Mastitis Management Tools - Thrifty Dipper

Aaron W. Olsen
Island View Dairy, White Swan, WA
Love it. It actually works really well. There is no run off and the teat is fully covered. It reduced my dip use by 24%. Before this we had spray bottles, foamers and regular dip cups.

Bar 20 Dairy
Kerman, CA
The Thrifty Dipper has cut down my post dip more than a half since using them. I don't think there is anything on the market with such a cost savings impact. This is one change you can make to put dollars immediately in the bank.

Billy
Cairo, GA
We've been using the Thrifty Dipper for about 8 months now. They cover the teats well and have been saving around 60% of the dip. Just make sure you keep the maintenance up (combing the bristles).

Chuck Moellendick
Moellendick Farms, Pleasantville, OH
I am writing to say how pleased we are with the Thrifty Dipper. My father and I thought we were wasting teat dip on our farm. We just didn't know exactly how much. Before we purchased the Thrifty Dippers we were using 3 gallons of dip per every 86 cows. The first day of using the Thrifty Dippers we only used a little over half a gallon on 2 milkings for one day. Wow! Saving 2 and a half gallons per day will save us over 900 gallons per year. I was apprehensive at first about the price ... but now ai am a believer.

David Graulich
Sharon Springs, NY
I love the Thrifty Dipper, it is saving about 50%. It was a good investment

Denis Ward
Old Homestead Farm, Monroe, NH
We were using around 3 gallons of post dip a day prior to purchasing the thrifty dipper. At $12.00 per gallon it comes to $36.00 a day or $1080.00 a month. Since we started using the new dipper we use about 4 pints a day. This amounts to $6.00 a day if my math is correct. Though the results may be less dramatic at other farms the $100.00 was well spent here.

Eric Olsen
Hillside Dairy, Fallon, NV
We have been using thirfty dippers for abut 5 months. I own and operate a 2000 cow dairy with two brothers and my dad. These dippers save a tremendous amount of product, but what surprised us is the fact more cows are dipped correctly. The brushes serve two functions. First, they cut out the splash effect. The milker splashes so much product that cows aren't dipped correctly. Second, the brushes wipe the teat with product. We milk all cows 3x and hospital 2x thru a double 30; speed is very important.The milkers can dip so many more cows per squeeze is another reason cows get dipped better. We saw a 40-60% reduction in teat dip. These dippers really work.

Frank Ferreira
Herdsman, DeGroot Dairies, Hanford, CA
There is a new dipping tool that we have been using at DeGroot Dairies for the past five months, which has been showing very remarkable, promising results. We have seen our usage of iodine decrease about 60%! This unbelievable reduction helps us to better the economics of dairying while also being environmentally conscientious. When you use this dipper, the iodine stays on the teat but does not drip on the floor. It usually takes 4 plus gallons of iodine to dip a cow for one year. We have calculated that when using this new dipper we will have a savings of 2.5 gallons of iodine per cow per year. I also would like to testify that our milkers like the horizontal dipper better than the vertical. Keep up the good work Mastitis Management Tools.

Frank Genugben
South Solon, OH
I bought three Thrifty Dippers in June of '04. The second half of the year I used them. It saved me about half of the pre and post dip which is about $5,200 in half a year. On top of that, the SCC went down from 230 to 160 which saves me even more.

Jacob Beiler
Christiana, PA
I figure that after using the Thrifty Dipper for 2 months I have had a savings of 80% on my dip without much wear on the cup. I really like my thrifty dipper.

Jose Luis Campos
Rio Blanco Manager, Rio Blanco Dairy, Tulare, CA
I recently ordered your dippers and they work great. My guys like it very much. I already saved 300 gallons. That's fantastic! When I saw those dippers in the farm show in Tulare, CA, I said, "those are the ones I need". So, thank you very much.

Leo Birmingham
Whitney Point, NY
Getting better coverage than other dipper, eliminated pills, and saving 60%.

Mike VanderDussen
El Nido, CA
Switching from spraying to dipping a couple of years ago improved udder health and reduced iodine usage. Recently I tried the Thrifty Dipper cups and am very impressed. These cups hold more volume that the others so you are filling less frequently. They are faster to dip cows with and they don't slobber or spill when dipping fast. This cup saves time and uses less iodine per cow per dip. I only wish that these were my idea.

Missy Craig
Murmac Farms, Bellefonte, PA
We mil 650 Holsteins here in Pennsylvania. We began using the Thrifty Dippers over a year ago ... We have had a great experience with the Thrifty Dippers! They pay for themselves very quickly and have a money-back guarantee. It may interest you that Mr. Hakes is a retired dairyman, and the entire idea for the dippers came from his own frustration with watching teat dip get washed down the drain after milking.

Si-Ellen Farms
Jerom, ID
Thrifty Dippers are a great tool for the milkers. The brushes help guide the teat into the dip cup and they are designed to always be loaded with dip so you get good coverage all over the teat, all the way up the teat and there is no dip wasted. Thrifty Dippers are milker friendly and owner friendly. It makes you feel better not seeing that expensive dip dropping all over the parlor floor.

Siemers Holsteins
Newton, WI
By using the Thrifty Dippers we have cut our dip expense to 1/3! We are very pleased with the dip coverage using these dippers.

Theo van den Heuvel
Hill Dairy, Warren, IN
I Theo van den Heuvel, owner of Hill Dairy, am milking 850 cows in Warren, Indiana. I like these dippers because I save 40 to 50% on post and pre dip. The iodine covers the teats better. And, my milkers like it because they stay cleaner.

Tim Krueger
Krueger Dairy, Jordan, MN
Since using Thrifty Dipper our SCC has dropped 80,000 and is now consistently running approximately 100,000. Also, by using Thrifty Dipper we have been able to reduce our teat dip use from one 70 gallon drum a month to one 55 gallon drum every two months.

Tom Lorenzen
Member, National Mastitis Council (15 Years)
While conducting dairy audits for our customers' nutritionist, one critical area that we observe during our milking routine evaluation is poor pre- and post-dip teat coverage ... the number one reason for post dipping cow teats is to cover up the film of milk!

Wally Armstrong
Pascal, WA
I was skeptical at first, but after using the Thrifty Dipper, I have seen at least a 50% reduction in teat dip usage. I'll never go back to any other conventional type of dipper. With better coverage and reduction in use, we now use a higher quality dip. Our somatic cell counts are dropping as well.