Progressive Dairy Editor Audrey Schmitz
Chad Butts of Willow Breeze Farm located in Homer, New York, has been using herd health monitoring technology for seven years on his 700-cow herd. He enjoys being able to look at the data to make accurate management decisions to take care of his cows the best that he can.
However, when Butts saw the new bolus technology by smaXtec he was intrigued by the added benefits of core body temperature and calving alerts this new herd health monitoring system provided. Ironically, around the same time the company hired a guy that lived in Butts' hometown who stopped by his farm while making his rounds.
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