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To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Western Canadian Dairy Seminar (WCDS), John Kennelly, University of Alberta; Mike Southwood, Alberta Milk; and Bruce Beattie, Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council decided to take a look at how the industry has changed throughout those years.
Farmers often stop me in the hall of conferences to ask deeper questions keeping them awake at night. The most common question is: “Elaine, how do we even get people to the table? My parents are refusing to talk, and my grandparents are even more stubborn.”
“What’s your why?” Heath Slawner, a member of Simon Sinek’s “Start With Why” team, says. “And by why, I mean what’s your cause? What’s your purpose? What inspires you in the morning to wake up and go to work?
Like most businesses, dairy farming faces challenges from time to time. Weather is often high on the list as is politics. At the moment, milk price is leading the charge.
Just as no two dairy farms are alike, there is no single way to measure success.
At the 2017 Western Canadian Dairy Seminar in Red Deer, Alberta, three North American dairy producers shared the various ways they have found success.
The Canadian agriculture industry is unique in many ways. One of the most unique things about the sector is: 98 percent of farms are family owned-and-operated.
In order to control their own destiny in the marketplace, some dairy producers are turning to on-farm processing and producing their own dairy products.
Young farmers frequently ask me, “Elaine, how do we get the conversation about changes on the farm started?” There is a longing look in their eyes, sometimes tears, as they seek out help to talk to their parents about key issues the farm team knows it needs to address.
ProAction Animal Care is here: Dairy farms across Canada are completing their animal assessments, and validations will begin in September. This article will not go into detail about the program; you can get that information at the link below and through your provincial dairy organization. Rather this article will explain how you can use the results to benefit your farm.
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