Webinar 1 – Presentation outline

- What are the three dominant factors that farmers should focus on to increase profit on dairy farms?

- Which are the essential ratios for dairy farmers to monitor if higher profit is the goal and how do these ratios change when pasture harvest increases, milk production per cow increases, and farm production systems change?

This presentation covers the following areas:

• Confirming the ratios that can be used to describe profit and that should be monitored by dairy farmers to determine the impact of farm management changes on profit
• Reviewing how these ‘profit-monitoring’ ratios change as pasture harvest increases, milk production per cow increases, and farm production systems change through reductions in pasture as a per cent of the cow’s diet
• Developing conclusions from this review as to the three dominant factors that impact on dairy farm profit, which should as a result be the focus for building more financially resilient dairy businesses

 

 

 

 

Webinar 2 – Presentation outline

- What is the single dominant factor that has driven improvements in profit in South Africa over the last 20 years compared to other countries…and what is South Africa’s ‘Achilles Heel’ limiting profit in the future?

- What more needs to be done to confidently establish the industry’s international competitiveness and provide a potential platform to becoming an exporting country?

This presentation covers the following areas:

• Comparing trends in the South African dairy industry with New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Uruguay and United States.
• Analysing South Africa’s strengths and weaknesses, and confirming the dominant factor driving growth for the last 20 years.
• Identifying the major remaining weakness and the strategies required to develop a competitive export milk industry.

 

 

 

 

Webinar 3 – Presentation outline

- What are the step-by-step changes a South African pasture-based dairy farmer would need to make to lower their cost of production and increase their profit margin to establish a more financially resilient business?

- What are the challenges and opportunities when changing a production system and including a higher percentage of pasture in the diet?

This presentation covers the following areas:

• Reviewing a model that represents an average pasture-based South African dairy farm
• Reviewing the key assumptions that change as pasture as a per cent of the diet changes, and the impact of these changes
• Developing conclusions as to the impact on profit, cost of production and international competitiveness of the industry
• Discussing the most significant business challenges faced by farmers when they implement a lower cost of production system