When employees understand what the farm is working toward and how success is measured, they are better equipped to make decisions that support those goals. Transparency builds trust, reduces confusion and creates a shared sense of purpose across the operation.

Here are four ways your farm can become great at developing and promoting your people. This development is much more than sending employees to educational meetings.

When leaders adjust how they lead – not just how much – performance almost always improves. Conversations get easier, expectations feel clearer, and employees start taking more responsibility on their own. Not because they’re being pushed harder. Because they’re being led in a way that fits where they actually are.

Outside of the farming community of Antigo, Wisconsin, Evergreen Dairy Resort has been operating for nearly 20 years, growing significantly and improving the dairy’s breeding efforts along the way.

In the news related to dairy farming mid-December 2025: House passes Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, a milk test finds Wisconsin’s first case of HPAI in dairy, Land O’Lakes doubles down on hunger relief before the holidays, an annual event highlights the Friends of Expo, Alltech announces dairy farm Most Valuable Employee Award winner, and the USDA announces $38.1 million in grant agreement to cover agricultural losses due to Hurricane Helene in Tennessee.