Pauly Paul shares the benefits of taking time to work alongside dairy workers. He says he routinely finds five areas where he commonly uncovers opportunities for saving time and money:
- Herd checks
- Breeding
- Hoof trimming
- Foot bathing
- Fresh and treated cow pens
Source: Progressive Dairy, April 3, 2020. Link. Spending time working alongside employees can help owners and managers find ways to improve efficiencies in costs, labor and time.
INSIGHTS: Paul shares good counsel for dairy owners and managers. Some of the opportunity areas are easily addressed by veterinarians and in some cases, by sales representatives. If social distancing is an issue, consider a multi-dairy video meeting to discuss practices in one or two areas. Hoof care and foot bathing is a logical place to start.