{"id":1111,"date":"2019-10-01T15:19:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T15:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniag.coop\/2019\/10\/01\/combiendoutilsdansvotrecoffre\/"},"modified":"2019-12-19T09:31:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T14:31:38","slug":"howmanytoolsinyourtoolbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniag.coop\/en\/animal-production\/howmanytoolsinyourtoolbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know how many tools are in your toolbox?"},"content":{"rendered":"In 2019, the dairy production sector remains one where the difference between profit and loss can be minimal. It is therefore important to be as accurate as possible in evaluating the results when making technical and economic calculations. Sollio Agriculture (formerly La Coop) has been developing numerous calculation tools for several years now, based on research data and the economic situation in dairy production. The objective is to help us help you make the best possible decisions when calculating based on industry needs. The purpose of my article is to describe some calculation tools that are available to help you make decisions.\r\n\r\nOur available tools :\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Adulteration by water<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ag-Bag<\/li>\r\n \t<li>TMR Audit<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Foot bath<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Organic \u2013 3 groups<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Fixed and variable costs<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Bunk Silo Density<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Transition enclosure<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Expansion<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Financing<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Fresh heifer breeding<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Pamitic Fat<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Fixed Milk Replacers<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Milk Replacer vs Whole Milk<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Water line (cleaning)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Milk delivery<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Grain corn in silage<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Corn Silage Evaluation<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Milling measuring Tool<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Measuring tool<\/li>\r\n \t<li>PeNDF<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Milk planning<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Portions per Meal<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Weight of round bales and silage boxes<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Weight of a silage wagon<\/li>\r\n \t<li>PMR Daily Portrait<\/li>\r\n \t<li>PPM Rumensin<\/li>\r\n \t<li>SNF\/F ratio<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Horizontal silo (bunker capacity)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Vertical Silo capacity<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Time budget<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Total calf<\/li>\r\n \t<li>RVF (Relative Feed Value) of commodities<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>SILO horizontal and vertical<\/strong> : Who is not familiar with SILO software? In any case, I often use it for inventory planning when the silo is full or during the year to ensure inventories. The vertical SILO software takes into account the dry matter of the silage and the filling level. The horizontal SILO software (bunker) takes into account dry matter, forage input speed, compaction time, weight of machinery used to compact and thickness per layer. In short, it is easy with this software to give you a fairly accurate evaluation of your inventories and, of course, to calculate the daily feedout rate to avoid feed heating losses. We can also calculate your needs and inventories with the BETTER software when it is impossible for you to put in a bunker, but rather in a pile.\r\n\r\n<strong>AG-BAG<\/strong> : This calculator allows you to evaluate your AG-BAG inventories fairly accurately according to the diameter and length filled.\r\n\r\n<strong>Bunk silo density<\/strong>\u00a0: The secret to the success of your silage is of course compaction. The better the silage is compacted, the less air there will be and the better the preservation will be&#8230;I hope I\u2019m not teaching you anything? On the other hand, who knows the compaction density of their bunker? We have at our disposal a tool that allows us to check the compaction of your bunker when we are wondering about the preservation of our feed. So, do not hesitate to talk to your consultant about it.\r\n\r\n<strong>Milk planning<\/strong>\u00a0: Who does at least one dairy planning per year? I doubt that many of you do not, am I right? Whether it is a milk planning with a lot of precise information or just by calculating the number of cows eligible to milk month after month, it is clear that it gives you a better picture of production over the next five or six months and it helps us, your consultants, to help you make the best decisions for milk production in the coming months.\r\n\r\n<strong>Milk delivery<\/strong>\u00a0: Ask your consultant to send you a report of your milk production every other day based on your fat content. It takes a big two minutes to do and it tells you exactly how much milk to send according to your quota, plus additional days if necessary.\r\n\r\n<strong>DMR Daily portrait<\/strong>\u00a0: The daily portrait calculates your profit margin per kg of fat that your farm generates for a given time. It takes into account the cost of feeding your lactating cows vs. producing fat, protein, lactose and other solids. In other words, it allows you to calculate your return following the feeding of your cows in lactations to pay the rest of your company\u2019s variable and fixed costs.\r\n\r\n<strong>TMR Audit<\/strong>\u00a0: Again this morning, I observed at a customer\u2019s premises that corn silage was poorly mixed with the rest of the TMR ingredients. Do you think that the expected results will be satisfactory? Are you familiar with the definition of TMR? \u00abHomogeneous mixing of forages, concentrates and minerals in specific proportions to achieve an adequate balance and density of nutrients so that they can be served at will\u00bb We have a tool to help you check if your mixture is homogeneous.\r\n\r\n<strong>Expansion<\/strong> : The expansion of farms is exponential and expansion means additional needs for infrastructure, animals, fodder, etc. We have a very effective tool to plan your short, medium and long term needs according to your expansion objectives.\r\n\r\n<strong>Lacto-Fixe<\/strong> : The Lacto-fixed tool is a calculation that allows you to draw up a chart for feeding your calves according to the number per age group and litres served by each. It gives you the amount of hot, cold water and powder needed to make one litre of reconstituted milk depending on the temperature of the final milk concerned.\r\n\r\nOf course, I have only listed some of the tools we have in our possession to help you. Whether it is for financing, calculating your company\u2019s expenses, calculating footbath, cost of breeding fees, or any other need, we have a multitude of tools for making your decisions. Feel free to ask your consultant what\u2019s in his toolbox, you might be surprised!","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2019, the dairy production sector remains one where the difference between profit and loss can be minimal. It is therefore important to be as accurate as possible in evaluating the results when making technical and economic calculations. 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