An ag economist says what’s best for individual farmers isn’t exactly what’s best for the dairy industry today.
Kevin Dhuyvetter with Elanco Animal Health tells Brownfield if dairy farmers aren’t making incremental milk growth, they’re falling behind.
“What that means is if I’m not doing some of those things to keep getting better and better and better, or if I’m not keeping up—I’m improving but not as fast as everyone else, I’m actually falling further behind.”
He says research shows the most profitable dairy farms consistently
produce slightly more milk and are mostly larger.
Continue reading More milk good for farmers, not industry at Brownfield Ag News.
