Financial and Business Planning Services

Project Frame-Up A consulting service which provides a high-level analysis of a dairy's management capabilities and resources. Most importantly, it helps dairymen answer two questions: "How are we doing?" and "What do we do next?"
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Dairy Financial Projection Model A consulting service which essentially walks a dairy producer through the process of planning an expansion or new start-up dairy project. The Dairy Financial Projection Model is a comprehensive seven-year projection of cash flow, profit/loss and proforma balance sheet.
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Business Plan Combined with the financial modeling and projections provided by the DFPM, the project will be carefully outlined and planned in these additional areas: mission statement, intermediate and long-term goals, description of the management team, employee staffing and organization, market outlook and forecasts, marketing strategy, purchasing strategy, forage/manure planning, nutrient management, permitting, etc.
Dairy Enterprise Analysis Provides dairy businesses with a thorough operational review, identifying key areas impacting operational efficiency and financial success.
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Expansion Navigator Assists dairy operators in developing sound business and financial plans, supported by pro-active management systems for the first two years following project completion.
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Human Resource Management

Milking Technician Training Training program to improve your milking technician's parlor and animal skills as well as their understanding of the importance of proper and consistent milking technique.
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Standard Operating Procedures

To establish the industry's most proven practices as daily routine and not a system of trial and error, DairyES has developed standard operating procedures for the dairy's critical production drivers. Examples of the procedures include:

  • Animal health and reproduction - DairyES provides a treatment book, field diagnostic manual, reporting forms, sampling protocols for laboratory analysis, and supporting information on animal health and reproduction
  • Dry cow, calving, and newborn calf management - standard operating procedures are available for each of these critical stages.
  • Milking - procedures are available on milking routines and employee scheduling, pre- and post- milking, clean up, mastitis treatment, footbaths, and reporting forms.

Customized Training Workshops DairyES offers several on-farm training workshops tailored to the particular needs of the individual dairy. One of the primary features of these workshops is the customized training materials developed specifically to the client's farm and application. The training materials remain with the farm and can be utilized as refresher training for present employees or as part of the orientation training for new staff members. All training materials can be updated to remain part of the dynamic training process for each dairy. Example topics include calving and calf management, pre-partum/post-partum management and feeding management.


Layout and Design Services

Discovery Exercise Provides on-farm consulting support for producers planning a major dairy expansion or having herd management problems. Provides technical information and advice on cow comfort, building site selection, building options, financial feasibility, labor management, labor scheduling and dairy herd management practices.
Initial Consultation

Extensive scripted interview with client (including key decision makers) to: 1) discern vision for the project, 2) capture and prioritize a wants/needs list and 3) review and formulate plan. This would involve a site visit to the existing dairy to observe current management strategies and identify both weaknesses and strengths of the existing operation.
Initial Layout After client has approved the written text description of the project, a CAD drawing is developed. A site visit is scheduled to discuss the first-draft facility layout including subsidiary elements (e.g. manure storage, feed storage, etc.).

Layout Revisions Subsequent revisions of the initial layout as requested by client delivered either in person or remotely. If site visit is required, travel time will be billed at 50% rate.

Plan Detail Drawings are augmented and refined to include greater detail including cross-sections, elevations, manure handling, process flows (people, cows, manure, milk, feed).
Plan Detail Revisions Subsequent revisions of the initial layout as requested by client.
Construction Consultation Site visit(s) during construction phase to assess contractor plans and processes from a operator/manager perspective - identify construction process issues (e.g. poor concrete pour/finish) and recommend appropriate solutions.
On-Going Periodic Consultation Walk-throughs, performance analysis, discovery and discussion of performance limiters.


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