Project Overview
After
completing one of four Heartbeat of the Farm: Human Resource Management courses
in Iowa, 32 women improved their knowledge of effective human resource
strategies to manage both family and non-family partners and employees - the "heartbeat"
of farm businesses. The objectives of the 12-hour course were to teach
women effective strategies on the key human resource topics of: 1) Labor
supply, recruitment and laws; 2) Family and farm business relationships; 3)
Employee supervision and retention; and 4) Health, stress and safety. Matched
pre- and post-course survey responses demonstrated statistically significant
(p>.001) gains in knowledge for each key topic taught. The greatest gains
were for Labor Supply, Recruitment, and Labor Law knowledge. Respondents
indicated some of the unexpected learning was: other women are also
experiencing stress, new ideas about farm safety, standard operating
procedures, terminating employees, and hiring youth. The course effectively
increased participant knowledge and the number of human resource management
practices taken on their farms.
Number of Participants: 32
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