Author: Elliot Neto, Ph.D., technical services manager with Kemin Dairy producers are always looking for ways to gain efficiency while reducing costs. That’s just good business. But, some budget cuts can cost you more in the long run than what you saved in the first place. And alternatively, some investment in prevention can pay dividends down the line. Take water quality for example. It can be hard to see the value in spending money in this area. If your water supply looks a

Over the past decades, technological advances in genetics, nutrition, management, comfort, and animal welfare have enabled enormous progress in dairy production and productivity. Studies in the United States indicate that milk production per cow has quadrupled, and production efficiency has tripled in the last century. Similar progress has also occurred in Brazil as producers continue improving productivity and efficiency across a wide variety of production systems. Thirty ye

Author: Elliot Neto, Ph.D., technical services manager with Kemin Dairy producers are always looking for ways to gain efficiency while reducing costs. That’s just good business. But, some budget cuts can cost you more in the long run than what you saved in the first place. And alternatively, some investment in prevention can pay dividends down the line. Take water quality for example. It can be hard to see the value in spending money in this area. If your water supply looks a