Business tools

The Decision Support section of the site allows you to compare prices, calculate gross margins, budget allocation and benchmark your dairy enterprise against the best in Northern Ireland.

These services are offered as part of the decision support interactive program. Help pages are also available for your convience.

Should you have any difficulity with the programs please contact us by sending an email to webmaster@ruralni.gov.uk

Please choose a link below.

Dairy Benchmarking
benchmark your dairy enterprise against the best in Northern Ireland

Bulls Database
search a database of the latest bull PTA figures

Dairy Options
plan your dairy enterprise with the options program

Dairy Cow Gross Margin
calculate your own dairy cow gross margin

Cost of forage on your farm
calculate the cost of forage on your farm

Milk Production from Grazed Grass
evaluate dairy milk production from grazed grass during the grazing season

Milk Protein Calculator
calculate your own weighted average milk protein

Milk Quality Valuer
benchmark your herd milk protein against the Protein Improver herd

Compare Milk Quote Prices
compare prices for two different batches of quota

Quota Monitor
Estimate the annual milk production of your dairy herd

Grass Budgeting
budget for extending grazing season in the autumn

Greenmount Business Planner
examine the effect of management changes on future profit margins

Premium Calculator
calculates premium entitlement and land area required.