Do you have empty stalls in your barn? Or more feed than your herd will need this year? Dairylease, our cattle leasing program, is designed to help utilize your current facilities and acreage, while conserving existing lines of credit for other uses. It is the smart way to put more cows to work for you!

Dairylease Cattle Leasing
Expand your herd through this innovative program that will help you increase milk production, fully use your facilities and feed supply, and free up capital for other areas of your business. Additionally, the Dairyleasesm cattle leasing program may provide savings to your farm at tax time. Provided by Agri-Max Financial Services, LP, Dairyleasesm is a 36-month bred heifer leasing program. The lease is set up with an option to purchase the cows at the end of the lease term. All offspring belong to you and culling can be done at your discretion, with replacements being made in a timely manner.

Lease Program Details

• You submit a lease application to Agri-Max Financial Services. You must have been in business for a minimum of three years.
• The lease period is 36 months, with the option of purchasing or returning the animals at the end of the lease.
• Only dairy-bred heifers will be leased. Agri-Max must approve the livestock selected by you from an outside supplier.
• Minimum group size is 10 heifers. No more than 50 percent of your farm's total herd can be leased at one time.
• All offspring belong to you.
• Culling of leased animals can be done at your discretion, but replacements must be made within a 30-day period.
• All leased cows are tagged with Dairylease tags.
• Agri-Max will perform periodic field inspections of the cattle and facilities.
• Cows must be monitored on an individual basis by DHIA or an equivalent testing program for production, butterfat, protein, somatic cell counts, body condition and breeding.
• A routine herd health program must be maintained with an ongoing veterinarian relationship. This includes monthly reproduction exams, a vaccination program, parasite control and mastitis prevention.
• Animals must be bred through artificial insemination.

To download a Dairylease application form click here