MANAGEMENT

Health and safety is at the forefront of your operation. You are immensely invested in the well-being of your team and want them to go home the same way they came to work. Many steps are taken on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to ensure the health and safety of your entire team.

Whether an owner of a dairy operation or ag-related company, a manager or an employee looking to excel, there are four competencies everyone should work to improve.

What should I do with the next 25 years? At 61, my life expectancy is 86. The math says I have a quarter of a century left to create legacy, help others transition and mentor the next generation.

Practice, practice, practice makes perfect, and it is what separates the blue-ribbon winners from the rest in a dairy showmanship competition.

With the current financial squeeze in agriculture, many have reduced their labour force and, therefore, asked for more work from fewer people: themselves, employees and their own family members.

An amazing group of Alberta farmers shared their deepest fears with me at the 2018 Agriculture Service Board Conference following my “Finding fairness in farm transition” presentation recapped in the May 2018 issue of Progressive Dairyman.