Analysis of Automated Grain feeding Systems on Dairy Farms in New York State

Michael J. Kelleher and Robert A. Milligan

No 185989, Staff Papers from Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management

Abstract: Computer controlled concentrate feeders allow farm managers to allocate concentrates to each cow. The purpose of this study was to investigate the use and profitability of these systems on New York dairy farms. A mail survey, sent to farmers using automated feeding systems, found a $179 per cow return. Further, it was found that the newer technology of microcomputer based systems generated a return of $189 per cow from investment. Net present value analysis found that 90 percent of the farms with microcomputer feeding systems had a positive net present value for the investment. This research suggests that investment in automated feeding equipment can be a profitable decision for many farms

Keywords: Livestock; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26
Date: 1985-06
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/185989/files/Cornell-Dyson-sp8514.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ags:cudasp:185989

DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.185989

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Staff Papers from Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by AgEcon Search ().