West Central MDI Program

A process to improve dairy farm profitability...

Upcoming Events

West Central sponsors many events each year that provide benefits to the dairy producers involved in the program. Visit the Events page to learn more!

Project Objectives

West Central MDI utilizes a team of experts to help dairy producers improve their business profitability. West Central MDI will:

• Help you organize a team of experts to evaluate your dairy enterprise
• Help you identify areas of improvement needed and suggest solutions for improving profits.
• Utilize Farm Business Management to analyze your current financial progress and monitor cash flow
• Provide follow up activity to monitor production and profitability arranged by a West Central MDI coordinator.

Examples of MDI activities may include:

• Milk quality concerns
• Feed preparation and nutrition
• Dairy facility remodeling or expansions
• Finpack analysis to measure financial progress
• Reproduction
• Herd health
• Manure management
• Farm transfer

Counties Served

Clay, Becker, Wilkin, Otter Tail, Traverse, Grant, Douglas, Pope, Stevens, Big Stone, Swift, Chippewa

Program Cost

West Central MDI is funded through the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture manages the funds.

Dairy producers participating in the MDI program pay a $200 enrollment fee. Monetary benefits for participation include one semester of Farm Business Management tuition, dairy industry partners consulting fees, and team coordination efforts which in most cases represents $1000 plus per farm.

Cooperating farms will complete business assessment forms with the coordinator's assistance to identify major dairy improvement areas.

Register Today!

Click here to download the West Central MDI brochure and registration form in PDF format. If you have questions, please contact Jim Rook at 320-239-1347.