Dr. Gordon (Gordie) Jones, DVM, is an independent dairy performance con­sultant and a partner at Central Sands Dairy LLC. He has consulted with dairy producers and veterinarians across the U.S. and globally regarding herd performance, nutrition, dairy cow environment and housing, expansion, dairy man­agement, personal SOPs and cow comfort.

Dr Jones was named in 2023, Progressive Dairy‘s Influential People in Dairy. This is the first ever listing of 25 industry influencers in the USA.

He attended Michigan State University and received his Bachelor of Science in Dairy Science and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1977. 

He practiced Dairy Performance Medicine, in Wisconsin for 22 years.  Dr Jones was a Technical Service Specialist for Monsanto Dairy for 3 years.

Dr Jones currently is an independent dairy performance consultant and a partner of Central Sands Dairy LLC. Central Sands Dairy is a 3,500-milk cow dairy.   

He also has worked for Quality Milk Sales, as a production consulting specialist and a nutritionist for a consortium of large dairies.  

Dr. Jones is the designer of Fair Oaks Dairy in Indiana. Fair Oaks Dairy was a dairy farm with more than 20,000 cows.

He was also the nutritionist and on the management team for the first 7 years, until starting Central Sands Dairy, where he was the designer and managing partner for 5 years.

Dr. Jones has consulted with dairy producers, nutritionists, and veterinarians both across the U.S. and Globally, on dairy herd performance, nutrition, cow environments, dairy housing, expansion, dairy management, personal SOPs, and cow comfort. 

He has placed considerable emphasis on housing design to keep cows clean, dry, and comfortable.  He has influenced the development of several cow comfort features in barn construction through work with environmental consultants and contractors. He is responsible for the concept and design of the “All Season Hybrid Freestall Barn” a hybrid between Natural Ventilation and Mechanical Positive Pressure Ventilation.

Dr. Jones was awarded the Merial Excellence in Preventive Medicine Award for Dairy by the American Association of Bovine Practitioners in 2001. That is the highest honor for performance in AABP.

Dr. Jones currently lives in Sarasota, FL. Gordie and his wife, Mary, have been married 52 years and have 3 children.

Dr. Jones is the developer of the “Goldilocks Dry Cow Diet” (Controlled Energy Diet).