Farm Employee Management
The Missouri Young Farmer Coalition, Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture, and Purple Pitchfork bring you Chris Blanchard, presenting on the good management of employees on the farm.
December 8, 201510:00am - 3:00pm
Bradford Research center
columbia, mo
Chris Blanchard provides consulting and education for farming, food, and business through Flying Rutabaga Works. As the owner and operator of Rock Spring Farm since 1999, Chrisraised twenty acres of vegetables, herbs, and greenhouse crops, marketed through a 200-member year-round CSA, food stores, and farmers markets. Prior to 1999, Chris managed student farms, worked as an intern, packing house manager, plant breeding assistant, and farm manager, and provided consulting for a major organic processor, in California, Wisconsin, Maine, and Washington state. His workshops, writing, and consulting throughout the country about farm business concepts, food safety, organic vegetable production, and scaling-up have gained a reputation for fresh approaches, down-to-earth information, and honesty.
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When: Tuesday, December 8, 201510am-3pmA fabulous local foods lunch is included.Where: Bradford Research Center(click HERE for a map)
How: REGISTER HERE
Why: 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. 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;
- Build a team culture; and
- Collect and use labor information to make operational and investment decisions.
