Minnesota State Agricultural Centers of Excellence

Academic Best Practices in Agriculture

• Farm Business Management • Dairy Training Program

– Ridgewater College• Career Pathway Development

Centers of Agricultural Excellence

Staples

Mankato

Keith OlanderAgCentric Director1830 Airport RdStaples, MN 56479218-894-5163kolander@clcmn.edu

Brad SchloesserSouthern Cntr of Ag Director1920 Lee BoulevardNorth Mankato, MN 56507-389-7263Brad.Schloesser@southcentral.edu

Current Areas of Emphasis

AgCentric

AdvocacyCareer Pathway

Development and Promotion

Farm Business Management Education/Training

Advocacy

Consumer Literacy

Feeding a growing population while

sustaining our environmental

resources

Connecting consumers to food source through

messages that promote food system

integrity

Legislative

Keep legislators informed of results of

public investments

Facilitate interactions of legislators with

students in agriculture pathways

Agricultural Education

Continue to bridge gap between Secondary, Post Secondary, and

industry – for teachers and students

Support development of teachers and

students in agriculture education career paths

Career Pathways

Industry collaboration

Career Pathway recognition

Agriculture Job Exchange in partnership with

AgriGrowth/RTT/DOLI.

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Allow easier access to technology for classes and

public

Provide immersive experience for non-

traditional students and parents

Career Information

Real Time Talent database guidance for relevant data

for talent influencers(guidance

counselors/parents/etc.).

Connecting MN State, U of M & Industry to solve

workforce crisis through recognition of data driven

demand

Farm Business Management

Professional Development

Provide 3 programs annually for technology and program

updates, we provide a mentorship program for faculty

with less than 4 years of experience

Brings 8 colleges working in harmony with one curriculum

to serve our states farmers (nearly 3,000)

Benchmark Database(FINBIN)

Collate data from faculty to regional and state database

with specialty sorts for lender and public policy use

Annually, over 2,000 producers provide accurate data that

receives over 35,000 queries annually

Farmer Producer Needs

FBM Program collaborative works with partners to meet

student needs in areas such as farm transition, expansion,

mediation, and loan process guidance

62 faculty act in many capacities meeting with

farmers typically 6-8 times per year to problem solve with

them for farm sustainability in both the short and long term

Education/Training

Post-Secondary Mentorship- PIM

With the support of MAELC funding we are growing a program to identify and

address the needs of early career College Faculty.

Initiative year indicates a greater communication across Minnesota State

AFNR faculty – list-serve was developed.

UAS Training

Utilizing the aerospace assets at Northland College, additional faculty have been

trained and trainings continue to be offered – Part

107.

Collaborative work with various colleges and secondary partners.

Industry partnerships continue to evolve.

Online coursework

To address the needs of those secondary schools

with no agriculture programming, an online

program is coming to fruition.

Additionally, we are targeting introductory

coursework who work with agriculturist but have limited

experience in the area of agriculture production.

Ridgewater Dairy ManagementProgram

Enrollment • ~45 students enrolled in the two years

• Students come from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Washington

Students touring Red Wing Shoes Factory

• Classes Include– Nutrition– Anatomy/ Health– Breeding and Reproduction– Facilities– Replacements– Artificial Insemination Certificate– Palpation and Ultrasound/ Embryo Transfer– Farm Financial Management all 4 semesters– Forage production– Forage harvesting– Ag Power

Activities• World Dairy Expo Trip• Field Trips

– Students will see 40-50 different farms over 2 yrs.

• California Trip and World Ag Expo– Tour Dairy Farms, Yosemite, Alcatraz

• Post Secondary Agricultural Student (PAS) – Compete in Management Contests– Placed in the top 3 teams in 2017

Opportunities• Career Fair

– 50 Companies participate

– Visit with industry reps– Interview for jobs

• Fall Field Day– 10 minute

presentations – Open to the public– Present to peers

• Internship– 2 internship periods

every year• October and April

– Paid Internships – On Farms

• Work at home• Work for others

– Dairy Businesses

Minnesota Farm Business Management

Number of Dairy CowsAverage Farm

20

70

120

170

220

Cow #s

128140 134

140

160 170179

184 189200

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Pg 48-49

Production &Returns per Cow

-400

-200

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

16,000

17,000

18,000

19,000

20,000

21,000

22,000

23,000

24,000

25,000

26,000

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

# milk/cow return/cow

Pg 48-49

Dairy Cows – 3-yr viewCosts and Gross Margin per CWT

FeedDirect

Dir & OvhdGross Margin

$0.00

$7.00

$14.00

$21.00

$28.00

2014 2015 2016

$10.22$8.77 $7.72

$15.57$13.37 $12.19

$18.38$16.22 $14.87

$23.64

$17.42$15.31

Net Returns: $5.26 $1.20 $.44

Pg 48

Dairy Cows –Number of Farms in database

0

100

200

300

400

500

Total <50cows

51-100

cows

101-200

cows

201-500

cows

> 500cows

407

46

143115

7330

MN FBM Dairy Sort

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Total <50cows

51-100

cows

101-200

cows

201-500

cows

> 500cows

407

11%

35%28%

18%7%

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%

Total <50cows

51-100

cows

101-200

cows

201-500

cows

> 500cows

13%

4%

11%

36% 35%

44%

Dairy Cows –Number of Herds and Percent of MN Farms

Some herd data provided by the Minn Department of Ag.

MN FBM Dairy Sort

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Total <50cows

51-100cows

101-200cows

201-500cows

> 500cows

2014 12% 5% 10% 29% 31% 38%2015 11% 4% 10% 31% 32% 33%2016 13% 4% 11% 36% 35% 44%

13%

4%

11%

36% 35%

44%

201420152016

Dairy Cows –Farms as percent of all MN herds

MN FBM Dairy Sort

Minnesota Dairy Sort Selected Factors - Size and Production

16,450

20,18722,797 24,859

27,085

39 74 143318

913

Up to 50 Cows 50 - 100 Cows 100-200 Cows 200-500 Cows Over 500 Cows

Pounds of Milk No. of Cows

MN FBM Dairy Sort

Minnesota Dairy SortSelected Factors - Cost and Price

FeedDir & Ovhd

Dir,…Gross…

$0.00

$7.00

$14.00

$21.00

<50 Cows 51-100 101-200 201-500 >500 Cows

$8.81 $8.50 $8.00 $7.88 $7.37

$15.55 $14.99 $14.86 $15.35 $14.72

$17.75$16.44 $15.87 $16.04 $15.24

15.65 15.63 15.63 15.51 15.48

Ave Cost w Labor = $15.77

MN FBM Dairy Sort

Sort - Includes All Robotic Dairy

Non-Robotic Traditional

Non-Robotic 3X Milking Organic Dairy

Initiatives

Sort - Excludes NA All non-robotic herds

Organic, Org. Transition, 3X Milking,

Rot. Grazing, Robotics

Organic, Org. Transition,

Rot. Grazing, Robotics,

non-3X milk herds

All non-organic herds

All non-Dairy Initiative

herds

Number of Farms 407 16 331 34 17 118Number of Cows 195 152 171 531 93 163Milk Produced per Cow 24,390 25,741 23,770 27,224 14,910 23,828Milk Sold $4,006.88 $3,935.51 $3,853.11 $4,431.97 $5,140.48 $3,908.59Gross Margin $3,790.19 $3,761.71 $3,631.45 $4,215.74 $5,025.96 $3,692.89Feed Cost per Cow $1,899.65 $1,906.29 $1,846.07 $2,074.91 $1,894.01 $1,864.49Breeding Fees $48.37 $40.82 $47.57 $54.12 $25.58 $45.21Veterinary $111.99 $139.04 $105.08 $136.60 $39.48 $98.24BST $47.34 $19.74 $39.90 $80.17 $0.00 $36.51Repairs $128.39 $166.19 $128.37 $118.95 $170.33 $127.97Hired Labor-Dir&Ovhd $427.52 $157.61 $374.07 $647.79 $330.02 $373.83Interest $85.50 $244.41 $86.62 $64.12 $61.22 $94.18Depreciation $167.54 $443.01 $149.71 $189.07 $167.54 $169.88Total Dir &Ovhd Cost $3,653.19 $3,881.63 $3,501.79 $4,149.96 $3,345.51 $3,508.00Net Return $136.99 -$119.92 $129.66 $65.78 $1,680.45 $184.88Cost of Prod - O&D $14.98 $15.08 $14.73 $15.24 $22.44 $14.72Culling Percentage 28.5 27.6 27.8 31.8 20.6 28.0Turnover Rate 35.5 33.9 35.2 37.7 25.3 35.0Feed Cost per CWT $7.79 $7.41 $7.77 $7.62 $12.70 $7.82Average Milk Price $16.57 $15.47 $16.30 $16.51 $35.30 $16.56

Additional Selected Sorts within the Dairy Enterprise

Dairy Sorts Expanded…

Career Pathways

Agriculture – Nationwide (2016)Nationwide Top 5 Entry Level Positions Posted• Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers• Demonstrators & Product Promoters• Industrial Engineers• Retail Sales Workers (feed, grain, equipment)• Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers

Total Agricultural Establishments (NAICS 11)

Quarter 3 of 2016: 103,491(p)Source: BLS Quarterly Census

of Employment and Wages

Agriculture – Minnesota (2016)Minnesota Job Volume by Career Pathway

67,032 Ag jobs advertised online

(+4.9%)

Top Job Sites Used in Minnesota

38% required little to no experience (0-2 years)

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*Location Quotient (LQ) of 1.3 or higher compared to national volume.

Agriculture – Minnesota (2016)The Top 5 Entry Level Positions Posted• Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers• Ag Equipment Maintenance & Repair Workers • Power & Line Installers • Retail Sales Workers (feed, grain, equipment)• Customer Service Representatives

Top Growth in Demand• Ag Product Demonstrators & Promoters• Food Product/Grain Market Researchers• Agricultural Marketing Specialists• Food Scientists & Technologists• Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators

Employers with Highest Volumes of Animal Systems Opportunities

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*Unique to Minnesota’s top five occupations.

Agriculture – Minnesota (2016)

Unique to Mankato• Food Products & Processing• Agribusiness & Ag-Related

Sales/Retail

Agriculture – Core Skills

Agricultural Careers

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