In this episode of the Progressive Dairy Podcast, Dr. Mark Kinsel joins host Kimmi Devaney to discuss how to optimize the data available on the farm when making management decisions. Kinsel is the CEO of Agricultural Information Management Inc. and is also a veterinarian who has worked in many different areas throughout his career.

Here is the episode breakdown:

• [~1:10] About Kinsel’s agricultural and professional background with data and information management, veterinary management, emergency management and more
• [~3:25] How dairy producers can wade through all of it and best optimize it to meet their farm goals
• [~6:50] Whose job is it to manage records? 
• [~8:30] Record flow between employees in the barn and the records manager/records system 
• [~11:20] Utilizing data as herds get larger 
• [~13:30] Tips to improve the information producers are entering into their records program
• [~18:00] Considerations when purchasing a new records system 
• [~23:40] Data management strategies of successful dairies 
• [~25:30] What data do consultants need to help them be successful? 
• [~27:25] Cybersecurity – what to know, how to protect privacy and data, etc. 
• [~29:20] What Kinsel wishes dairy producers knew about data and records management that will help them take their management to the next level
• [~31:10] Rapid-fire questions

Check out season 6, episode 17 of the Progressive Dairy Podcast to hear Kinsel’s biosecurity tips for dairy farms.