When it comes to feeding management in dairy farming, many farmers see technology as complex or difficult to handle. In reality, digital feeding management simplifies daily work instead of complicating it.
Digital tools for daily feeding control have a direct and positive impact on farm economics and feeding efficiency. The real value does not come from the technology itself, but from how farmers use it every day.
In the video linked to this article, Cristian Rota explains why farms can no longer rely only on manual feeding management.
Ration components never remain constant.
Dry matter content changes continuously due to:
When farmers do not measure and update these variations daily in a management system, they experience changes without noticing them. This lack of control leads to inaccurate dry matter intake estimates.
Farmers who correctly use dedicated software and technology:
One of the most common mistakes in manual feeding management occurs when farmers assume intake levels that do not actually exist.
When data lacks accuracy:
Technology does more than improve numbers. It also supports animal welfare. A consistently managed ration reduces stress and limits variability within the herd.
Digital feeding management begins at the storage stage.
Farmers must:
This daily approach allows farms to:
Digital systems must handle both technical and economic data, not just nutritional values.
By managing dry matter and economics in real time, farms can calculate a key indicator: IOFC (Income Over Feed Cost).
According to Rota, farms should calculate IOFC:
Technical data provides dry matter intake and feed efficiency.
Economic data completes the analysis.
IOFC combines these elements to answer a key question:
how much money remains after the farm pays feed costs?
That margin covers all other farm expenses.
Changes in IOFC guide strategic decisions.
When farmers fully commit to using technology and correctly populate digital systems, they obtain high-quality data.
This approach:
When farms use technology to its full potential, it does not become a cost.
It becomes a tool that generates value every day.
Daily digital feeding management helps farms to:
Digital management does not complicate work.
It allows farms to work better, with greater awareness and fewer margins for error.
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