Tag: farm management
Managing livestock, pastures in extreme winter weather
Extreme winter weather can stress your livestock and damage your pastures. Learn more about the best farm management practices to combat the cold.
5 ways to kick 2018 into gear
Let’s blast into 2018 with no regrets, no whining and no looking back at what was or what might have been. Editor Susan Crowell shares five tips to get you on track.
Take time to review your farm records
As you continue to finish up your year-end business, it's a good time to review rental agreements, business plans and other farm records.
9 tips to conserve water on the farm this winter
Water conservation efforts are just as important during winter as they are during other seasons. Learn to improve management practices and conserve water.
Employee evaluation time, host a ‘stay’ meeting
A stay meeting involves sitting down with the employee, and again this can be both non-family and family, and discussing their future with the farm.
Farm management winter checklist
Winter always seems like a slower time, but farm and grazing management never take a break. Make sure you've got your best foot forward this spring.
Beef production, management online course
Beef Production and Management will teach its participants how to best choose and maintain their herd animals, while wisely managing their business.
Review milking procedures closely
Farmers need to observe milking routines and evaluate milkers to ensure procedures are followed correctly and consistently.
Empathy and flexibility matter when managing farm employees
Faced with a decades-long struggle to find laborers, farmers can still do a lot to attract and keep their staff and lighten their load with technology.
Michigan state agencies invest funds in Lake Erie
Michigan State University will study which farm management practices prevent nutrients from leaving farmlands and moving into rivers and lakes.
