MANAGEMENT

Like many of you, I’ve checked out the grain bin suffocation demonstration at the farm shows and collected many farm safety brochures. I think it’s finally the time we’ll do things more intentionally on our farm.

“Not all families have family Christmas.”

This was how Ron Hanson, farm business succession consultant and professor emeritus at University of Nebraska, opened his sessions on overcoming family challenges in succession planning at the 2018 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit in February.

When packing supplies to go to the show, the very best way to accomplish the task so nothing is left at home is to walk yourself through the day at the show.

I was born and raised on a dairy farm. We milked about 65 to 70 cows twice a day in an old 100-by-100-foot freestall bank barn.

Hydro One recently launched a new program that will help eligible farmers save money and energy by upgrading their water distribution system.

Many dairy owners today are trained to manage cows – but not people. This dynamic is complicated further when robots are added to the mix. The skill set for an employee on a modern dairy farm varies greatly from the requirements of just 15 years ago.