Management

Editor’s note: This article is the last in a four-part series. The first three articles are available online.

A near-perfect storm has created an opportunity to add value to dairy calves not destined for the milking string. While dairy herd numbers remain fairly steady, improved milk production efficiencies have reduced the pace of replacement animals entering the herd.

We already have the next generation of farmers unexpectedly coming home to farm as a direct consequence of this COVID-19 crisis.

It warms my coaching heart to sit in a workshop with a group of smart women in agriculture who truly want better communication on our farms.

Whether you are the landowner or the renter, sound legal advice is an “insurance policy” for both sides of a leasing arrangement, says Ed Cox, an attorney with the Iowa law firm of Craver, Grothe & Cox, LLP.

It’s been more than 30 years since Stephen Covey wrote and published his best-selling book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People; however, the information he covered continues to be relevant.