How we calculate the feed margin of your dairy cows
We calculate your concentrate costs from the feed you purchase and your milk deliveries. More specifically, we use the information provided on your supplier purchase reports or accounting reports.
For feed produced on the farm, we use the market value. The milk value is directly collected from our database, if you agreed beforehand to provide your Producteurs de lait du Québec information. Then you will be able to compare yourself to the average of all farms in our system.
Calculations can be made for the cow and heifer feeding, for a day or for a given period.