Insights Settings

The Settings page allows you to configure Insights reporting options, including those for the Income Over Feed Cost Report.

You can find this feature under the Insights menu.

Milk Information

The Milk Information settings display by default. View or enter milk details as follows:

1. IOFC Report: Click the link to view the current Income Over Feed Cost Report.
2. Milk Price: Enter the milk price for a specific timeframe. Milk prices can fluctuate depending on several factors, including the composition of your herd's bulk milk and market demand. In the US, milk prices are based on CWT (hundredweight), or 100 pounds of milk.
   TIP: For the most up-to-date IOFC Income Over Feed Cost value, enter your latest pricing before running the Income Over Feed Cost Report. PULSE will update the price for the IOFC calculation in the next data refresh, which occurs every 24 hours.
   

   To view the current milk price being used for the IOFC calculation, hover over the info icon next to the IOFC value :

   

   Click here to learn more about milk components and pricing!

   Milk prices are based on the component levels in your bulk milk, with higher levels generally leading to a higher price. Milk component testing identifies the levels of butterfat, protein, and other solids, and pricing for each component is based on the current market price of butter, nonfat dry milk, cheese, and dry whey.

   See Components to learn more about test day data in PULSE!

3. Milk Weight: Enter the total milk weight produced by the herd for a specific timeframe. If necessary, this value can be used to calculate IOFC.
   TIP: For the most accurate IOFC value, use your herd's daily milk values or test day data as the basis for the Income Over Feed Cost Report.
4. View History: Click this option to view past price or weight details in a side panel.
5. Estimated Data: For any dates missing price or weight data, PULSE estimates values based on previous records.