MANAGEMENT

Within the dairy and livestock industry, we spend the majority of our time focused on animal comfort and care. We know this is extremely important; we also know it is vital to the success of our operations and is highly valued by consumers. But let me ask you this: How much emphasis are we placing on our employees and their comfort and care? 

Reality check: John has worked on his family’s farm since he was 12 years old. He is 38 years old and has three children. John had just finished loading a load of silage into the silo and was approaching the tractor’s PTO lever to turn off the forage blower.

The name of the game is securing a future for your farm and for the Canadian dairy industry. Factors such as recent trade agreements and changing consumer perceptions and preferences are expected to impact the milk market in Canada.

Under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act, every workplace, no matter the size, must have health and safety policies and posters visible for all employees in the workplace.

One of the key definitions for fairness I use is: Fairness is helping everyone be successful. The “F” in fair stands for financial transparency. What does this mean to young farmers hoping to take over management of the farm? It means everything.

Beginning June 3, the Canadian Dairy Network (CDN), CanWest DHI and Valacta will have a new joint identity called Lactanet Canada.