Business Management
Progressive Dairy provides monthly online updates of important dates, reports and advice affecting risk management decisions.
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Weekly Digest: Congress headed home
Here is a brief look at the news affecting dairy producers for the week of June 18-24, 2023.
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Goal-driven management takes dairies to the next level
Using measurable benchmarks; maintaining a goal-driven management culture; and identifying a set of key advisers and employees to regularly review cow health, production and forage metrics are three steps dairies can take to improve financial performance.
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The work-life balance conundrum
Balancing the business and family life is important for long-term success.
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A farm-level view: How technology is propelling Pennsylvania dairy farms forward
Three dairy producers discuss how technology, innovation and diversification have helped them on the farm.
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First impressions matter: Take steps to improve the employee onboarding experience on your dairy
Five areas to cover when onboarding a new employee include the initial welcome, general information and procedures, an overview of work hours and pay, a review of the employee’s job description and an emphasis on employee safety and well-being.
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Program aims to strengthen dairy farm leadership, employee engagement
The Vital Insight program helps dairy producers identify strengths and weaknesses and then develop a plan to further strengthen their leadership and improve employee relations.
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Getting an excellent hire off to a great start
Effective onboarding and training can increase the likelihood that new hires will become successful and engaged employees.
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