Six must-do's to make it milking cows

摘要

The other day I was carrying an assortment of parts and tools needed to work on a home repair project. I had both hands full, something in my shirt pocket, and a couple of things tucked under each arm. As I was walking, something slipped and fell to the floor. I carefully bent over to pick it up, but in doing so something else slipped. Have you ever had a similar experience? That situation reminds me of dairy farming. There are several key management areas that you need to keep in line, and it is very easy to have one of them drop below where you want it. When you focus your attention on the weakest link, you sometimes find some other aspects of herd performance suffers. How do you carry out this juggling act and keep your operation running at a peak level?