Dairy Farm Takes COVID-19 Precaution
ATHENS, Wis. (WSAW) - With schools and restaurants closed down and some businesses having employees work from home to help fight the spread of COVID-19, dairy farmers are having to take a different approach.
“The cows will need to get milked no matter what happens,” said David Trimner, general manager at Miltrim Farms in Athens. “We’re trying to push an attitude of not being hysterical and just understanding we need to stay calm, but just taking the proper measures.”
For the farm with 40 full-time employees, that includes some extra precautions to make sure employees are staying health and safe.
“Some things we’re trying to do is eliminate any non-necessary meetings with people outside of the farm. Obviously, not bringing the whole farm together to meet for any reason, trying to keep it to small groups of five or so,” explained Trimner. “A lot of employees who are here are doing great work of milking the cows. A lot of them are young, healthy individuals, which is good.”
As the general manager of a major dairy operation, Trimner admits that while his employee safety is first and foremost, it’s also important to protect the business side of things.