We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.
  • Sign In
  • Create Account
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
subscribe / renew
  • Livestock
    • Beef
    • Dairy
      • Canada
      • U.S.
    • Sheep & Goats
    • Other Livestock
  • Crops
    • Grains
      • Barley
      • Wheat
    • Hay
    • Pasture
    • Ensiled Forages
  • Equipment
  • Magazines
    • Progressive Dairy US
    • Progressive Dairy — Canada
    • Progressive Dairy – en francais
    • Progressive Forage
    • Progressive Cattle
    • Progressive Cattle - Canada
    • Idaho Ag Proud
  • Blogs
  • Buyers Guide
  • Advertise
  • Ask AgProud

Progressive Dairy

Progressive Dairy Canada

PD Canada en Francais

Progressive Cattle

Progressive Cattle Canada

Progressive Forage

Agproud Idaho

Home

Home » Authors » Kevin Bernhardt

Articles by Kevin Bernhardt

Creating your $50-per-cwt Mona Lisa

May 25, 2021
Kevin Bernhardt
Interested in selling your milk for $50 per hundredweight (cwt)? Well, it takes about 12 pounds of milk to make a gallon of ice cream, and selling the ice cream for $6 per gallon nets out a price of about $50 per cwt. Better yet, what if you sell it by the 4-ounce scoop for $2.50 per scoop? Are you ready to sign up?
Read More

3 measures of long-term farm viability

March 31, 2021
Kevin Bernhardt
A year ago, there was a series in Progressive Dairy on the “Three Camps,” a discussion describing the different financial situations farm businesses might find themselves in as a result of the pandemic and outlining the prudent paths forward for those businesses.
Read More

Focus on the ‘Power of One’ in the new year

December 7, 2020
Kevin Bernhardt

As we approach Christmas and the new year, I must admit to being almost giddy with the idea of saying goodbye to 2020.


Read More

I’m on the (barbed-wire) fence and I want to get off

July 13, 2020
Kevin Bernhardt
 Indecision may be due to not seeing a path forward, seeing multiple paths but struggling to choose one or being paralyzed by how to even start the decision-making process.
Read More

Stand strong and resolute as a guardian of your equity

May 28, 2020
Kevin Bernhardt

Guardians of the Galaxy was a fun superhero movie in which a group of unlikely characters were thrust into the impossible task of guarding the galaxy against certain doom. While Drax the Destroyer, Groot and Rocket Raccoon are not dairy farmers, dairy farmers too have faced their own supervillains in the form of an extended period of low prices and now COVID-19.


Read More

Cash flowing to the other side of COVID-19

April 28, 2020
Kevin Bernhardt
As I write this article, the COVID-19 news is marginally better. The curves are flattening, and people are starting to whisper about life beyond COVID-19. 
Read More

To be or not to be – an investor?

April 17, 2020
Kevin Bernhardt

Shakespeare is probably not often quoted in Progressive Dairy, but with a focus of this issue being facilities, it seems appropriate.


Read More

COVID-19: A hard conversation about the risk

April 7, 2020
Kevin Bernhardt
Helping my daughter, a high school senior, contemplate no school, no track, no forensics competitions, no prom and maybe no graduation ceremony due to COVID-19 is a hard conversation. As my wife and I have that tough conversation with her, I can’t help but realize that many in the dairy industry may face tough conversations as well in the year ahead.
Read More

Don’t keep feeding dead-weight debt

December 12, 2019
Kevin Bernhardt
As I write this article, January 2020 Class III futures are $18.15 per hundredweight (cwt), a $1.65 increase since my semester of teaching started in September and well above the annual averages for the last five years (Figure 1).
Read More

Is it time to exit the dairy business?

May 24, 2019
Kevin Bernhardt
A statement often made by professional athletes is: They stayed in the game beyond the years of their peak performance. Of course, the couple of million dollars they made for their time helped ease the transition.
Read More
Previous 1 2 Next
  • RECENT ARTICLES
  • 63532-hanson-UH4A0056.jpg

    Ranchers navigate tough grazing decisions amid drought

    June 9, 2026
  • 63581-coppin-ranchbot.jpg

    Water is becoming the hard limit on U.S. ranches

    June 9, 2026
    • Preweaned calf rumen development: How it shapes heifer growth and future milk production

      June 9, 2026

FREE NEWSLETTERS

Award-winning coverage of in-depth news and analysis to make your business more profitable.

SIGNUP TODAY
Advertisement
THE GUIDE

How do I get my company listed in your Buyers Guide? 
Submit a request to be listed for FREE in the Buyers Guide here.

Why can I only see so many articles before I have to register for the site?
Find out why here.

SUBSCRIBE to Leading Industry Magazines

Award-winning coverage of in-depth news and analysis to make your business more profitable.

Subscribe/Renew
Advertisement

I'm looking for ________

Find the right products and services for your farm, ranch or operation.

CHECK OUT OUR BUYERS GUIDE
Advertisement
  • FEATURED PODCASTS
  • [Podcast] Performance By Design: Science-driven solutions for today’s calf raisers

    Progressive Dairy
    Podcasts
    SPONSORED BY IFF Animal Nutrition & Health
  • [Podcast] What it takes to raise great heifers and build a winning team culture with Jason Shamburg and Nic Schoenberger

    Progressive Dairy
    Podcasts
PERSONALIZED CONTENT
Create an account and see website content tailored to your operation.  It only takes a few seconds!
SEE RECOMMENDATIONS NOW!
Copyright © 2026 Progressive Publishing

MORE INFORMATION
  • About Us
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • FAQs
  • Advertise
  • Shop
  • Stats Posters

OUR MAGAZINES
  • Progressive Dairy
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Linkedin
  • Progressive Dairy — Canada
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Linkedin
  • Progressive Dairy — en français
    • Facebook
  • Progressive Cattle
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Linkedin
  • Progressive Cattle — Canada
    • Facebook
    • Linkedin
  • Progressive Forage
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
  • AgProud — Idaho
    • Facebook
    • Linkedin

CONTACT INFORMATION

Progressive Publishing
238 West Nez Perce (physical)
PO Box 585 (mailing)
Jerome, ID 83338

   

info@progressivepublish.com
(800) 320-1424
(208) 324-7513 (Main)
(208) 324-1133 (Fax)