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Large herds and robotics: How to manage your teams to support this change

An overview of the various employee roles that exist in a large robotic facility and suggested attributes to consider when hiring for these positions.
December 2, 2022
Stephanie Dillon

Are you evaluating the prospect of adopting robotic milking on a large scale? Are you curious what the team for this facility will look like? In this article, I discuss the various roles that exist in a large robotic facility, along with some suggested attributes to look for when hiring for these positions.



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What are you doing to find and empower the L6 on your farm?

The L6 – or Level 6 – is the person six levels down from the top who knows what you badly need to know. How could the information this person or people are collecting be beneficial to your business?
August 22, 2022
Amy Throndsen

In the “Six Levels Down” episode of the Against the Rules podcast, host Michael Lewis followed healthcare provider Athenahealth’s journey to fixing one of their biggest problems – getting insurance companies to pay their bills – and in the process, discovered the power of the L6.



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‘If you want good employees, be a good employer’: Quality feedback

May 24, 2022
Robert A. Milligan
Last month, we embarked on a series of articles around the theme “If you want good employees, be a good employer.” I suggested that a great way to address the current employment challenge is to implement a performance improvement system.
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Hoenhorst Farms multiplies its success with a methodical management approach

February 11, 2022
Emma Ohirko
Imagine you have the power to monitor every aspect of your farm business; profitability, production, animal health, culling, reproductive success is all there, and it’s divided into specific metrics to help paint a picture of where your farm’s problems may lie.
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