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The U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative (NZI) is a collaboration of dairy
organizations to advance research, on-farm pilots, and new market
developments to make sustainability practices more accessible and
affordable to farms of all sizes.
Lean Management is a systematic approach to analyze and continuously
improve the flow of information, materials, and work in a manufacturing
environment.
Haydn Shaw, People Driven Results, shared strategies on how to bring five generations together at the Northeast Dairy Management Conference, including how to motivate and reduce generational turnover, and how to create a workplace that employees attract their friends to.
After a virtual conference in 2020, the Northeast Dairy Management
Conference, presented by PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast Dairy Producers
Association (NEDPA), was back live and in person this spring.
Situation No. 1
You are reminiscing about the early cars with a catalytic converter and how if you were behind one on the road when the driver floored it, you would be the recipient of a rotten egg smell as they sped away.
Earlier this year, I fielded two coaching conversations. In one, the next generation was working for “free” – that is, they were not getting paid at all. Another young guy reached out because his dad was offering him $18 an hour while I suspect $30 is the right wage.
Even in Canada, we can get a few weeks of hot, intense summer weather. Working in the heat, both indoors and outside, can result in illness due to heat and sun exposure.
If I had followed through with various ideas I have had in my lifetime, I would be an owner of a vineyard, bookstore and creamery; have my pilot’s license; have started my family history book; and have a restored 1971 Chevelle Super Sport in my garage.
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