GPS Dairy 2022 Blogs in Review
It was an exciting year for us at GPS Dairy Consulting, and it shows in the various topics we explored in our blogs. The key themes for 2022’s favorites were FeedFIT, Team Building & Employee Management, Technology and Professional Development. These are just some topics you read about on our blog in 2022. Before we launch into 2023 (more on that in the next post), let’s revisit the most widely read blog posts throughout the year. We are also including a few honorable mentions that we enjoyed writing.
1. These Five Corn Silage Harvest Errors Occur Too Often
It’s corn silage harvest season — a short window of time that affects dairy profitability all year long. What can go wrong? Unfortunately, there are many things that can and do go awry on an annual basis. Some are out of our control while others are not. In my experience, here are five corn silage harvest mistakes that happen too often and have a profound negative impact on the crop we’ll feed over the next year.
2. Axe Throwing, Alcohol and Cows
It is a strange and disturbing combination that has spread across America. Axe throwing and alcohol are being combined as a form of entertainment. And how does this relate to cows? Read to find out…
You have a feeding program, now what data should you be looking at and how often? A few items like dry matter intake and weighbacks may immediately come to mind, but what else?
4. Harvesting High Quality Alfalfa
It’s that time of year again when the alfalfa has awakened from its winter slumber and is quickly approaching 1st crop harvest. Are you and your harvest team ready?
5. FeedFIT: Corn Silage Harvest Tips
As I drive the countryside, corn is fully tasseled and ears are filling. So today we will focus on the king of forages: corn silage. Corn silage harvest is such a critical thing for dairies because you get one chance to get it right versus haylage harvest where you can have multiple opportunities if a crop doesn’t go as planned. Getting your game plan around how you are going to make corn silage harvest successful is an absolute must:
Want to read more? Here are five honorable mentions that the GPS team enjoyed writing.
6. Explain the WHY to Create the BUY
Day to day tasks can get daunting, but whether you are a manager, herdsman or owner of a dairy, we know that the routines that take place on farms are essential to productivity and healthy animals. Being that routines are key, and as our industry shifts to highly efficient animals through the use of genetics, nutrition and technology, we are constantly tweaking these routines to achieve the maximum efficiency. But how do we make people effective and efficient?
In the second GPS Vlog (video-blog), Trent talks data, innovation and technology and why it’s OK not to be the first one to implement technology on your dairy.
When we see the acronym KPI, we automatically think “Key Performance Indicator” and for any business, these indicators are an essential management tool to measure performance. In today’s blog, I challenge you to think about how you might define this same acronym, KPI, from a leadership perspective…
9. Turning Your Parlor Team into a Power Team
What is the best way to implement changes, gain compliance, and have a power team in our milking parlor? There are a few key factors to explore when you want to create a power team in your parlor:
10. Feeding Software
What is the largest cost category for producing milk? Well, it’s the feed of course! A simple web search will identify multiple sources that put feed cost at roughly 40-60% of total production. Feed is the largest single cost in milk production. We are all aware of that fact. So, what are we doing to manage that cost? How do we even try to keep track of it all?
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