The Herd and Feed Blog

At the Amelicor 2019 Herd and Feed Management Conference dairy producers gathered from all over the world. Robb Bender (a consultant and partner in GPS Dairy Consulting, LLC) was one of the keynote speakers and you can watch his presentation on...

Are your dairy records healthy? This was a question I asked in a blog post not too long ago to talk about the importance of keeping track of health records. I don't think it's a secret that keeping track of health and production records is a core...

I had a discussion with a fellow veterinarian the other day, during which he shared an interesting experience. While doing a herd health analysis at a local dairy the dairyman mentioned that his family was quarantined because his daughter had been...

Not long ago I took a call from the nutritionist of a long-time EZfeed customer. This nutritionist consults for multiple dairies, all owned by the same owner and they employ the EZfeed system at all locations.

It doesn’t appear to be a great year in the Dairy business. Futures after four year of poor milk price look horrible for 2020. How do you survive? The following are my recommendations in your survival plan.

To create a better picture of how EZfeed software helps dairy operations, we followed 14 dairies who were testing with their local DHIA. We collected the data for six months before installing EZfeed to establish a basis for comparison. After...

There are around 40,000 dairy farms in the United States -- and most of these have been in business for generations. Low milk prices and labor shortages, however, mean that many dairy farmers have to work long hours for little profit. Is there a...

I often ask the question of our producers, "What are you in the dairy industry to produce?" This is of course a trick question because undoubtedly everything comes down to milk. However, I say we are in the industry to produce calves. Keep reading...

You know the feeling, you graduate from school and then real life starts. Does it match your expectations? Can you relate your education to what you end up doing?

The improvements that dairy herds have seen in the last several years are not natural consequences of time nor are they accidental. Every improvement within the dairy industry has been the result of deliberate decisions. Using management software...

It’s been nearly a decade since I first started working with the Dairy Challenge. Even though ten years have gone by, I still find myself getting swept up in the excitement that seems to overtake the students and participating producers.

Today's dairy science students are the industry experts of tomorrow. With a growing demand for dairy production, it has become more important than ever that those entering the workforce have the skills and hands-on experience with advanced...