Jeffrey Bewley

Dairy Housing and Analytics Specialist, Dairy

Dairy Systems Management Professional

Jeffrey Bewley's Bio:

Jeffrey Bewley is from Rineyville, Kentucky where he grew up working on his grandfather’s dairy farm. He received a B.S. in Animal Sciences from the University of Kentucky in 1998. In 2000, he completed his M.S. in Dairy Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the direction of Dr. Roger Palmer. Working with Dr. Palmer, Jeffrey Bewley researched freestall barn modernization. His PhD work under Dr. Mike Schutz at Purdue University focused on the application and economics of Precision Dairy Farming technologies. For 9.5 years, Jeffrey was extension dairy specialist at the University of Kentucky. He has been invited to speak and consult on this topic across the globe. Jeffrey is currently Dairy Housing and Analytics Specialist at Alltech and a partner in CowFocused Housing.

Jeffrey Bewley's Experience:

  • Dairy Analytics and Housing Specialist at Alltech

    July 2018 - Present | Elizabethtown, KY

  • Dairy Analytics and Housing Specialist at Alltech

    July 2018 - Present | Nicholasville, KY

  • Consultant/Partner at CowFocused Housing

    January 2018 - Present

  • Support Manager at BoviSync

    January 2018 - July 2018 | Fond du Lac, WI

  • Associate Extension Professor at University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

    February 2014 - November 2017

  • Assistant Extension Professor at University of Kentucky

    February 2008 - February 2014

  • Graduate Student Research Assistant at Purdue University

    January 2005 - January 2008

  • Dairy Tech Services Manager at Performix Nutrition Systems

    January 2003 - December 2004

  • Director of Student Relations, College of Agriculture at University of Kentucky

    January 2000 - December 2002

  • Graduate Student Research Assistant at University of Wisconsin-Extension

    January 1998 - December 2000

  • Skees Dairy

    January 1989 - December 1998

  • Visiting Researcher at Ice Robotics

    January 2006 - December 1999

Jeffrey Bewley's Education:

  • Purdue University

    PhD
    Concentration: Animal Sciences

  • UW Madison

    MS
    Concentration: Dairy Systems Management

  • University of Kentucky

    Concentration: Animal Sciences

  • North Hardin High School

Jeffrey Bewley's Interests & Activities:

Dairy record keeping, precision dairy, cow comfort and housing, milk quality, decision economics, animal health economics