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The dairy industry is experiencing tough times, and efficiency in every area, including staffing, is vital to be able to continue.
It’s up to us to coach our staff to successful decision making and promote an atmosphere that people enjoy and where they feel their job really matters.
We make all the major decisions on a day-to-day basis, but we can’t do it alone. We rely on a team of good employees to help us accomplish our goals.
Here in the U.S. and in emerging markets around the world, milk and dairy product sales were strong.
But unfortunately, we have seen a decline in fluid milk sales, so we have to continue to find new ways to promote the product.
Retailers and consumers have demanded quality, and dairymen across the country are improving their on-farm techniques to meet this demand.
Due to the drought in our area, it has been necessary to feed ingredients we never expected to feed, and to pay a lot more than we ever expected to pay.
Weather is the primary determinant of feeds grown and utilized at our dairies.
The move follows Nestle’s recent dairy investments in Chile, Sri Lanka, China and Brazil.
With increased banking regulations, quality and timely information becomes a necessity.
Milk quality is one of our dairy’s best success stories.
Freestall bedding, milking routine, postdip, milker hygiene, the clean-in-place system and culling for high somatic cell counts are several factors that influence our milk quality.
Since milk quality is a focus in our operation, mastitis and udder care are manageable, even in our challenging environment.
In my opinion, the largest cuts in the farm bill should come from the largest percentage of funds—the 77% that is centered around nutrition programs.