Books and material

Continuous improvements in agriculture

The book tells how the Lean mindset can be used in agriculture. The book shows with lots of examples how Lean, which is developed for industrial production, can also produce fantastic results on agriculture.

On all farms, there are work processes that consist of process steps. There is work to be done with quality – and there are employees to be motivated. So agriculture is not that different from other industries and Lean can produce great results on all types of farming.

We, Susanne Pejstrup and Vibeke Fladkjaer Nielsen, are experts in Lean in agriculture and we talk about the Lean method in a clear, easy to read style that can be used by farmers all over the world. We have written cases from several types of agriculture – crop production, pig production, milk production, mink etc. We show how respect for people, continuous improvement and visual management can improve agricultural performance. The book is richly illustrated and appeals to both agricultural leaders, agricultural workers, veterinarians, consultants and others in the agro-industry.

Ricardo Ferreira de Mascarenhas

RM Consulting, Portugal

I read your book on vacation. It is undoubtedly a book that in addition to being an implementation manual is a quick reference guide. Good tool. I liked the organization; the examples and it is very well written in a clear language. Congratulations.

Continuous improvements in milk production

We talk about what Lean is and how you can use it for farming. There are a lot of pictures and case-storys, so it’s easy to relate to everyday life in a farm. You can use the book as a “do-it-yourself” book.

We have what we call the “people approach” to Lean. That is, we do a lot of how you can involve your employees, get them motivated to contribute. We describe a lot of ways to do it with good stories from practical farming.

Animal welfare is the basis for good production

It has been a pleasure to work with the book, because all the time we have assumed that the conditions for the animals should be perfectly in order while working conditions in the barn, environmental conditions and finances should be in place. If you need to build, then “Cattle Housing Design – Danish Recommendations” is a good place to start.

The “book” is divided into individual chapters, which can be downloaded below (You need a login to Landbrugsinfo in order to do so):

Source: SEGES / Landbrugsinfo