Management

Preserving the relationship with your banker is important during good times, and it is essential to your survival in times like these.

One dairy. Three barns. Three different types of bedding. Vogel Dairy near Valders, Wisconsin, proves that successfully operating any system comes down to management.

Due to the cyclical nature of the industry, resiliency is a valuable trait for dairy operations. But it’s especially important as operations return to profitability.

“Someday this will all be yours.”

In today’s economy, most dairy families know that vague promises about transferring the farm to the next generation are simply inadequate.

Two employee fatalities at Riverview LLP led to the realization that the dairy company’s existing safety training program wasn’t enough to keep workers safe.

Editor’s note: The author, an Indiana dairy producer and freelance writer, is exploring resources and methods to help dairy farmers deal with farm stress. In this article, she shares personal reflections on a family farm accident.