Feeding farm business dreams
It’s a blend of art and science.
Better nutrition meant money on animal health
Calves just never seemed to get started right at Stony Brook Farms in Eastern New York. Respiratory disease was almost part of the SOP, and the dairy was spending a lot on vaccines and treatment. Once Gary Moore from Cargill got involved, calf health improved and the drug bill went down.
It all started with an analysis of what we had been doing
“It was pretty easy to see from Cargill’s analysis of our forages and feeds that our margins after purchased feed costs were much slimmer than the norm,” says Troy Sellen, Operating Partner at Valley Line Dairy. “This encouraged me to discuss with our custom harvester, agronomist, and internally with my father and team on what our goals should be for forage production.” Read more about Valley Line Dairy’s approach to improvements through analysis, data and partnerships in this blog post.
Dairy Growth through Diversification
The Freund family has been successfully creating new business opportunities since 1949 for three generations on their northwestern Connecticut dairy. But their latest, an internationally in-demand planting pot made from the farm’s manure, is among its most creative. Learn more about the creativity and diversification that has allowed more family members to join the family business.