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Dairy Farm Business: Job Descrptions: The Building Blocks of Organization
The primary objective of a job description is to help employees and supervisors reach a mutual understanding about important details of a job in order to avoid future problems. This eight-page publication discusses the need for job descriptions, how to prepare them, and how to make use of them for more effective human resource management. Examples of job descriptions for positions in the milking center are included. Note: Available in PDF only; not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Dairy & Animal Science
Catalog Number:
UD012
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Dairy Farm Business: Making Custom Work Profitable
Directed toward dairy producers, this publication addresses issues involved in making a custom hire decision including advantages and disadvantages, economics, how to find custom operators, contracting, and deciding whether the producer should do custom work. Note: Available in PDF only; not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA383
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Dairy Farm Business: Performance Feedback, Monitoring, and Incentives
The human resource objective of a dairy manager should be to maintain
a productive, stable, and committed workforce. Providing feedback, both positive and negative, is an important part of every manager’s responsibility. This 8-page publication explains the importance of feedback, characteristics of useful feedback, formal and informal performance feedback, how to give performance reviews, how to gather data for feedback, and performance incentives. A feedback sheet and performance review worksheet are also included.
Department:
Dairy & Animal Science
Catalog Number:
UD017
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Dairy Farm Business: Performance Feedback, Monitoring, and Incentives
The human resource objective of a dairy manager should be to maintain
a productive, stable, and committed workforce. Providing feedback, both positive and negative, is an important part of every manager’s responsibility. This 8-page publication explains the importance of feedback, characteristics of useful feedback, formal and informal performance feedback, how to give performance reviews, how to gather data for feedback, and performance incentives. A feedback sheet and performance review worksheet are also included.
Department:
Dairy & Animal Science
Catalog Number:
UD017
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Dairy Farm Business: Standard Operating Procedures: A Writing Guide
A successful dairy farm business needs committed workers who complete work procedures consistently and accurately. It also requires all involved to contribute their experience, knowledge, and ideas to constant improvement for the future. This eight-page publication describes how dairy businesses can use standard operating procedures to get everyone driving toward outstanding performance and success. Note: Available in PDF only; not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Dairy & Animal Science
Catalog Number:
UD011
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Dairy Farm Feed Cost Control
This is a very specific program geared to dairy and farm management agents, dairy consultants, dairy nutritionists, veterinarians, and dairy producers with good computer skills. To use the program, one needs either Windows 95 or 98 (Excel 97) or Mac OS 8.0 (Excel 98). Note: Available in PDF only; not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Dairy & Animal Science
Catalog Number:
UD008
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Dairy Farm Feed Cost Control
This is a very specific program geared to dairy and farm management agents, dairy consultants, dairy nutritionists, veterinarians, and dairy producers with good computer skills. To use the program, one needs either Windows 95 or 98 (Excel 97) or Mac OS 8.0 (Excel 98). Note: Available in PDF only; not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Dairy & Animal Science
Catalog Number:
UD008
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Dairy Manure Handling
A ultimate goal of a manure handling system should be to improve management, provide positive environmental protection, and allow maximum utilization of manure nutrients. The best manure handling systems are usually developed as part of an overall plan for new construction, renovation or expansion. Note: Available in PDF only; not available from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Catalog Number:
G-72
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Dairy Risk-Management Education: Basis and Its Importance in Risk Management
Knowing your basis is key to understanding how to use futures contracts to forward price milk. Pennsylvania dairy producers interested in locking in milk prices for a portion of a future delivery of milk must find a financial instrument to protect their milk price. This publication defines basis, explains its relationship to federal orders, describes mild components, and explains how to calculate basis and how to use basis in planning. Note: This publication is available in PDF only; it is not available from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA410
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Dairy Risk-Management Education: Basis and Its Importance in Risk Management
Knowing your basis is key to understanding how to use futures contracts to forward price milk. Pennsylvania dairy producers interested in locking in milk prices for a portion of a future delivery of milk must find a financial instrument to protect their milk price. This publication defines basis, explains its relationship to federal orders, describes mild components, and explains how to calculate basis and how to use basis in planning. Note: This publication is available in PDF only; it is not available from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA410
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Dairy Risk-Management Education: Economic Returns Under Multiple-Component Pricing
U.S. dairy producers shipping milk into federal milk marketing orders faced a new milk pricing system effective January 1, 2000, as a result of federal order reforms implemented by USDA and initiated by U.S. Congress. Seven of the 11 federal orders that were created employed a multiple-component pricing system that paid dairy producers on the basis of milk fat, true protein, and other dairy solids. This publication explains seasonality of milk components, impacts of herd size and management, and the impact of low component levels on milk prices.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA427
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Dairy Risk-Management Education: Economic Returns Under Multiple-Component Pricing
U.S. dairy producers shipping milk into federal milk marketing orders faced a new milk pricing system effective January 1, 2000, as a result of federal order reforms implemented by USDA and initiated by U.S. Congress. Seven of the 11 federal orders that were created employed a multiple-component pricing system that paid dairy producers on the basis of milk fat, true protein, and other dairy solids. This publication explains seasonality of milk components, impacts of herd size and management, and the impact of low component levels on milk prices.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA427
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Dairy Risk-Management Education: Factors That Affect U.S. Farm-Gate Milk Prices
Prices for milk and dairy products are driven mainly by changing market conditions and less by government intervention. Farmers, processors, retailers, and consumers should expect to continue to see volatile milk and dairy product prices in the future. This second publication in the Dairy Risk-Management Education series provides information on milk pricing, dairy product processing, the demand for processed dairy products, wholesale and retail dairy product prices, federal order and farm-gate milk prices, and market interactions.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA412
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Dairy Risk-Management Education: Factors That Affect U.S. Farm-Gate Milk Prices
Prices for milk and dairy products are driven mainly by changing market conditions and less by government intervention. Farmers, processors, retailers, and consumers should expect to continue to see volatile milk and dairy product prices in the future. This second publication in the Dairy Risk-Management Education series provides information on milk pricing, dairy product processing, the demand for processed dairy products, wholesale and retail dairy product prices, federal order and farm-gate milk prices, and market interactions.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA412
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Dairy Risk-Management Education: Managing Income Over Feed Costs
To remain profitable, producers should be monitoring and making decisions
based on their herd's "income over feed costs" (IOFC). This enables producers to make more informed decisions about feed purchases, know when to lock in milk price, or adjust the ration program to accommodate price volatility. This
fact sheet explains the various components of the tool and two approaches to monitoring IOFC.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA458
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