Crisis Management http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management RSS Feed for Crisis Management en-us Tue, 07 May 2013 13:16:37 GMT Worker education offered in wake of dairy abuse video http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/Worker-education-needed-in-wake-of-dairy-abuse-video-206271441.html Idaho dairy workers are headed back to school in an effort to better understand animal welfare in the wake of an undercover video at an Idaho dairy showing employees mistreating animals. 'See It? Stop It!' initiative launched to empower farm workers http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/See-It-Stop-It-initiative-launched-to-empower-farm-workers-200249511.html The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) joined the Center for Food Integrity and the U.S. pork sector to jointly launch “See It? Stop It! Animal care starts with you,” a proactive demonstration of agriculture’s commitment to farm animal care. Farm employers begin preparing for health care law http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/Farm-employers-begin-preparing-for-health-care-law-187188301.html With President Obama about to be sworn in for his second term, individuals and employers alike are thinking more seriously about a key facet of his first term: the new federal health care law, how it will be implemented and what is required to comply. 39 more counties declared natural disaster areas due to drought http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/39-counties-declared-natural-disaster-areas-due-to-drought-162882136.html Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has designated 39 additional counties in eight states as primary natural disaster areas due to damage and losses caused by drought and excessive heat. N.Y. county loan program carries on Chobani’s success http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/New-York-county-loan-program-carries-on-Chobanis-success-160540935.html Chobani’s accomplishments are now giving dairy farmers in Chenango County, N.Y., the chance at their own success through a new $250,000 loan program. Orient new employees on your farm http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/crisis-management/Orient-new-employees-on-your-farm-157302465.html When you hire a new employee on your farm, you must perform several regulatory procedures, but you will also find there are benefits in making a priority of providing an orientation for the employee. Assessing how you stand financially 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. Official: 956 Texas water systems on restrictions 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. $5M to help NY farms replace gear lost to storms 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. Weather leaves dairies to struggle with feed cost, quality 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.