# 3 open minutes with Brian Lammers - Progressive Dairy | Ag Proud

> An interview with ADM dairy nutritionist Brian Lammers covers how dairy producers can build rations to improve milk efficiency and milkfat and protein yields. He explains that milkfat now carries higher value than milk protein and makes up over half of the milk check.

- Date: 2018-09-28 · published 2018-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62943-3-open-minutes-with-brian-lammers-progressive-dairy-ag-proud
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Higher milkfat value raises the premium on rations that boost fat yield per unit of feed, which supports demand for feed additives and quality feed ingredients. Feed is the largest cost on dairy farms, so efficiency gains affect feed purchasing decisions.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: neutral

## Sources

- agproud.com: https://www.agproud.com/articles/21566-3-open-minutes-with-brian-lammers

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