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Horsemanship and safety in the feedyard

Maintaining safety when working cattle in a feedyard requires pen riders to understand cattle behavior and horse footing conditions. Feedyard managers must know the abilities of horse and rider and should provide necessary training when needed.
December 2, 2022
Aaron M. Yoder

Feedlot managers must know the abilities of both riders and horses in order to avoid putting them in situations they aren’t equipped to handle. If necessary, the manager should be ready to provide training for either rider or horse to help them acquire necessary skills.


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Strategies for effective behavior modification

If employees aren’t meeting expectations, it is the manager's job to make sure the individual has had adequate training and to address any negative attitudes attributing to poor performance. Change is possible with time and patience.
August 29, 2022
Don Tyler

Several years ago, a junior high school principal was getting regular reports from the custodial staff that the girls’ bathroom mirrors had lipstick on them.


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If you want good employees, be a good employer: A performance improvement system

Annual reviews have been a common practice for evaluating employee performance. The performance improvement system transforms this evaluation to improve two-way communication.
August 18, 2022
Bob Milligan

We have been wondering what the “new normal” after COVID will look like, and when it comes to employment, the picture is emerging. The hiring challenges before COVID are intensifying, and workforce mobility is escalating.


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J1 students may be an option for employment

A hoof trimmer shares his experience bringing on a foreign intern for a year-long appointment.
August 18, 2022
Edwin (Skip) Blake
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Minimizing horse and rider injuries

May 24, 2022
Bruce Derksen
Accidents and injuries on North American farms and ranches occur in a variety of ways, many times caused by moving equipment or tools, but often they involve horses and riders.
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The gatekeepers of employee education to improve retention

May 7, 2022
Jorge Delgado
Retaining employees is critical to the long-term health and success of your dairy operation. Therefore, failing to create the right environment to retain employees will affect the bottom line of your business and create organizational issues, such as worker insecurity, excess duties that workers must absorb and time invested in recruiting, hiring and training new employees.
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Combat pitfalls of common sense

February 7, 2022
Cheryl DeCooman
What is common sense? Does common sense exist? The idea of common sense is that we all use the same sound judgment when making decisions. In other words, everyone else will do what seems obvious to you without being told or taught what to do.
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Pete Gelber

Make non-family partnerships thrive on your dairy operation

December 31, 2021
Emily Barge

Working with family can be challenging. Building relationships with non-family partners can often feel even more daunting. How do you know you have similar goals and vested interests?


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Foundation Watch: Attracting the finest and brightest to dairy

December 11, 2021
Janet Keller

How do we encourage the most enthusiastic of every new generation to invest their talents and passions into the dairy and agriculture industries?


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Answering the tough questions: Build employee relationships through communication

December 11, 2021
Emily Barge
Leadership depends on relationships. When farm employees are connected to you and the people on your team, it can boost performance and help create an organized, high-functioning operation.
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