Improving cost-efficiency and profitability 67 th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, Belfast UK, 29 Aug - 2 Sep 2016 Helping dairy farmers to improve economic performance utilizing data-driven DSS tools Victor E. Cabrera University of Wisconsin-Madison Supported by several USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hatch USDA Grants from College of Agriculture and Life Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Improving cost-efficiency and profitability
67th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, Belfast UK, 29 Aug - 2 Sep 2016
Helping dairy farmers to improve economic performance utilizing
data-driven DSS tools
Victor E. Cabrera University of Wisconsin-Madison
Supported by several USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and Hatch USDA Grants from College of Agriculture and Life Sciences from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Rationale - dairy farming decision-making
Highly dynamicAlways changing
Highly integratedInterrelated components
prices
policies
climate
environment
cows
weather
soils
crops
managementeconomics
Successful dairy farming decision-making
Meaningful DATARecords
Decision Support SystemsDSS Tools
Integrated System Approach
Outline - descriptionDescribe DSS development
DairyMGT.info> 40 DSS toolsassist dairy farm decision makersdecision-making and problem solving describe sample tools by management area Methods
no single or specialcombinationadaptationempirical
Outline - descriptionOverarching goal
farm specificuser-friendlyscientifically soundrelevant throughout time
Providing answersfastconcretesimplerelevant
Outline - descriptionInnovative DSS tools
many areas of dairy farm managementpractical and real-life applicationsimpact documentationDSS tools performance
Vision for the futurenew technologiesopportunitieschalenges
> 40 tools
Decision support toolsFarm-specific assessments
Every farm is different
Farm conditions changeDecisions should adjust
Market conditions change permanentlyPrices and cost impact decisions
Applications should be user-friendlyStill scientifically sound and robust
Elements of Decision Support ToolsUW-Dairy Management