height, growing degree days, and rainfall

The Economic Value of a Dairy Cow

Calculates the value of a replacement heifer under specific farm conditions, an indicative of her buying or selling price.

Calculates the number of heifers needed as replacement to maintain constant the herd size in the long-term

Calculates the total cost of raising heifers in three points in time: at 12 months, 24 months, and after 24 months

Simulates on a monthly basis the dynamics of a dairy herd population, including the future make-up of the herd

Price risk management tool that uses the Livestock Gross Margin for dairy insurance.

The Working Capital (WC) decision support system consists of a suite of tools. It is intended to assist dairy producers in identifying annual cash flow balances for the recent past (1-2 years); project expected incomes and expenses for the coming year and identify cash excesses/shortfalls well in advance of occurrence. Stand alone Excel, AGFA compliant, Balance Sheet and Farm Earnings Statements are also offered.

The Wisconsin Dairy Farm Ratio Benchmarking is a spreadsheet based tool especially created for this project. It compares dairy farm's financial status with +500 dairy farms in the State of Wisconsin.

The DE-DSS is designed to help dairy producers explore “what-if” situations as they predict changes in dairy production and expansion. Dairy producers using the tool are able to forecast changes in herd structure for all calves, heifers, and cows.

This applciation finds the monthly level of LGM-Dairy contract that gives you the least cost premium for a target income over feed cost.

Graphs the gross margin guarantee and premium of a livestock gross margin (LGM-Dairy) insurance contract to selected levels of feed such as corn and soybean meal equivalents to cover together with every cwt of milk

Calculates the cow's return to labor or the net revenue of a cow before covering the costs of labor

Predicts your mailbox price according to expected Class III price and future month

Calculate the amount of feed to be insured within an LGM-Dairy contract.

Help to calculate the Net Guarantee IOFC as the difference of all farm costs and feed costs. This value can be used to use the LGM-Dairy optimizer to find out the least cost premium. This tool also can be used to calculate the corn and soybean mean equivalents based upon a user defined diet. The corn and SBM equivalents are inputs needed for an LGM-Dairy contract

Graphs the gross margin guarantee and premium of a livestock gross margin (LGM-Dairy) insurance contract to selected levels of feed such as corn and soybean meal equivalents to cover together with every cwt of milk

This applciation finds the monthly level of LGM-Dairy contract that gives you the least cost premium for a target income over feed cost.

This program will calculate your estimated premium for various deductible levels to aid you in your decision.

Calculate the amount of feed to be insured within an LGM-Dairy contract.

Calculates the value of each milk component and the premium/deduct according to the level of SCC. Performs sensitivity analysis according to different levels of butterfat, protein, other components, and SCC.

Balances nutrients according to user-defined crops planted, soil analyses, effluent irrigated, dry manure applied, and chemical fertilizers supplemented

Application that estimates the N balance for grazing activity of dairy heifers or dry cows

Predicts seasonal manure excretion of lactating cows

DyNoFlo performs dynamic nitrogen balances of entire dairy farm systems. DyNoFlo was created for North Florida Dairy Farms, but it can be customized by the input data