Employees
Effective onboarding and training can increase the likelihood that new hires will become successful and engaged employees.
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Progressive Events: 2023 Dairy Calf and Heifer Association annual conference
The annual conference showcased calf health and nutrition, beef-on-dairy trends and employee management.
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Assurance in quality and communication
Langeland Farms, the 2022 Beef Quality Assurance – Dairy Award recipient, uses hands-on training and regular team meetings to strengthen employee communication and their skill sets.
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What successful dairies do well
Agricultural economist Bruce Dehm discusses commonalities among effectively-managed dairies, which include strong leadership, good bookkeeping, regularly managing a budget, utilizing benchmarks to see how the farm's performance compares to other farms and building an advisory team.
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Creating a team that works together to accomplish your goals
Intentional leadership and helping employees understand what is expected of them, why they must do things a certain way and where this job will take them in the future can assist in achieving the goals set for your dairy.
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Get into the details of managing change
Tips for alleviating stress and training employees when switching herd management software programs.
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Retain employees with a winning workplace culture
Even if you’ve never thought about culture, your farm has a culture, and it is impacting your employee retention.
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How to deal with unmet expectations
A discussion of why unmet expectations must be addressed and when to provide redirection or negative feedback.
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Making employee training more efficient and fun by using on-farm video production
Tips for creating employee training videos, which can be an effective training tool, especially for employees who have difficulty understanding written protocols.
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