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Our last blog looked at some basic Lean principles and the simple, low or no cost solutions we can implement on farm to improve how work gets done during calving.

You’ll often hear PeopleMAD talking about Lean (or DairyNZ’s FarmTune programme, which is lean for dairy farmers).

Following the public consultation which ran from December 2018 – March 2019, yesterday the government announced changes to the immigration rules for employers employing migrants.

We are thrilled to officially acknowledge the arrival of Becs Dondertman to the PeopleMAD team. Becs joined PeopleMAD back in November and is based in Canterbury.

"Because of FarmTune, I know I can leave the farm and it will be run the same way as if I was there, which means I can sleep at night.”" says Mahanga Dairies Farm Manager Murray Bowden. With FarmTune's help, here's how he did it.

“I wanted to get everyone in the team on the same page and seeing the big picture. Instead of just coming to work, head down and doing your job, I wanted people to take a bit of pride in what they are doing," says Hexham Dairies Contract Milker Bradley Wilcock. With FarmTune's help, here's how he did it.

"Our system was running pretty well as it was, but it’s all about those little one percent changes and taking away the little frustrations. FarmTune grabbed me from the first class, and I loved it," says Farm Manager Matt Bell. Here's how he did it.

We have some exciting news. We are thrilled to be welcoming some new faces to the PeopleMAD team.

Our last blog article looked at why it is important to have a process for capturing ideas from the team about what could be better (“Opportunities for Improvement” or “OFI”)...

If you’re a dairy farmer, there is light at the end of the calving tunnel. Calving is the busiest, most exhausting time of the year on farm.

PeopleMAD were thrilled to host our Southland FarmTune farmers and their teams for our 2018 Tune Up day in Winton at the end of June.