PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

2022 Labor Management Workshop News Release

Sent to general and agricultural media; agricultural organizations, and outreach partners.

2022 Farm Labor Workshop Series webpage

Landing page used in media releases, direct email promotion, list-serv posts, calendar posts, etc.

Example Direct Email

Workshop promotional email, sent directly to farmers on our mailing lists.

Example Flyer for Learning Circles

Recruit participants to learning circles

EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

Purposeful Record Keeping

John Hendrickson, University of Wisconsin Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
The Farm Labor Dashboard

The biggest expense on just about any diversified produce farm is labor. It is also the hardest to track. This 17-minute video presentation provides practical approaches to tracking labor that will help you understand the labor component of the cost of production for different crops.

Emergency Preparedness: The 911 Call

Mary Peabody
University of Vermont Extension

Emergency Prep: The 911 Call Primary tabs View (active tab) Edit Manage display In this short blog post, UVM Extension's Mary Peabody outlines an easy steps every farmer can take to make sure first responders can quickly get to your farm and help anyone who has been injured or has a medical emergency.

Effective Feedback for Employees

Kenesha Reynolds and Seth Wilner
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension

Slide deck from a presentation on providing feedback to employees that enhances performance, improves working relationships and strengthens employee engagement.

Job Descriptions

Kenesha Reynolds and Seth Wilner
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension

Slide deck from a 2022 presentation on how job descriptions can help farm employers communicate with employees and set common expectations about roles and responsibilities of their jobs.

Customer Service: Resources for Training Employees

Mary Peabody and Kenesha Reynolds
Farm Labor Dashboard, hosted by UVM Extension

This series of short videos are designed to help farmers start a conversation with employees about basic customer service expectations. In one video we address basic phone etiquette. In a second video we introduce the problem of explaining rules to a customer that just doesn’t get it. In the third video we show how to interact with an unhappy customer in a way that does not escalate the situation. We suggest before you start this training with your employees you review your policy and procedures manual and make sure you are clear on what employees are expected, and authorized, to do (and NOT do) when approached by an upset customer.

Interviewing and Evaluating Job Applicants

Farm Labor Dashboard
Farm Labor Dashboard

Interviews are one of the most important steps in the hiring process. They provides an opportunity to get to know applicants before you make a commitment and invest in a new employee. This self-study package provide guidance for questions to ask in a job interview, including the kinds of questions that are legal to ask, a sample interview agenda, and evaluating candidates.

Communicating For Change

Seth Wilner
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension

This is the slide set from a presentation on communication approaches that farm managers can use in managing and supervising employees.

Building strength and flexibility for farm and ranch work

Farm Labor Dashboard
Farm Labor Dashboard

This set of resources provides ideas for stretching and strengthening exercises that can help everyone who works on the farm stay healthy and productive. Consider using these resources for a mini-session with your workers and as hand-outs.

Ergonomics - Reducing the wear and tear on our bodies

Farm Labor Dashboard
Farm Labor Dashboard

This web page contains links to resources farmers can use to teach employees how to stay safe and productive while engaged in farm tasks.

Legal requirements of being an ag employer

Farm Labor Dashboard
Farm Labor Dashboard

Oriented to people who are new to being a farm employer, this web page provides an overview of the key topics new employers should familiarize themselves with, including workers compensation, minimum wage laws, paperwork needed at the start of employment, employee classification, and laws related to overtime.

Employee Supervision

Farm Labor Dashboard
Farm Labor Dashboard

This package of self-study resources variety of communication and management tips and techniques and tools to help create a positive and productive farm work environment.

Getting What You Need - The Art of Negotiation

Mary Peabody and Beth Holtzman
Farm Labor Dashboard/University of Vermont Extension

Negotiation skills are part of every farm business managers essential toolkit. But women and beginning farmers frequently feel unprepared and unskilled in this form of communication. Use the slide sets and webinar recordings to explores what negotiation really is (and what it is not), and to learn how to prepare for, and execute, a successful negotiation. Then, use the worksheet to prepare for a successful negotiation.

Fast Feedback Loop to Improve Employee Performance

Mary Peabody, UVM Extension
Farm Labor Dashboard

This 3-minute video shares a quick activity that farm operators and managers can help build more productive and stronger farm work teams. The exercise can help improve how employees work together, their level of compassion for each other, and how you can be a better supervisor.

REPORTS & EVALUATIONS

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