1. Penn State Dairy Alliance Educational Resources Business & Information Management Brad Hilty Business and Information Management Specialist Penn State Dairy Alliance bhilty@psu.edu 717-948-6612 bhilty@psu.edu

2. Educational Resources Farm Business Analysis & Planning – DairyCOP$ Dairy Cost of Production Spreadsheet Easy to use Excel Spreadsheet for Calculating COP – Dairy Farm Business Summary Comprehensive Business Analysis for Strictly Dairy – FINPACK Business Analysis – All types of Farming Businesses – PA Dairy Tool Identifies Bottlenecks to higher profitability – BPAP – Business Plan Assistance Program PA Dairy Stakeholders Assistance for Business Planning – CDE - Business Plan Templates Templates for developing BP

3. Educational Resources Business Analysis – Publication Analyzing Your Dairy Business – A Systematic Approach to Using Benchmarks Information Management – Dairy Accounting Workshop – November 10-11, 2008 Harrisburg – Customized Training in Accounting for Dairies – Standardized Chart of Accounts for Dairy Accounting Systems – On-Line DHIA Records Analysis Course New Release - Fall 2008

4. Contact: Penn State Dairy Alliance 888-373-7232 or visit website: http://dairyalliance.psu.edu http://dairyalliance.psu.edu Educational Resources Business & Information Management Bra d Hilty Business and Information Management Specialist Penn State Dairy Alliance bhilty@psu.edu 717-948-6612 bhilty@psu.edu