Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
• Building and maintaining relationships with current members • Pursue leads and build relationships with prospective members • Assisted members during times of crisis or daily farming incidents • Improved public speaking and educational outreach • Assist with the planning of the annual Dairy Strong conference • Created and managed our Online Database • Handled training of all new employees on Online Database • Assist Farmer-Led coalitions (Yahara Pride Farms, Lafayette Ag Stewardship Alliance, etc.) develop and get up and running • Handling all PR, secretarial, logistical work for Farmer-Led coalitions • Responsible for writing and summiting grants for Farmer-Led Coalitions • Planned and executed field days, member meetings and annual meetings for Farmer-Led coalitions • Work alongside The Nature Conservancy, Foremost, Grassland and other partners in the dairy chain to guarantee continuous improvement among the dairy community
• Work daily with herd manager and others to improve the foundation of the farm and help improve issues with nutrition, milk production, reproduction and daily startup challenges • Created and executed correct and successful protocols for medicating and handling sick animals • Built strong relationships with employees and strengthened ability to communicate by body language and leadership • Improved ability to speak Spanish • Responsible for leadership and management of other employees to guarantee the success and overall safety of the farm and animals • Proficiently learned to use Dairy Comp 305 • Improved ability to think rapidly and quickly to assess situations and solve problems
Responsible for morning, night and afternoon milking shifts and stall cleaning Calf managements and feeding Responsible for common farm duties such as milking, mixing feed and animal health
Main care-taker of maternity does and kids Responsible for breeding and genetic decisions for 25 percent of the herd Responsible for daily chores and milking Manage show string on farm, as well as at shows