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Ask these 5 questions to build employee loyalty and boost performance

September 17, 2021
Shaun Hardtke
They say the most valuable, yet free, investment is to recognize and show appreciation to your employees. This cannot be truer now with our struggles to retain good people, let alone find anyone to fill our positions on our dairies.
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What happened? What’s next? - Pandemic assistance initiative light on dairy details

April 19, 2021
Dave Natzke
In this column, Progressive Dairy summarizes issues in the news and attempts to describe how they might affect dairy farmers. Look for more extensive background and details at Progressive Dairy.
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5 tips to attract the right employee to your farm

February 19, 2021
Kelli Cull
On any farm, sometimes it is more about having “enough” employees than it is about having the “right” employees. Seeking out and hiring that quality person who possesses the optimal skill set, positive attitude and genuine work ethic you are striving for can feel like a daunting task.
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4 things no one ever talks about when it comes to cow comfort

December 4, 2020
Amy Throndsen
If you’ve heard cow comfort talked about once, you’ve heard it 1,000 times: “If you take care of your cows, they will take care of you.”
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Ahead of the curve

December 3, 2020
Richard E. Stup
Today’s consumer is increasingly aware and concerned about how the workers who produce the products they buy are treated. They want to know that farm owners and managers treat employees in a socially responsible way.
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Rising HR professionalism

December 3, 2020
Julie Berry and Richard E. Stup
Farm labor used to be about hiring the next person to help when the business was short-handed, but that approach doesn’t work now, and it also won’t in the future, as hiring and retaining labor becomes increasingly competitive.
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How your dairy’s leaders impact employee engagement

October 19, 2020
Santiago Ledwith

For many years, our consulting group has been blessed to get to know and consult with many dairies and their leaders in our industry.


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5 tips for happy, loyal employees

October 13, 2020
Anibal Ballarotti

Hiring Latino immigrants in the U.S. dairy industry started in the late 1990s, according to University of Wisconsin research. Since then, the U.S. has seen an unparalleled growth rate in the Latino population.


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How to make employees an appreciating asset, not a cost

August 24, 2020
Bruce J. Vande Steeg
Labor is a cost. That is a well understood statement by anyone who is a businessperson or is an employee. But what truly are the costs associated with employing people?
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Employee engagement: Some things never change

August 24, 2020
Richard Hadden

Do you remember your first job? If you’re like roughly half of us in today’s workforce (myself included), you were most likely in your teens, and the job was part time. And if you’re like me, while you earned a little, you learned a lot.


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