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DairyTalk 432: How a Tie-Stall Farm Outperformed Canada’s Most Modern Dairy Operations - by Helmut Demmelhuber
This podcast episode is based on an industry analysis of the Lactanet Herd Performance Index 2025 and explores why Canada’s top-performing dairy farms are not necessarily the most automated. One of the strongest signals comes from a traditional tie-stall operation that achieved leading results through strict udder health management, closed herd policies, and disciplined culling decisions. The episode challenges the assumption that robotic systems automatically create superior herd performance, highlighting instead how management consistency drives profitability. It also examines how lower age…
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