Feed is the largest operating cost on most dairies, and one of the most underestimated drivers of that cost is shrink — feed you pay for that never becomes milk. Shrink isn’t just silage spoilage or a little wind loss. It can also show up as overfeeding, mixing variance, inventory errors, handling losses, and inconsistent procedures that quietly add up day after day.
Because Nobis Agri Science is directly involved in feed ordering management and delivery, we see shrink from both sides: what gets purchased, what gets delivered, what gets loaded, what gets mixed, and what actually ends up in front of cows. When those numbers don’t line up, it’s rarely “one big mistake.” It’s usually a system that has small leaks in multiple places.
