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Calf rearing flow process chart
$4.95A simple one page document to explain our calf rearing process and flow across the different elements – flow, health, feeding, weights.
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Farm KPI record sheet & graphs 2021-2022
$39.95You get what you measure! This is one of our key farm tools – an excel into which we input weekly all of our key metrics. The metrics automatically generate some selected key graphs so that we can easily and visually monitor our actual vs our target for our key metrics on a weekly basis. This tool is critical to every farm business. We would be lost without it. It also helps us to have a fantastic record week by week for all our seasons so that we can do a historical week by week comparison of any of the key metrics we measure eg mastitis, grass grown, feed, stock numbers etc.
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LeanFarm Online Training – Introduction to Lean Thinking
$50.00 for 1 weekThis is a 40-minute on demand online training module covering the following topic:
Introduction to Lean Thinking on the farm.
Lean Management principles originate in the manufacturing industry but have been successfully applied in almost every other industry for the last few decades. More recently lean tools and principles are being used in agriculture to reduce waste, improve quality and productivity, save time, reduce costs, achieve better results, improve profits, create empowered and engaged teams and drive successful, sustainable farming businesses. This short training module will introduce you to lean thinking and why this management system and approach can transform your farm business.
Purchasing this on demand training module will give you access to this video through your account on the website. Please create an account on the checkout page.
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Mating Process Chart
$4.95Standard process chart for Pre-Mating preparation and for Daily in shed Mating process. This document can be edited to suit your farm process.
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Monthly Farm Audit
$19.95A farm audit is a great way to do a regular pulse check on your farm and ensure everything is running as it should be. We do ours with our management team the last Thursday of every month. If you aren’t involved in your farm every day then this will you give you confidence that your team is managing the farm effectively. It also allows you identify if there are any issues that need to be addressed so that your team can action these before the next month. It is a good tool for continuous improvement. For those who want to empower their team and be able to spend time off farm while while having a good understanding of where their business is at, this is a must do.
Even if you are involved in your farm business every day, having a structured audit like this will ensure nothing is missed. It helps you to set out of the day to day to focus on the overall performance of the farm. It provides a more formal level of checking and control of all elements of your farm and helps to identify problems or gaps that can otherwise go unnoticed until they become even bigger problems.
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Sick Calf Process Chart
$4.95This is a standard process for identifying and managing sick calfs.
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LeanFarm Online Training – Waste on Farm
$50.00 for 1 weekThis is a 40-minute on demand online training covering the following topic:
Introduction to Waste on the farm
Did you realise that up to 95% of what we do is considered non value added or waste in the eyes of the customer? Can you imagine if we could remove all this waste? How much cost would it save? How much time would we save? A fundamental philosophy of lean is the constant pursuit of identifying and eliminating waste in all its forms from our business processes. This online training module takes a look at what waste is, how much waste is in our farm processes, why it is bad for our farm businesses and the cost of this waste.
Purchasing this on demand online training module will give you access to this video through your account on the website. Please create an account on the checkout page.
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LeanFarm Online Training – The 8 Wastes
$50.00 for 1 weekThis is a 40-minute on demand online training module covering the following topic:
Introduction to the 8 Wastes of Lean
In this online training module we learn what the 95% waste we have in our processes on farm consists of. This Waste is broken down into The 8 Wastes. These 8 Wastes are a key lean tool that describes 8 areas of waste that need to be identified and eliminated to create a streamlined, productive farm. Discover what these 8 wastes are, examples from farms and how we can go about seeing them and eliminating them to save time, reduce costs, improve productivity and team satisfaction, work smarter not harder and do more with less while getting better results.
Purchasing this on demand online training module will give you access to this video through your account on the website. Please create an account on the checkout page.
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LeanFarm Online Training – 5S (Workplace Organisation)
$50.00 for 1 weekThis is a 40-minute on demand online training module covering the following topic:
Introduction to the 5S (Workplace Organisation) Lean Tool
Do you ever spend time searching for tools or equipment that has just simply disappeared? Do you loose tools or other things on farm? Have you ever had to ring someone in your team asking if they have seen something you are looking for? Have you lost a tool only to find it months later again after you bought a second one? Do you always have the right tool, when you need it and where you need it? Are you frustrated by not finding what you need when you need it? If this sounds like your farm, then this extremely valuable lean tool will help you. You will learn what 5S stands for and how to apply the 5 steps to creating a well organised farm where everything has a place and everything is in its place – never search for something again! Not only that but this tool will improve team satisfaction, save time, save money, improve safety and make your job easier and better quality.
Purchasing this on demand online training module will give you access to this video through your account on the website. Please create an account on the checkout page.
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LeanFarm Online Training – Visual Management
$50.00 for 1 weekThis is a 40-minute on demand online training module covering the following topic:
Introduction to the Visual Management Lean Tool
A further key lean tool is introduced in this online training module. Visual Management is a lean tool that has proven to transform business results and culture. It is a very powerful tool that ensures everyone has the right information, when they need it, to make real time, data based decisions and actions and drive positive trends in metrics and goals. Discover the systems that will help you to not have to be on farm every day, empowering your team instead and yet have confidence and visibility that your farm is being driven correctly.
Purchasing this on demand online training module will give you access to this video through your account on the website. Please create an account on the checkout page.
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LeanFarm Online Training – Standard Work
$50.00 for 1 weekThis is a 40-minute on demand online training module covering the following topic:
Introduction to the Standard Work Lean Tool
Standard work is considered the foundation of continuous improvement and is a fundamental element of the lean system. This online training module will explain what standard work, why standard work will actually create a farming business that is more adaptable to change and in better control particularly in uncertain times and how to start to implement standard work on farm. Standard work will significantly improve your farm, reducing waste and cost, improving productivity and quality, empowering the team, making processes simple and effective, preventing costly, repetitive mistakes and problems all while improving performance and results. This tool will help to create a more robust and sustainable farming business.
Purchasing this on demand online training module will give you access to this video through your account on the website. Please create an account on the checkout page.
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Farm Strategy Document
$4.95This is our farm’s one page medium term strategy document that we use to stay focused and drive the business forward to where we want to go. Strategy is a vital component of a lean business. You can use this document to set your own vision, purpose, priorities and values for your farm. The document can then be used to guide your whole team, and every year to set your targets and focus areas. Have had lots of demand for this from farmers.