Shrink control with smart feed centre design

The amount of feed you pay for is often not the same amount that is delivered at the feed fence and actually eaten by the animals. The difference is known as shrink. A dairy farmer in Wisconsin, USA has built a smart feed centre to keep shrinkage to a minimum. Feed costs represent a large part of the production costs for milk, so dairy farmers are on top of losing as little feed as possible. A commonly used term in the dairy industry is ‘shrink’, meaning the loss of feed ingredients, labour