Before we start, I have two questions for you. First, do you like your current job, or are you just doing it because there is nothing better to do at the dairy? Second, do you know that in your current job you play a very important role at the dairy?

Working at the maternity pen is one of the many very-important jobs at the farm. Why? Let us think for a moment. If there are no fresh cows, no lactating cows and no newborn calves, we will have no cows in the future.

On many dairies throughout the country, managers put forth their best effort so that the employees and their dairy succeed. However, there are also owners and managers of dairies who care very little about the welfare or the opinion of their workers.

In the past few months, I’ve noticed the number of programs and materials that are available for dairy employees to use as training resources.

Earlier this year, we included a survey in Progressive Dairyman magazine which included one section designated as the El Lechero section. The results from this section help us assess where the Hispanic workforce is today in terms of its influence on a dairy and to see how this changes from year to year.

Did El Lechero make it to your inbox in May? In an effort to streamline our circulation efforts, throughout the next few months our team will be slowly removing names from our El Lechero mailing list that haven’t told us they want to keep receiving the magazine.

We encourage you to contact us if you are unsure of whether you are currently subscribed to El Lechero. If you find that aren’t receiving the magazine, make sure to request it. You could also renew your subscription if you are currently subscribed, which will ensure you that continue receiving it.