contingency planning

Emergency action plan

Be prepared to react to and manage emergencies before they occur.

September 4, 2024

Whether they’re man-made or natural disasters, emergencies such as tornados, hurricanes, wildfires, floods, severe winter storms, severe dust storms, etc., may put people, property and animals at risk.

It pays to be paranoid: Considerations when developing contingency plans for your farm

Cross-training employees for multiple roles, preserving working capital, having a balance sheet with depth of equity, developing contingency plans and clear protocols, and conducting scenario-based trainings can help an operation navigate unexpected circumstances.

July 3, 2024

Brad Guse

From COVID-19 to governmental policy changes to H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) outbreaks, the unpredictable is coming at us at a faster and faster pace. When making your contingency and continuity plans, here are some of the key areas of preparedness you should consider.

Running stockers as a drought strategy

Stocker cattle can give cow-calf producers the ultimate flexibility for grazing and forage resource management. However, there are associated risks and critical skills producers need to learn to be successful.

February 13, 2023

Gilda V. Bryant

When a dry spell arrives, producers scramble to make the best decisions for grazing pastures, buying hay and caring for livestock. Running stockers as a drought safety valve could be a smart idea.

Succession planning: Who to include in the discussion

February 28, 2022

Rena Striegel

When families begin to talk about succession planning, the question often arises as to when and/or if it is appropriate to include in-laws in the discussion.

Recordkeeping is a waste of time

January 29, 2022

Ryan D. Rhoades

Have you ever been told you must keep a detailed set of records for the ranch to be successful as a manager? And have you ever considered you might be wasting a great deal of time? Hopefully that’s not the case, but it is certainly possible to be 100% efficient but 0% effective.

Economic impacts of implementing drought management strategies

June 24, 2021

Francisco J. Abello

While drought conditions have improved in some areas at the time of this writing, severe drought is still affecting most of the West where cow-calf production is centered in rangelands highly dependent on rainfall.