The TIPI-CAL model is an analytical tool for production, economics and environmental aspects of dairy farms. It was initially developed by Torsten Hemme (Hemme 2000) and is continuously being refined by IFCN to suit recent global challenges.

A typical farm represents the most common farm type within a region which has an average management and performance and produces the largest proportion of milk. The approach of typical farms and panel approach has been proven to be very practical and to produce in-depth results which are better than statistical averages. This approach also uses standardised units which enable comparison of the performance of different farm types at regional, national and international levels.

How we define typical farms? To answer this question, click here.

TIPI-CAL stand for: Technology Impact and Policy Impact Calculations (Hemme 2000). Since January 2009 the IFCN update the old TIPI-CAL 3.0 and develop the new version TIPI-CAL 5.0.

The model allows to compare the typical farm data worldwide and also in different regions and countries, with farms of different sizes and legal forms, under different plicy, market and technical scenarios. The TIPI-CAL enables the ranking of impacts of anticipated policies and farm strategies on dairy farms, hence serving as a dairy development guide. The chart above provide an idea on the way of calculating the farm economic indicators in the TIPI-CAL 5.0 model.

The new TIPI-CAL 5.0 has the advantages of:

1. Less variables
2. The option to add in additonal analytical tools
3. New variabls
4. Printable on 3 pages for internal strategic meetings