Mental health - Articles - Page 12

How audiobooks make me a better dairy manager

June 26, 2020

What are you listening to right now? What do you listen to while you're in the barn, or in the skid loader or in a tractor doing field work?

Monitor your behavior in busy times

June 24, 2020

Bob Milligan

Human beings are unique. We are born with certain tendencies and natural reactions. You may well have completed leadership or personality profiles to better understand your tendencies and natural reactions.

Life is what you make it: Embrace the silliness

June 15, 2020

Jessica Peters

Let’s be real: Farming stinks right now. If you’ll indulge me, I’m going to detail some of the things I hate about being a dairy farmer right now.

5 ways to keep your cool during the dairy crisis

May 19, 2020

Kimmi Devaney

The COVID-19 global pandemic is bringing new meaning to what we previously thought of as a crisis. Milk prices plummeted, packing plants closed temporarily, and there may be more strains on our food supply chain in the weeks and months to come. With so much out of our control, maintaining our mental health and developing grit are essential to becoming better versions of ourselves on the other side of this health crisis.

How to lead in a crisis when you get knocked down

May 6, 2020

Walt Cooley

Leading during the COVID-19 pandemic for me has been hard. Leading during any crisis is hard.

HERd Management: Finding balance when life is full

May 6, 2020

Renee Norman-Kenny

For the past few months, I have been feeling overwhelmed. Maybe you would say unbalanced.

There’s always time for tea

March 31, 2020

Joy Hendrix

Every small town has a group of farmers who meet up every morning to mull over the world’s problems while they drink their second cup of coffee (the first one was consumed while the morning chores were being done).