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Ethan Wise farms with his family, dad and brother in Decorah, Iowa. They milk about 1,200 cows and raise their heifers at a second, nearby site. They use CowManager at both locations.
Wise installed Sort my Cow in February 2023 and is very happy with the decision, reporting a phenomenal return on investment.
“Since installing Sort my Cow, it’s just easier on the cows to not have someone in the pens, physically pulling or sorting them,” says Wise. “Labor has gone down, just moving away from manually sorting cows. And lock-up times have decreased across the board. I’ve seen the cow comfort benefit of using Sort my Cow.”
Herd manager Ben Guevara agrees. “Before I was sorting cows by hand, lifting gates pretty much all day long. Now I can set up my list, and when I come in the morning, all my cows are already sorted and ready for treatment.”
Wise says the gate design is simple and effective. “When I first saw it, I thought it was too good to be true,” says Wise. “But once we had it on the farm and working, it’s been great. The noise level is really low, and you don’t have to worry about loss of air or pressure like you do with some other designs.”
Guevara adds that it’s super easy for the cows to go through. “I’m very happy with the accuracy. It has worked 100% of the time and I don’t miss any cows that need treatment.”
“Adding Sort my Cow is one of the best investments,” states Guevara. The whole CowManager system, from health alerts and heat detection and now Sort my Cow, Guevara highly recommends CowManager. He says: “100%, CowManager is a game changer.”
For more information on the CowManager Sort my Cow sort gate, visit CowManager.com. There you can watch a video to see how CowManager and Sort my Cow transformed dairy management for Foresight Farms.
