Drawing on 34 years of on farm advising as a specialist, and as part of a team crop/dairy/farm management approach enables us to bring to your farm a complete analysis.  One that understands and considers the impacts of one decision across the entire farm system.

With proprietary Whole Farm Software, analysis of the balance of the farms forage production, storage, and utilization is compared. We go beyond this computer analysis to the interface of each of these steps. It is this interface, where most specialists leave off and the next starts, that our consulting and research experience can enhance your farm’s profitability. This on-farm analysis works with you to develop a sequence to optimize your resources and minimize limitations, to increase the profitable production of milk from forages.

The effectiveness of this system can be seen in a recent dairy magazine that showed only 32% of the counties in the US increased in milk production. Rensselaer and Albany Counties, where much of our work was focused, were in that group and increased significantly. While New York State increased in milk production 13% over the past 10 years, Rensselaer increased 52%.

The Whole Farm System approach works and can work for your farm.