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Dairy producer survey about market cow and beef x dairy trends
1.
Are you doing beef x dairy breeding on your dairy operation?
Yes, more than last year
Yes, the same as last year
Yes, but less than last year
No, not at all or very little
No, but I did so previously
Other (please specify)
2.
What Federal Order or unregulated region are you located in?
Northeast (FO 1)
Mideast (FO 33)
Appalachian (FO 5)
Southeast (FO 7)
Florida (FO 6)
Central (FO 32)
Upper Midwest (FO 30)
Southwest (FO 126)
Arizona (FO 131)
California (FO 51)
Northwest (FO 124)
Unregulated western states
Other (please specify)
3.
If you do breed some of your dairy herd to beef, do you sell the beef x dairy offspring as...
newborn / 3 day old calf at auction
newborn / 3 day old calf to a direct buyer
keep them a while and sell as feeder cattle
finish them out and market as fat cattle at auction or to a packer
sell the beef direct to consumer or by halves or quarters
Other (please specify)
4.
Are you keeping more cows this year that you might normally have culled and delaying the market cow income to get the income from another calf?
Yes, keeping more questionable cows longer
Yes, keeping some questionable cows longer
No, culling decisions have not changed
No, I am quicker to cull at these cull cow prices
Other (please specify)
5.
Are you keeping hard breeders longer?
Yes, I use beef semen and keep some cows I would normally have culled
No, I use the same criteria for culling hard breeders as in the past
Other (please specify)
6.
Are you concerned about having enough heifer replacements
I have enough of my own heifers being raised as replacements
I don't breed for or keep as many dairy heifers as I used to but I'm not concerned about having enough replacements
I don't breed for or keep as many heifers as I used to and I am concerned about having enough replacements
I am breeding for more dairy heifers and raising more of these extra heifers to sell than I used to
I am breeding for more dairy heifers and raising them to be sure I have enough
Other (please specify)
7.
My rolling herd average production is...
higher than last year at this time
lower than last year at this time
about the same as last year at this time
Other (please specify)
8.
My herd's average lactation age is...
older than it normally would be
younger than it normally would be
about the same
Other (please specify)
9.
What Federal Order or unregulated region are you located in?
Northeast (FO 1)
Mideast (FO 33)
Appalachian (FO 5)
Southeast (FO 7)
Florida (FO 6)
Central (FO 32)
Upper Midwest (FO 30)
Southwest (FO 126)
Arizona (FO 131)
California (FO 51)
Northwest (FO 124)
Unregulated western states
Other (please specify)
10.
What is your general herd size (lactating animals)?
under 100 cows
100 to 300 cows
300 to 500 cows
500 to 1000 cows
over 1000 cows
over 2000 cows
Other (please specify)
