(See short video of step 2 for illustration)

Farm data management consists of five sections:

Herd
Milk
Ration
Fields
Purchases & Sales

After a software connection is established, users must wait until data processing is done for Herd, Milk, and Ration. This will take a few days. Once the data has been processed, these sections can be reviewed and completed. In the meantime, sections Fields and Purchases & Sales can already be worked on.

At least 12 months of data must be added to generate the MSC dashboards with sustainability KPIs. To also get comparisons with previous years, 24 or more months must be added.

Herd

Complete the number of active, purchased, sold, and died animals in each month of the year for the five animal categories (Milking cows, Dry cows, Youngstock > 12 months, Youngstock < 12 months, Calves < 2 months).

Data is automatically extracted from compatible herd management software.
After data processing: users must verify data completeness and accuracy of each month.
If no automatic data connection is available, all data must be entered manually.

Milk

Complete the amount of milk produced, including fat and protein content, in each month of the year.

Data is automatically extracted from compatible herd management software or milking process system.
After data processing: users must verify data completeness and accuracy of each month.
If no automatic data connection is available, all data must be entered manually.

Ration

Complete the rations fed in each month of the year for the five animal categories (Milking cows, Dry cows, Youngstock > 12 months, Youngstock < 12 months, Calves < 2 months). Information consists of amount, nutritional values, and grazing hours.

Data can be automatically extracted from compatible feeding software.
After data processing: users must verify data completeness and accuracy of each month. If no feeding software is connected, users still need to wait until herd or milking software is finished processing.
1. Assign the feeding groups from the feeding software to the MSC animal categories.
2. Verify the amount of feed in each feeding group (e.g., around 24 kg dry matter/cow/day for milking cows).
3. Enter, or correct the nutritional values for each feeding group.
4. Enter grazing hours if applicable.
Users can choose to switch between the automatic and manual input variant for each animal category where needed.
If no automatic data connection is available, all data must be entered manually using the manual input variant.

Fields

Register all field operations for the year. Operations include both applications (manure, mineral fertilizer), and harvests. For each record, information consists of product name, amount of product, number of hectares/acres, and compositional values.

Data can be automatically extracted from John Deere Operations Center and will be readily available after a connection is established.
Users must verify data completeness and accuracy of each record.
- Verify the amount of applied/harvested product.
- Enter, or correct all compositional values.
Operations where the same product is used are aggregated by month, both for automatic and manual data.
If no automatic data connection with John Deere Operations Center is available, all data must be entered manually.

Purchases and Sales

Enter all purchase and sale transactions for the months in the year. Information consists of product name, amount of product, and compositional values. Prices are not included.

No automatic data connection possible, all data must be entered manually.
All MSC product types must be considered:
- Purchases: Concentrate, feed ingredients, mineral fertilizer, manure.
- Sales: Manure, crops
Multiple transactions of the same product in one month must be aggregated into a single input record.

Note: This article was automatically translated and may therefore contain translation inaccuracies.

Milk Sustainability Center - Set Up Guide