Why are dairy farms getting bigger?
Dairy farms grow in size by adding cows to their herds. This expansion helps them stay in business. If your farm has expanded, personalize your response by offering one or more of these reasons: • We expanded so that we could support a second generation. My son or daughter came back to work on the farm. We want to be able to provide a decent living for his/her family. • Our farm grew so that we could spread our operating cost over a larger base of milk production. By doing so, we are able to become more efficient and produce high-quality milk at less cost. • The price that we receive for our milk has not kept up with the cost of doing business. We expanded so that we could produce more milk to cover our operating cost, which includes expenses such as feed, animal care, electricity, fuel, equipment and labor. You also can bring your message home with an analogy, such as: “Like most people, I like to get a raise. Growing the size of my dairy farm is how I get a raise to maintain an accep
