Milk Quality

Food production has become a global market. There is no way around it. The dairy industry has been to some degree insulated from this until recent years. Dairy exports have become critical to the national and regional dairy pricing structure here in the U.S. Add to that the influence of the European Union’s quality standards and the effect that they create on our dairy exports and all of a sudden, milk quality becomes a point of focus in the industry.

Milk quality has been a career focus of Dairy Performance Solutions (DPS) founder, David Sumrall. He has demonstrated the knowledge and ability to achieve pristine quality in large herds in the most adverse conditions within the U.S., specifically the hot and humid Southeast. It is the goal of DPS to make available to dairy cooperatives, processors/retailers, and producers the methods and techniques to achieve superior quality. Our services are geared to be delivered through cooperatives, independent processor/retailers, or directly to individual producers.

Dairy Cooperatives, Processors/Retailers – With the implementation of the EU standards and the influence it exerts on your milk supply, we can help you manage the quality of your supply and insure that your supply remains compliant, allowing you to capture the economic incentives related to the avoidance of milk segregation, alternative usage costs, and all the peripheral costs associated with the logistics of utilizing milk that falls below EU standards.

Dairy Producers - How do you see your milk quality? The consumer-driven food industry is continually evolving and along with that process come new trends, rules, regulations and requirements. The dairy industry is by no means immune! No doubt, the EU adjustment is not the last change to come. Are you compliant with the new quality standards on a year-round basis? Are you already missing out on available quality premiums from your cooperative or processor? Worse yet, will you be subject to deducts under the new parameters involved with the world dairy markets? Let us show you how to achieve premium quality and achieve the highest price possible for your milk!

Further, are you getting all the milk your parlor can produce? What is your real parlor capacity? Few things affect productivity like parlor through-put. Yet, as crazy as it sounds, the milking parlor can often be one of the most-ignored and least-monitored spots on the farm. As a result, parlor efficiency can suffer, and so does production. Is it a people problem, a process problem, or both? We can sort it out, and we can make your parlor “hum"!

Let us help you maximize parlor throughput and improve milk quality at the same time! Improved parlor efficiency and improved milk quality both result in more milk from healthier cows! And, more milk of higher quality means more dollars in the milk check!

People Management
Milk Quality
Animal Care