Management

U.S. consumers are increasingly interested in how their food is produced. Understanding consumer preferences and the choices they are making can help dairy producers, and the industry in general, understand consumer demand for production practices.

Gallup has found that “companies fail to choose the candidate with the right talent for the job 82% of the time.”

In November 2019, the nation’s largest fluid milk processor, Dean Foods, declared bankruptcy. Recently, the bankruptcy court received bids from interested parties to purchase the Dean Foods plants and other assets.

For many, the year 2020 was a symbol of the future. Now that it is our present, we must look beyond today to position agriculture for a new future.

Editor’s note: Have you ever had a conversation where someone caught you off guard with a myth about milk? It’s especially hard to know how to respond when it involves feeding our children.

Hello readers! I’m Emily Shaw, and I’m a Pennsylvania dairy girl who now resides in the sunny state of Florida. I am currently an online personal trainer through my business Dairy Girl Fitness.