Training & Workshops

DHI-Plus®

"SEEK" out new features of the DHI-Plus Dairy Management Software you may not be using, such as:

  • The 'Herd Inventory and Financial Projection Report' in the DHI-Plus Herd Analysis Package. It can help take the guess work out many of your business decisions, such as:
    • How profitable will I be each month?
    • How many cows will I be milking each month?
    • How many cows and heifers will calve each month?
    • How many cows will be going dry each month?
    • If I lower my cull rate by 2%, how will it change the number of cows milking each month?
    • How many springing heifers will I need to purchase in order to maintain my cow numbers?
    • If I change the length of the dry period, how will it impact the number of cows milking?
    • What will be my feed cost per cwt?
    • Based on my own costs, what is my breakeven milk price?
    • How much milk do my cows need to produce to pay for their feed costs?
    • What is my breakeven milk production level?
    • If the salesman says the feed additive will increase production by 2 lbs and it will cost $ .09 per cow per day, how profitable will it be for my dairy?
  • Learn how Pocket DHI-Plus™ can help you save time, increase compliance, and reduce labor costs.
  • Data Entry Macros to speed up data entry and create consistency with data entry macros.
  • Discover the Personal Herd Profile and Scatter Plots graphical analysis tools which show trends and historical data for your herd.
  • Improve reproductive tracking using the Breeding and Events Analysis module.
  • The flexibility of the Custom Report tools to individualize your reports to meet your specific management needs.
  • Cohort Analysis - Receive in-depth training on the popular DHI-Plus Cohort Production Analysis tool where cows are divided into 'cohort groups' based on the month they calved. Inspect the effects of management practices and changes during the transition period, and other points in the lactation.

"All my herd managers quickly understand the concept and value of DHI-Provo's Monthly Calving Cohort analysis. It has become the number one piece of data to review each month as we look for opportunities. In simple terms, it takes much of the guesswork out of evaluating one of the most important aspects of the dairy, the transition cow."

—Earl Aalseth, DVM, Ph.D., Dairy Consultant, Lake Stevens, WA

  • Track innovative programs.
  • Backup Data and File Exchange with Consultants.

EZfeed™

The EZfeed™ session will help you to "SEEK" out the key indicators of a feeding operation and how you can efficiently manage them. Key points will include:

  • Understand the different innovative tools of the program.
  • Explore practical ways to increase the profits on your operation.
  • Learn how to analyze the critical parts your existing EZfeed data and view historical information.
  • See how Pocket EZfeed™ can make the feeder's job easier with its added features, speed, visibility, and historical data.
  • Check out the new tools to monitor the loading and unloading process to prevent feeders from circumventing the system.
  • Learn how to use new values for Age, Days in Milk, Days Carried Calf, Lact #, Animal Weights, etc.
  • Learn how nutritionists use EZfeed to analyze and improve feed management.
  • Top ten items we will be focusing on:
    1. Feed Efficiency, how important is it and how do I monitor it?
    2. Ingredient costs, what are they now? What will they be in the future and how will that impact my bottom line?
    3. Monitoring profitability, what is my cost per CWT of Milk? What is my daily rate of gain? What is my Income Over Feed Cost? How efficient are my rations? How efficient are my cows producing milk? How efficient are my growth rates?
    4. Managing current feed inventories and contracts. How can I plan for future purchasing needs?
    5. What are my intakes and costs? Are there feeding deviations to worry about? How do I setup exception reports?
    6. How do I create an inventory report for my bank or owner when my inventories have been so elusive in the past?
    7. Building custom reports for your operation and how they can affect the integrity of your decisions.
    8. How do I implement a feed change when I don't have time to track the feeder down or I'm out of town? Learn innovative ways to utilize technology.
    9. Utilizing leftover feed, see how the program can simplify this procedure and impact your profits.
    10. Automation of tasks will make your life easier and inspire you and your employees to perform to the best of their abilities.

"It is probably the smartest thing I have ever done on my dairy is putting in EZfeed, it seems like such a no brainer now that I have it."

–Brent Czech, New Heights Dairy, MN. 950 cows 30,000# + RHA

Pocket DHI-Plus™

"The speed and efficiency of Pocket DHI-Plus has shortened the duration of vet checks and reduced the dairy labor involved by 50%. This is one of the few technologies that we have brought onto the dairy that our employees like more than we do. And, I love this thing!"

–Tom Thompson, Stotz Dairy, Buckeye, AZ, 3,500 cows

The Pocket DHI-Plus session will "SEEK" out how using RFID technology combined with a Pocket PC and the Pocket DHI-Plus™ software for management purposes can benefit the efficiency of your operation.

Areas of emphasis will include but not limited to:

  1. Integrate running multiple tasks. Do multiple tasks in just one pass while the cows are locked up which increases the speed to accomplish daily routines. Combine Vet Check, Sync Shots, Inventory and other tasks while only scanning the cow once.
  2. Can you really improve protocol compliance? The Pocket DHI-Plus and RFID system gives you the tools and insight.
  3. Learn to utilize last scan information to minimize the lost cow syndrome. Can't find a cow on test day? When was the last time a certain cow was scanned? Build Custom Reports that maximize the accuracy of RFID scans. Using multiple Pocket PCs? Last scan data will show which Pocket PC was used when the cow was scanned.
  4. Build tasks to implement the accuracy and time savings of Pocket DHI-Plus.
  5. Increase the integrity of your data and see how auto-run macros can speed up recording and monitoring shots and vaccination schedules.
  6. Set up and enable Quick Macros for rapid and accurate data entry for Vet Check type tasks.
  7. Learn how to set up the audio prompts you want to hear when you scan an animal.
  8. Access information quickly. See how to navigate screens to see breeding and health data. Learn about screen options during vet check.
  9. Learn how to record sold/died data and what screens and macros can be used.
  10. Take advantage of powerful inventory features while scanning. Make string changes or be alerted when animal is in the wrong string.
  11. Get the most out of using the Pocket DHI-Plus Device Manager to manage settings and options. Take home instructive ways to introduce new tools and improve efficiency of your dairy operation.

DHIA Personnel Session

This DHIA Personnel user session will keep you up-to-date on DHI-Provo's tools for managers and supervisors. This popular session is getting bigger every year; you won't want to miss it!

  • When was the last time you saw the new and exciting enhancements to DHI-Provo's Pocket DHI-Plus software? Come and see how it can improve your ability to better serve your dairies.
  • Learn how to use the Pocket DHI-Plus software on herds with RFID technology and also on herds not yet using RFID.
  • Not using Pocket PCs? We will also discuss testing with DHI-Provo's DHI-Plus software using laptop computers. Learn how to use the special features of the custom report system and data entry to help you increase accuracy. Leave reports and/or files for the dairyman before you leave the farm.
  • "Seek" out new ideas you will want to initiate as soon as you arrive back at the office.
  • The valuable interaction with others using DHI-Provo software is always informative.

Access-DHI™ User Session

"The unique data entry macros in the DHI-Plus program enable our dairy clients to quickly and accurately enter their daily events in a standardized format. This along with the powerful user flexibility of the software has proven very useful as we help them with their breeding program and analyze their dairy records."

—Dr. Alyn M. McClure, DVM, Herd Health Management, LP., Gilbert, AZ

This Access-DHI™ user session is specifically for consultants. We will "SEEK" out the following analytical tools in the DHI-Plus® software:

  • Cohort Analysis Report & Graphs
  • Inventory and Profitability Projections
  • Breeding Analysis
  • Conception Rate
  • Events Analysis
  • Personal Herd Profiles
  • Scatter Plots
  • Custom Reports

Influence the dairies you serve more effectively by utilizing the analysis tools available from DHI-Provo developed over the years with input from dairy producers and consultants.

Identify areas of strength within a dairy, as well as the opportunities to improve.

Express Service and File Exchange with DHI-Plus® Software Users

  • Automatically receive herd records as soon as the new test day records are processed.
  • Learn to back up and restore DHI-Plus® data files from the producer's PC.