In the third video of a five-part series about investigating and solving cow management issues, Alltech Dairy Specialist Tom Lorenzen describes the best ways to increase efficiency in the parlor to improve cow flow and eliminate stress. PD

For the fifth year, dairy producers, employees and consultants who want to improve their operations, but may not have time to attend workshops off-farm, will have access to the most recent information on topics ranging from cow comfort to nutrition to animal behavior through online workshops. These free online “Technology Tuesday Webinars” begin Tuesday, Sept. 23 and are available at no cost to anyone with a computer and a high-speed Internet connection.

Dairy producers looking for assistance in understanding the changes brought by the Margin Protection Program (MPP) now have a number of online resources to turn to, including two new online calculators.

In the second video of a five-part series about investigating and solving cow management issues, Alltech Dairy Specialist Tom Lorenzen describes how to properly handle cows when they come in and out of the milking parlor. PD

In the first video of a five-part series about investigating and solving cow management issues, Alltech Dairy Specialist Tom Lorenzen describes how to become aware of and understand the five senses of a cow – field of vision, hearing, taste, smell and touch. PD

In today’s busy world, with all our electronic forms of communication, conflict can arise very quickly. Workplaces have evolved from authority-controlled (where people are told their specific tasks) to participative-style (where employees work as functional teams). It is impossible to live without conflict. As with all things, it is about how you handle the situation. We have all heard the comment, “Roll with the punches.”