Federal Milk Marketing Orders.

4 p

Federal Milk Marketing Orders.

4 p

SUIZA FOODS CORPORATION: BEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGY IN THE FLUID MILK INDUSTRY

Suiza Foods has rapidly grown to become the largest company in the U.S. fluid milk industry. This teaching case is designed to familiarize students with the challenges which confront Suiza in its quest for further growth and, in turn, high profitability. Interviews with top executives describe the history of Suiza as well as the rationale behind Suiza's strategies. Information is presented on both economic and financial trends so as to allow the student to asses Suiza's past, present and future performance.Agribusiness, Livestock Production/Industries,

The Economic Importance of Calving Intervals.

2 p

The Economic Importance of Calving Intervals.

2 p

Balanced Dairying. Economics

Newsletter of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service discussing topics related to economic aspects of raising dairy cows, dairy production, and managing dairy operations. This issue has a feature article about: "Investments in Free Stall Dairy Housing: Estimated Costs, Returns and Risk

THE ECONOMIC AND FISCAL IMPACTS OF A CHEESE PLANT AND DAIRIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS

Agribusiness,

The Texas Dairy Industry: Trends and Issues.

81 p

Cheese Prices

4 pp., 1 tableCheese prices are derived from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Market News, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. This publication explains the process of cheese pricing. It includes information on hauling rates and freight differential

Milk Futures, Options and Basis

4 pp., 5 tablesThe milk futures and options market enables producers and processors to manage price risk. This publication explains hedging, margin accounts, basis and how to track it, and other fundamentals of the futures and options market