How to view the milk overview on DairyLogs

Read the DairyLogs milk overview for total, available, and discarded milk plus daily trends and per-cow session yields.

Milk overview shows total, available, and discarded milk, animals milked, a daily milk trend chart, and a per-cow morning/noon/evening yield table—your check that today’s parlor work was recorded.

Steps

Open Milk: In the sidebar, click Milk (or /dashboard/milk) to land on the overview.
Check totals and discards: Compare total vs available vs discarded milk and confirm animals milked matches the parlor list.
Inspect the per-cow table: Scan morning, noon, and evening columns for missing sessions or sudden drops, then open Add records or Records if you need to fix entries.

DairyLogs milk overview with daily trend and per-cow morning noon evening yields — Milk overview

Tips

Available milk falls when you log sales, calf feeding, household use, or discards under Usage.
Withdrawal-treated cows should not contribute tank milk—pair overview checks with Health treatments.

Ready to try this on your farm? Create a free DairyLogs account and follow the same steps in your dashboard.

— FAQ

Frequently asked questions

01What does available milk mean in DairyLogs?

Milk produced that has not yet been allocated to sales, calf feeding, household use, or discard on the Milk → Usage page.

02Why is discarded milk showing on the overview?

Sessions or usage entries marked discarded (for example withdrawal milk or spoiled milk) are summed separately from available tank milk.

03Where do I go next from milk overview?

Use Add records to enter yields, Records for history, and Usage for sales and on-farm use.

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Steps

Open Milk: In the sidebar, click Milk (or /dashboard/milk) to land on the overview.
Check totals and discards: Compare total vs available vs discarded milk and confirm animals milked matches the parlor list.
Inspect the per-cow table: Scan morning, noon, and evening columns for missing sessions or sudden drops, then open Add records or Records if you need to fix entries.

Tips

Available milk falls when you log sales, calf feeding, household use, or discards under Usage.
Withdrawal-treated cows should not contribute tank milk—pair overview checks with Health treatments.

Ready to try this on your farm? Create a free DairyLogs account and follow the same steps in your dashboard.