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Correlation between dairy testing and farm income

A Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) manager in southeast Minnesota sees a correlation between on-farm research and income.

Murl Niebuhr is based at the Zumbrota DHIA laboratory.

“It’s interesting, sometimes when the farm economy starts to go south, dairymen tend to test more to get rid of those cows.”

DHIA labs take milk samples, test for disease and pregnancy, and provide ear tag services for dairy farmers throughout the Midwest.

“We’re kind of seeing where dairymen are stretching out their testing from the regular four weeks to maybe six weeks, and some have even gone eight weeks. And you hate to see that, they hate to see that, but the dollar only goes so far.”

He says DHIA offers quality services to dairy producers at a cost-effective level.

Brownfield spoke to Niebuhr at the Carver County Dairy Expo in Norwood Young America Monday.

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