Gunk by definition is an unpleasant sticky or messy substance. It is not only unpleasant to humans, but it also reduces dry matter intake, spreads molds and yeasts, and can cause disease in our cows. To discover it, you must be visually aware and be...

Shrink is a fancy word that only means the difference between what was fed… and what was actually measured going into the feed center. It is a huge economical drain for most dairies. It is an interesting problem that results from the lack of...

The Art of Feeding is techniques that require a person to observe or to act. This is what moves an average feeding department to excellence.

If you are like most producers, at one point or another you toy with the idea of re-designing your feed center. Today there are lots of good examples of indoor feed centers and it yields the question, do I need a fancy feed center? If I take the...

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...

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...

Feeding cows on a dairy is probably not something a consumer thinks about every day. But for Amelicor this is a science that could be likened to an Olympic athlete with a team of nutritionists, trainers, and coaches. Dairy cows quite literally have...