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Evaluating Feed Efficiency with Profit in Mind

For dairy farms, feed is the largest operating expense, therefore how efficiently cows convert feed into milk generates a lot of attention.

Variability in Your Dairy’s Data: Look Beyond the Average

This article explains when variability matters, how averages can fall short, how additional measures can improve data interpretation, and illustrates these concepts with examples using farm data.

Right Way. Right Time. Ensuring Welfare and Value in Cull Dairy Cattle [Video] ▶️

The focus is on safeguarding animal well-being, meeting legal and industry requirements, and protecting the economic value of market dairy cattle.

Automated Milking Systems- Facility Design Considerations

As AMS adoption expands, understanding facility design and operational requirements is critical for maintaining productivity and animal well-being.

Field Management of High Oleic Soybeans for Feed

High oleic soybeans can reduce dairy feed costs by allowing higher feeding rates without depressing milkfat, but require careful stewardship planning.

Managing Mastitis in Automatic Milking Systems (AMS)

Mastitis is one of the most common and economically impactful diseases in dairy cattle and remains a top priority in both conventional and Automatic Milking Systems (AMS).

Feed Efficiency: Creating a Data Action Plan

This article outlines how to create a practical and impactful data action plan around the feed efficiency metric.

Managing Feed Efficiency: What You Can Control

Exploring strategies which farms can use to in the feeding and management of dairy cows.

What Shapes Feed Efficiency in Dairy Cows?

Exploring the key factors that influence feed efficiency in dairy cows.

Feed Efficiency, A Basic Metric for a Complex System

This article provides a basic overview of feed efficiency as a metric.

Detectando fallas temprano en sistemas de ordeño [Video] ▶️

Este seminario práctico le ayudará a identificar señales tempranas de fallas en la sala de ordeño, el sistema de lavado y el cuarto de tanques.

How Can Dairy Farmers Use Large Language Models (LLMs)?

What exactly is “generative AI”? And more importantly, how can dairy producers use it in a practical way to help manage their farms, stay up to date on research, and make informed decisions?