Items Tagged with 'farm culture'
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Improve financial transparency with your farm family team
Openly discussing money in farm families is key for smooth transitions and financial literacy, through steps like leading conversations, understanding values, managing debt, analyzing spending, sharing stories and holding family meetings.
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3 steps to help employees be happier at work
Measuring success for each job, identifying who or what benefits from a job well done and getting to know team members on a personal level can improve workplace morale and employee satisfaction.
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Best practices: Children working on the farm
When involving them in farm work, it is crucial to prioritize child safety by practicing hazard identification, providing thorough training, modeling safe behaviour and ensuring age-appropriate tasks.
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The HR approach to safety culture
Workplace culture defines the norms and behaviours on a dairy farm, with a positive safety culture influencing key areas like productivity, costs and employee well-being.
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My farm has a culture, but who is aware of it?
Measuring and improving the company culture on the dairy or in any other business can improve employee engagement, retention, productivity, company alignment, safety and adaptation to change.
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How can we get more family time on our farm?
Striking a work-life balance is difficult but necessary, and to do so requires rest, help and quality family time.
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Who is in your corner when times get tough?
Evaluating fixed and variable costs throughout the operation can help identify areas where cost and labour savings can be achieved. However, cow comfort is an area that should not be cut.
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