In this digital age, how are dairy producers making numbers work for them? Host Matti McBride chats with Pennsylvania dairy farmer Steve Harnish in this Progressive Dairy Podcast episode. Learn about Harnish’s dairy, which software reports he values and how he uses them to manage his herd.
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Season 8, Episode 7
Here is the episode breakdown:
- 1:00 – Rapid-fire questions
- 3:00 – About the dairy
- 7:15 – System operations
- 9:30 – How Harnish manages workflow
- 14:15 – Daily reports
- 18:00 – Points of improvement
- 20:30 – Seeing results from positive changes
- 25:25 – Making decisions from data
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