This session will cover farm business organization structures and learning tools to determine leadership skills and weaknesses. This session will cover training employees for particular jobs and keeping them enthused and productive. Communicating among farm owners, managers, and employees will be the focus. This lesson will be on writing farm employee manuals. The sessions will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Each session will include plenty of time for discussion among participants and for working on examples, materials, and tools from the farms of participants.
Registration is limited for all sessions to encourage class discussion.
Participants will receive materials to assemble into a large reference manual. Brochures on the classes are available from county Extension offices or Riverland Community College farm business management instructors. Registration for all classes should be at least one week in advance. The course is open to farm operators of all types. However, special funds will cover most or all of the fees for dairy producers.