Calculating Annual Cow Costs Webinar Series
Nebraska Extension
Input costs are challenging producers to examine production costs and identify opportunities to adjust the production system. Knowing annual cow costs is the foundation for evaluating and making management decisions to improve profitability in a cow-calf enterprise. Calculating costs and breaking them into categories provides insight into where there may be opportunities to make changes.
Nebraska Extension will host a webinar series on November 9, 10, and 12 to explain the fundamentals of knowing and calculating annual cow costs.
Topics to be covered will include:
Understanding economic unit cost of production for the cow-calf enterprise.
Recognizing the value and cost of both grazed and harvested feed.
Calculating cow depreciation and replacement development costs.
Figuring the cost of equipment and labor utilized in the cow-calf enterprise.
Examining breeding expenses and evaluating the value and cost relationship.
Reviewing benchmark cost and production data to see how you compare.
The webinar series is $70 per person and includes a resource workbook. The course will be limited to 40 participants. To register, go to https://go.unl.edu/cow_costs. Registration is requested by October 30 to ensure meeting materials have time to be mailed to participants.
For questions about the webinar series or for more information, contact Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Educator, at 308-235-3122 or aberger2@unl.edu.
