Producers young and old need our help to optimize profitability. Sometimes the decisions seem counterintuitive but productive isn’t always profitable. Taliah Danzinger shares how the use of herd management data insights to monitor cow performance can help keep costs in check and maintain a profitable herd.
Source: AgProud, January 25, 2024. Link.
It is important to understand negative outlier cows to improve profitability. Whether low-producing, high health cost, difficult breeders or a combination, herd management tools make it easier to identify them.
INSIGHTS: Consider using the key profit driver terms to start conversations with dairy producers to help them identify the outlier cows that pull profits down. If you hit a nerve, use the article to support your discussion.