“You empower producers by providing them with a genetic prediction – you’re influencing their herd for the next 5-10 years. If we want to be improving feed efficiency and feed intake of our herds in the future, then the decisions made now are going to have an impact for quite some time.” 

“Once we began measuring individual intakes on our property, it revealed huge variation.”

“Once you start collecting feed intake data, you can’t unsee it. You become really aware of how much variation there is between animals and how valuable that knowledge is. You can’t imagine not testing once you know.”

"When you first look at this data, you're shocked at the differences between the best and worst animals on feed conversion. Then as you start to track parents and their progeny, you see how heritable it is and how repeatable it is. Putting that feed efficiency into selection in animals has real efficacy. It's significant financially and makes a difference." 

“The only way to figure that out is you've got to measure it. … We've already made the cattle grow faster, we've made them pretty big with pretty high marbling. Now we need to make them more feed efficient.”

“The more data we collect, not just chute side on collection day, but also down the road when we’re transferring the embryo and preg checking, the easier it is to provide a better understanding of the entire process and exactly what to expect.”

“It’s the highlight of my day to go there. We always have fun, and it’s always easy and quick. Sometimes I’m out of there faster than I can imagine. I’m so spoiled and it’s so easy to get to and from — I don’t know what I’d do without them.”

"It's all the little things that add to success. Most people do most things right, but when we forget, or choose not, to do a little things, it becomes a growing issue. With Vytelle's help, all these things become a little easier."

“What I like about my experience with Vytelle is it feels like you’re part of a family. They’re constantly looking out for me and are on my team. There’s no better feeling than that.”