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Linking early-lactation systems to peak milk performance

Common challenges to achieving higher peak milk and how to approach them from a systems-level perspective before and during early lactation.
October 6, 2025
Jay Giesy and Cesar Matamoros

How a dairy achieves their next increase in peak milk production is unique to their operation. We have many keys in our proverbial keychains that might unlock the door to greater peak milk, but it’s not always easy to know which key to use.


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Questions to ask your nutritionist given the current state of the dairy industry

Producers should ask themselves and their nutritionists how to be more efficient and handle supply chain disruptions given the present state of milk prices, supply chain issues and lower forage inventories.
February 3, 2023
Mac Campbell and Jay Giesy

Producers should ask themselves and their nutritionists how to be more efficient and handle supply chain disruptions given the present state of milk prices, supply chain issues and lower forage inventories.


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Questions producers should ask their nutritionists given the current state of feed inventory in the U.S.

February 23, 2022
Mac Campbell and Jay Giesy
Weather, fluctuating commodity prices and now supply chain disruptions have and will continue to present challenges for dairy producers and nutritionists when sourcing feed ingredients.
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Why further customizing your herd’s nutrition matters

October 7, 2021
Jay Giesy
Is it OK to just feed cows, or does it matter what nutrients are fed? Think of it this way: We work to reduce variation during feeding, for both consistent ingredient and nutrient delivery.
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How precise is your nutrition program?

August 7, 2020
Jay Giesy
The goal of precision nutrition is to formulate rations that support the nutritional needs of the herd and the financial needs of the business as closely as possible.
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Use de novo fatty acid analysis to keep rumen microbes on the ‘Yellow Brick Road’

May 24, 2018
Jay Giesy
Thanks to new research, we now have the ability to routinely evaluate the profile of butterfat as an indication of how it’s being made by the cow.
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