 | Tuesday, December 8 Columbia, Missouri Event Link: Run Your Team - Tools for Managing and Motivating Employees on the Farm Hosted By: Missouri Young Farmers Coalition Presentation Summary Employees make it possible to get more done, but managing workers and their work takes dedicated time, energy and processes. Whether you manage one seasonal worker or a large year-round crew, good management can make the difference between making headway on your farm's work or just creating headaches. Join veteran farmer and educator Chris Blanchard to learn how to create a productive, positive work environment by communicating clear expectations and implementing systems for efficiency and accountability. In this workshop, you'll learn how to: utilize practical tools to increase employee satisfaction and productivity, remove emotion from management decisions and actions, and build a team culture. |
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Wednesday August 27, 2014 Online Organized By: Countryside Conservancy Presentation Summary Whether you manage one seasonal worker or a large year-round crew, good management can make the difference between making headway on your farm's work, or just creating headaches. I've worked with farmers throughout the Midwest to develop systems that make it easy to achieve reliable results throughout your farming operation, and I'll share what I've learned about making it easy for employees could get the right things done at the right time and in the right way, without needing a manager looking over their shoulders all the time. Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Online Organized By: Countryside Conservancy Summary Presentation Employees make it possible to get more done, but managing workers and their work takes dedicated time, energy, and processes. Tune in for the story of how I worked with my crew to turn Rock Spring Farm his work environment from "The Yelling Farm" into a positive, supportive, and effective workplace. In this workshop, I'll share my principles for being a better boss to get better results from one of your most valuable assets - your employees. Thursday, January 16, 2014 St.Cloud, Minnesota Event Link: http://mfvga.org/ Organized By: http://mfvga.org/ Chris' Presentations: Saving Labor on the Market Farm - Market farming is all about moving stuff around, whether you're moving vegetables from the soil to the packing house, water from the well to your transplants, or seeds from their packet to the soil. We'll explore the systems and tools used by Rock Spring Farm and other market farms for seeding crops in the field and greenhouses, transplanting sets, pruning and greenhouse crop maintenance, weeding tools, harvesters, post-harvest handling, materials handling, and record-keeping. Food Safety - As the demand for local and organic food has expanded, so has the expectation for production and handling systems designed to minimize microbial contamination. Chris Blanchard guides you through twelve simple steps you can take to put you and your farm on the way to safe food production. |
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