http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management RSS Feed for Crisis Management en-us Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:53:51 GMT http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/Assessing-how-you-stand-financially-140050663.html Do you know where your business stands financially? Completing year-end financial statements can help one evaluate a business, large or small, on the profitability and ability to cash flow through statement and ratio analysis. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/Official-956-Texas-water-systems-on-restrictions--133073498.html The historic drought punishing Texas has forced about a fifth of the state's water systems to ask or compel customers to follow water restrictions, while leaving 23 systems with either unknown supply levels or within six months of completely running out, a top expert told state senators Tuesday. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/5M-to-help-NY-farms-replace-gear-lost-to-storms--132066868.html New York farmers who lost equipment or other infrastructure to this year's back-to-back tropical storms may be able to tap a $5 million fund set up by the state. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/Weather-leaves-dairies-to-struggle-with-feed-cost-quality-131220144.html In a crop year full of uncooperative weather, dairy producers across the region are struggling with feed problems and rising prices, a Purdue Extension dairy specialist said. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/Reid-At-an-impasse-over-FEMA-130354123.html U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday that "we're at an impasse here" because House Republicans failed to pass a bill to keep the government funded and said he hopes the chamber will act quickly to avoid being in session during next week's scheduled holiday week. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/Emergency-planning-critical-for-rural-resiliency-130297728.html September 2011 is National Preparedness Month and it comes at a unique time for agriculture in the U.S. The year 2011 has been a particularly tough one for agricultural natural disasters. From the devastatingly cold and snowy winter that collapsed barns across the U.S., the springtime tornados in the Southern states and the yet to be calculated impacts of tropical storm Irene and the drought /wildfires in Texas, nature has given us more than our share of grief this year. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/Are-you-ReadyAG-129159073.html Fire, flood, feed contamination, foot-and-mouth disease. Farm and ranch disasters can come without warning. Is your crop, livestock or poultry operation secure? Is it biosecure? http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/Vermont-farms-suffer-losses-in-storm--128808253.html Vermont farmers are urged to report losses from Tropical Storm Irene but officials won't know the extent of the impact for some time while the state is still responding to the massive flood damage. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/Agriculture-event-will-help-farmers-brush-up-on-financial-know-how-128692788.html The 2011 Farm Science Review, Sept. 20-22 will include a series of presentations to provide financial strategies, tools and resources to help farmers achieve stability and success in the agricultural industry. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/Farm-liability-insurance-do-you-have-enough-coverage-128388773.html Do you have enough insurance coverage for your farm? Insurance is only one, but perhaps the most common, tool in your risk management arsenal according to Ken Bolton, University of Wisconsin-Extension, Center for Dairy Profitability.