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As we exit the pandemic, I believe the greatest challenge for essentially every business – including dairy farms – is hiring and retaining a great workforce.
It got to the point that every time Parker saw Beau’s phone number on his cell’s call display, his gut turned over because he knew his brother was going to yell at him about something else again.
I can’t imagine what it feels like to think you are getting married and then find out at the rehearsal that the wedding is called off. Who do you go to – to ask for help to process that hurt, disappointment and embarrassment?
The cost to operate a dairy business is a critical component associated with generating profit. Profits are determined by quantity and quality of output, the prices received for output and capital invested along with the costs to produce output.
They say the most valuable, yet free, investment is to recognize and show appreciation to your employees. This cannot be truer now with our struggles to retain good people, let alone find anyone to fill our positions on our dairies.
Change is hard – especially for cows, who are creatures of habit even more than we are. Any changes in a cow’s routine can quickly add up to compromise her health and performance.
I use the phrase “deal with entitlement.” It’s a bull in the middle of your farm family transition plan that many people avoid talking about. That stops today.
Yes, this business and financial consultant is writing another article regarding human resource management. I’ve received numerous questions from clients and industry friends who are curious about why I (a numbers guy) seem to be so interested in human capital.
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