Feed Efficiency: Creating a Data Action Plan
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Feed efficiency is becoming a more commonly discussed measure on dairy farms. While it can be a “nice to know” number, it becomes a “need to know” tool when used intentionally to inform decision-making and drive management changes. However, collecting data without a clear path often results in wasted effort. To unlock its full potential, farms need an action plan that defines goals, outlines data collection and analysis methods, and ensures insights are applied.
As part of a series discussing feed efficiency, this article outlines how to create a practical and impactful data action plan around the feed efficiency metric. The general guidelines from this article can apply to any data used on dairy farms.
By Katelyn Goldsmith
Updated December 31, 2025 12:05 PM








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