Now that you have discussed your dairy’s commitment to health and safety with your farm team and set up your health and safety board, the next step in the process toward developing a solid health and safety program on your dairy is to identify the tasks that pose the highest risk hazards to your team and then develop a safe operating procedure that you can use to train your team on how to conduct the task safely.

This review, from German researchers, addresses the criticism often heard regarding large farms and how they supposedly have a negative effect on animal welfare. 

This year, why not focus on relationships instead of self-improvement? Why not try to help someone else find the joy we are seeking?

In the end, it was proven to the academics what the locals knew the whole time: Their cattle were an essential part of the ecosystem.

Having a well-thought-out dairy farm safety program is an undervalued asset to any operation. Not having one in place can result in injuries or illness. It can also have a negative impact on mental wellness and the financial bottom line when something goes terribly wrong on the dairy.