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Editor's Note: This is the first of two articles on the Precision Dairy Technology Forum hosted by Penn State University. Click here to read the second article.
“When you're making a transition, have a plan. Don't just have a five-minute conversation in the yard about how to make the transition. Have a real plan,” said Paul Berdell of Robotic Milking Integration Solutions.
Berdell is a consultant helping dairy producers transition to robotic milking and has more than a decade of experience with robots.
Most farm managers admit that finding and selecting people is one of the most difficult parts of the job. They realize the importance of it, but are not always confident in their ability to identify which ones are right for the hire. In the past, experience alone would have been the deciding factor, but I am here to tell you that is not the best method for making your pick.
As modern dairy operations around the world expand, farmers have become increasingly dependent on immigrant workers to milk cows, feed cows and treat cows. Hispanic laborers from Mexico, Central and South America are increasingly being utilized on larger U.S. dairies.
The world of record keeping and document creation is changing — and for the better. So long frustration when looking for a document and not finding it. Goodbye needing a health document and not being able to get it quickly.
Hello swift and accurately created health documents. Hello always having access to the veterinary documents you need. What’s the impetus behind this change? Digital solutions.
Are you in the “products business” or the “service business”? Not your company … you. The answer for your company is usually pretty easy – that depends on what you sell. But what about you?
Dylan sits at the table across from his manager, normally calm and collected. Today he is a little nervous. This is his first formal performance review, one in which he was required to rate his own performance against pre-established criteria.
Now sitting across from his manager, it’s time to hear how his boss thought he measured up. Dylan received mostly great reviews from his manager, one area he felt he needed to work on, but overall a solid grade.
The dairy industry has entered a time of unprecedented economic volatility. In 2011, there were dairies that made enormous profits; at the same time, their neighbors were declaring bankruptcy.
Whether you’re a world-class athlete, parent, dairy manager or musician, almost all success comes from being “consistent.”
But what does that really mean? Being consistent means … having the discipline to do something the same way over and over and over again.
Learning how to run a dairy operation is much harder than learning how to read a financial statement.
Trust me; I remember working on my family’s dairy, and I saw firsthand all the work involved in making sure the milk goes into that bulk tank each day.
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