Act nowSENTINEL$412
Check 4471 Clover — likely early mastitis, rear-left
RL conductivity 6.9 mS/cm vs 5.1 baseline, climbing 3 days. Rumination down 34% in 18h. 61 DIM. Early strip and culture now beats a lost quarter.
Good evening, Dale.
SHEPHERD ran at 4:00 AM — 6 things need you today. Estimated value on the board: $2,993.
Today's Six
Act nowLEDGER
Hospital pen protocol drift: 2 treatments missing audit notes
Metritis lavage on 5107 and hoof block on 4415 have no LEDGER note attached. Oregon Tilth inspection is Aug 18 — close these before the packet locks.
WatchCYCLE$2,520
14 cows in optimal AI window this morning
Heat onset 6-18h ago on all 14. CYCLE recommends 3 for beef-on-dairy — Angus cross calves are bringing $840/hd, a $2,520 calf-value swing this cycle.
WatchRATION$61
Haylage under-loading pattern on Torres loads
Loads by M. Torres average -4.1% on organic alfalfa haylage across 12 loads this week. Cows eat the shortfall in milk. Worth $61 every day it continues.
WatchPASTURE
Rain Thursday: rotate Pen 2 off Creek Bottom
Creek Bottom has only 4 rest days and rain is coming Thursday. Pull Pen 2 to East Ridge to protect sod. Season DMI projection still green at 31.2%.
On trackDRIFT
Pen 5 lying time down 0.8h after fan outage
Fans were out 9 hours Tuesday; repaired 3:10 PM. Lying time recovering but still 0.8h under the 10-12h target. Recheck tonight before it costs milk.
Milk shipped yesterday112,406lbs▲ 0.2% vs 7-day
Avg / cow61.4lbs
Bulk tank SCC168k
Components4.18F / 3.29P
Preg rate24%
Feed cost$6.94/cwt
Grazing DMI, season31.2%
Herd lying time10.9 h
The Crew
Eight agents, last overnight loop
- DRIFT
Reviewed lying time and stall occupancy by pen.
ran 4:05 AM · 1 insight
- PASTURE
Updated grazing DMI projection and rotation plan.
ran 4:04 AM · 2 insights
- CREAMERY
Checked tank SCC, components, and parlor throughput.
ran 4:04 AM · 1 insight
- LEDGER
Verified treatment log and organic audit trail integrity.
ran 4:03 AM · 1 insight
- RATION
Reconciled formulated vs loaded vs consumed across 12 pens.
ran 4:02 AM · 2 insights
- CYCLE
Reviewed heats, breeding windows, and preg-check candidates.
ran 4:02 AM · 3 insights
- SENTINEL
Scanned 1,850 milking cows for early health signals.
ran 4:01 AM · 2 insights
- SHEPHERD
Ranked overnight findings by economic impact and wrote the morning brief.
ran 4:00 AM · 6 insights
Calving watch
5203
Restless, tail raised — moved to maternity 11:40 PM. Due today. Maternity camera streaming.
Barn sheet
- M. Torres
- D. Alvarez
- D. Alvarez
- J. Fuentes
- R. Nutritionist
Heat & pasture, next 72h
Life of the cattle →PASTURE's plan: Pen 2 grazes East Ridge today — Creek Bottom rests ahead of Thursday rain.