Dairy Tech in Texas: Managing 8,000 Cows with Activity Monitors featuring Nathan Moroney, Del Rio Dairy

Peggy Coffeen, Uplevel Dairy

December 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team DHIA, News 0

One of the big challenges that comes up for dairy farm owners and managers as they grow and scale is this: Should you invest more heavily in highly-skilled, really good cow people, or invest in technology to do the things a good cow person could do?What if there was a way to streamline your cow flow and workflow, that allowed those really good cow people to focus their time and attention only on the cows that really need it, and what if that could cut the number of cows in your hospital pen by 30%?Well, that’s what’s been possible for Del Rio Dairy in Frionia, Texas, and manager Nathan Moroney talks about:

  • How the data is helping Del Rio Dairy save 30% of cows from ending up in the hospital pen
  • Why every pre-fresh heifer gets a collar in close-up pen
  • The high value of dry period data
  • How to get employees to buy in on new technology

As Del Rio Dairy has grown from around 3,000 cows to now the upwards of 8,000 and expanded to include 3 parlors on site, including the most recently built 90-stall rotary, they moved from capturing basic data from milk meters to now a full suite of real-time rumination and activity data from GEA CowScout activity monitoring collars.The High-Performance Mindset Series is powered  by Nedap. Nedap is future-proofing dairy farms by revolutionizing cow-side care through technologies in activity monitoring, cow locating, milk metering and identification. Listen for more episodes in this series throughout 2023.

Also, see related Part 2 of this series: Protecting His Price and Minimizing Risk with Nathan Moroney, Del Rio Dairy

Texas dairyman Nathan Moroney talked about using technology to make managing 8,000 cows at Del Rio Dairy easier and more efficient on Ep. 58, and today you are going to hear more from Nathan. His background story may surprise you.Find out how this city boy from Pheonix found his way to the Texas Panhandle, where he dove in head first to learn the ropes of dairy management, and how he puts to work his business and finance background and eye for operational efficiencies every single day to manage the operation that has grown to now include more than 13,000 head of cattle and more than 70 employees.

So how is this business manager and dairy manager planning to protect his price point and minimize risk in 2024? That’s what you will hear on this podcast, part of the High-Performance Mindset Series, powered by Nedap. Nedap is future-proofing dairy farms by revolutionizing cow-side care through technologies in activity monitoring, cow locating, milk metering and identification.

Listen to the Uplevel Dairy Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.Watch the podcast video on the Uplevel Dairy YouTube channel. The Uplevel Dairy Podcast hosted by Peggy Coffeen is the podcast for dairy owners and managers looking to take their business, management and leadership to the next level. Learn from other dairy managers and hear from industry experts on employee management, finance, family business and more. Visit UplevelDairy.com, and find the Uplevel Dairy Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and YouTube.

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