Have you prepared yourself, your team and your operation to be resilient of the many risks that may occur and/or prepared to be ready for the many opportunities that may present themselves?

Excellent positive and redirection feedback will enhance your success as a supervisor and increase the performance and motivation of those you lead, supervise and coach.

Here’s the catch. IOFC only tells us the economics of what’s going into the tank, not what’s going into the cow for good health and reproduction, and impacting the farm’s true profitability. It measures how well we are converting feed dollars into milk dollars. IOFC values today’s milk but ignores tomorrow’s pregnancies.

At the time of this writing, the government shutdown is now in its fourth week. While the shutdown has many USDA reports delayed and data unpublished, dairy insurance programs are available even if a prolonged shutdown could delay claim processing if indemnities are triggered.

Human behavior can be challenging to change once habits are established. This might be one of the reasons some employers prefer to hire new, inexperienced employees, as compared to those who may bring previously learned bad habits to the job.

A crucial aspect demanding significant attention when planning a dairy expansion is securing feed for the additional cows and managing the increased manure production.