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Data dump: Three steps for making sense of big dairy data

How to make sense of massive amounts of data generated on farms to help inform decisions, track progress and improve profitability.

January 27, 2023

Chad Jenkins

How to make sense of massive amounts of data generated on farms to help inform decisions, track progress and improve profitability.

Progressive Events: NMPF/UDIA/NDB annual meeting

November 25, 2022

Kimmi Devaney

Nearly 750 dairy producers and industry representatives gathered in Denver, Colorado, on Oct. 24-26 to learn the latest updates about dairy policy, exports, dairy checkoff, economics and more at the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) and National Dairy Board (NDB) annual meeting.

Looking backward to plan forward

Take time to reflect on business decisions made this past year and reevaluate how tasks are done. Prioritize improvements and consider what will happen if these changes are delayed.

November 1, 2022

Cindy A. Kinder

The end of the year can also be a great time to reflect on what happened this past year and to reevaluate how tasks are done. I encourage you to focus on the now and recent past to improve the future of your operation.

3 production numbers you may not always look at

May 7, 2022

Tim Kinches

One of my favorite phrases is: “We are drowning in information while starving for wisdom.” I am sure everyone has felt this at some point in their life.

Hoenhorst Farms multiplies its success with a methodical management approach

February 11, 2022

Emma Ohirko

Imagine you have the power to monitor every aspect of your farm business; profitability, production, animal health, culling, reproductive success is all there, and it’s divided into specific metrics to help paint a picture of where your farm’s problems may lie.

Top 10 KPIs to focus on today to be more successful tomorrow

July 16, 2021

Matt Groen and Maxime Tarte

As today’s dairy producers look to the future, becoming an expert manager of the financial side of dairy farming is just as critical to future business viability as animal husbandry, agronomy, nutrition and every other hat dairy producers wear.

Farming practices Canada’s top herds can’t go without

March 16, 2021

On Feb. 9, using Herd Management Score (HMS), Lactanet named the top 25 dairy herds in Canada. To get some insight into what leads to the success of these operations, Progressive Dairy contacted the top 10 farms named on the list and asked them to name one farm management practice they never want to give up and why.

What should you look for in a herd summary report?

February 24, 2021

Jenna Guinn and Jeffrey Bewley

In a time filled with new ways to look at data, it’s easy to fall into a space of data overload. On dairy farms, there are several data management software programs to choose from, with multiple ways to look at hundreds of metrics on your farm.

Data detectives: Use your data to increase long-term efficiency and profitability

February 24, 2021

Mark Case

Even with dramatic increases in productivity in the past 50 years, every dairy farm still has opportunities to improve efficiency and profitability. One way to do this is to harness and make sense of your farm’s data. Many dairies already collect much of this data, but never use it to the extent it could be used.

Measure and monitor your dairy’s key financial data

February 5, 2021

Amber Hewett

“That which is measured improves. That which is measured and reported improves exponentially.”
—Karl Pearson

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