Monday, March 25, 2019

Jeffrey Bewley - Nearly 30 Years of Industry Experience

Jeffrey Bewley continues to enjoy a successful and rewarding career in the field of dairy science. A noted expert on anything from precision dairy technology and mastitis management and prevention to dairy records management, freestall barn construction, animal health economics and more, Jeffrey Bewley has made and continues to make a positive impact on the dairy cattle industry.


Jeffrey Bewley obtained his first real exposure to and experience with dairy cattle as a record keeper on his grandfather’s dairy farm – work that spanned over 10 years. It was this work that not only instilled an appreciation of dairy cattle management in Bewley, but that paved the way for success in both the public and private sectors – experience that includes: 

Jeffrey Bewley
  • Work as Interim Herd Manager at the Middleburg, South Africa Driefontein Melkery (1998).
  • Research at both the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1998-2000) and Purdue University (2005-2008).
  • Work as Dairy Technical Services Manager at PerforMix Nutrition Systems (2003-2004).
  • A nine-year tenure as extension professor in the in the department of animal and food sciences at the University of Kentucky (2007-2017).