United States: The wild and surprising history of TMR

A look behind the scenes at the creation of the TMR in its birthplace of California, and resistance to the concept by some parts of the dairy industry before its eventual adoption across the world. The total mixed ration or TMR as it is commonly known, is considered by many to be the biggest development for the global dairy industry during the last 50 years. It is a complete diet that is mixed by dairy farmers on an ongoing basis, and originated in California, United States in the early 1970’