Understanding economics of integrated crop and livestock systems: for lenders

( 2025 )

Summary

Livestock on farms offer key benefits: manure production for fertilizer, adding value to crops, improving soil health through well-managed grazing and manure usage, and providing an entry point for a next generation to join the farm. All those benefits sound great, but even so, many farmers, farm advisors, and lenders are unsure of how livestock enterprises could affect a farm’s overall financial performance. Uncertainty over financials means livestock opportunities on crop farms may go unclaimed.

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Green Land Blue Waters

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University of Minnesota

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