Balancing more than rations: These dairy nutritionists work with budgets, bankers and feed-bunk management

摘要

An increasing number of dairy producers want their nutritionists to balance budgets as well as rations. They want "Jacks of all trades" who offer financial, managerial and herd-health advice as well as feed-bunk and silage management education. That'saccording to three nutritionists, speaking of the challenges of their chosen profession, at this summer's Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference in Dubuque, IA "We've kind of created this," suggested Mike DeGroot of DeGroot Dairy Consulting, Visalia, CA. "We have asked our clients, What do you want from us?' "