Chad Jenkins

Everything you never wanted to know about cow manure

Using manure condition, consistency and contents can inform upstream nutrition and management decisions to drive productive efficiency on the dairy.

February 29, 2024

Chad Jenkins

Ever wonder what it is with this fecal fascination? Think of it as “reading the tea leaves,” except with poop instead of leaves. While this excremental exploration may seem unsightly at the surface, manure can provide critical insights into the efficiency of digestion of the dairy ration.

KPI alphabet soup: Defining acronyms of high-performance dairies

Four KPIs that have considerable impact on dairy productivity and profitability are income over feed cost, dollars per pound of dry matter, energy-corrected milk efficiency and money-corrected milk.

October 23, 2023

Chad Jenkins and Mark Hodge

Interpreting dairy key performance indicators (KPIs) have you feeling like eating an alphabet soup sandwich? While there are hundreds of ways to slice and dice dairy metrics, this article will define and explore several KPIs that have a substantial impact on dairy productivity and profitability.

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.

Make better nutritional and management decisions by understanding milk fatty acids

May 6, 2020

Mike Brady, Josh Peters, and Chad Jenkins

Dairymen, nutritionists and processors all seem to be paying more attention to fat and protein these days, particularly due to their impact on the price of a hundredweight (cwt) of milk.

Feed inventory management: It’s not a game, but it can feel like one

February 7, 2020

Wytse Aalbers and Chad Jenkins

Planning and managing forage inventory on the dairy can sometimes feel like playing Tetris. Like Tetris, we see things begin to pile up or disappear faster than our feed center is prepared for, with consequences more financially weighty than a fistful of quarters at the arcade.

Feed efficiency: Are you telling the whole story?

August 6, 2019

Chad Jenkins and Bob Biedenbach

This year, we were fortunate enough to attend an excellent dairy conference hosted in a casino resort in the Southwest.

Articles by Chad Jenkins

Everything you never wanted to know about cow manure

KPI alphabet soup: Defining acronyms of high-performance dairies

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

Make better nutritional and management decisions by understanding milk fatty acids

Feed inventory management: It’s not a game, but it can feel like one

Feed efficiency: Are you telling the whole story?

The financial condition of Idaho agriculture: 2024

Boost cattle health and performance with sustainable deworming

Progressive Events: Pushing for reproductive progress at 2024 DCRC annual meeting

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