Are you a mid-level manager? Are you a herdsman? Then, we already know you are between a rock and a hard place! On one side you have the pressure of reaching the objectives set by management and on the other you have to manage, supervise and lead the workforce while maintaining a good working environment, without sacrificing efficiency.

In this article, I would like to share some ideas that will help you be in a better position and at the same time help you obtain a much better organization on the dairy.

“Full stomach, happy heart” is a popular Mexican phrase that many of us will probably agree with. Working on the dairy while you’re hungry is unpleasant, exhausting and stressful.

Current research is being conducted to uncover the extent to which feeling hungry will keep a person from performing at his or her best.
                               

If you’re reading this, I’d imagine that you’re currently employed at a dairy farm. But just for a moment, think back to when you didn’t have a job. Do you remember those times?

Every day that went by without a job probably made you think about the bills you had to pay and all the people that were counting on you. Not very fun, was it?

Like a lot of job seekers, you probably drove from dairy to dairy, filling out applications, trying to find someone who was hiring, right?

The income tax filing season has begun and important tax documents should have arrived in your mailbox. Even though your return is not due until April, you can make tax time easier on yourself with an early start.

Here are the Internal Revenue Service’s top 10 tips to ensure a smooth tax-filing process.

IRS Free File, which has been making taxes a little less taxing for a decade, opened on January 17. More than 33 million returns have been filed through Free File since its debut.

Everyone can use Free File, either the brand-name software offered by IRS’ commercial partners or the online fillable forms. Individuals or families with 2011 adjusted gross incomes of $57,000 or less can use Free File software.

Free File Fillable Forms, the electronic version of IRS paper forms, has no income restrictions.