Event Details

Date

December 2 - December 16, 2020

Time

11am - 12pm

Location

Virtual through Zoom

Cost

This event is free.

Host

Central New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops

Nicole Tommell
315-867-6001


Onboarding Webinar Series

December 2 - December 16, 2020


Cornell Ag Workforce Development is partnering with Cornell Cooperative Extension to offer a one-hour three-session Onboarding Webinar Series via Zoom on December 2, 9, and 16. Register at tinyurl.com/Onboarding-Webinar-Series. The first days and weeks on the job set the course for a new employee. A successful onboarding program can be an essential tool to help reduce employee turnover, increase employee safety and productivity, and contribute to a farm's success.

The Onboarding Webinar Series focuses on navigating employment requirements and improving human resource management practices, including enhancing training skills. Each webinar includes a 20-minute presentation, followed by 15 to 20 minute breakout sessions, and finishes with a 15-minute general Q&A session.

Assigned "homework" between each session, completed with the support of a CCE educator or consultant, ensures participants exit the series with a personalized onboarding template, onboarding materials, trainings, and methods.

To sign up for this or future Onboarding projects, contact Lucas Smith (ls678@cornell.edu), Ag Workforce Development, or your local Cornell Cooperative Extension educator. Visit agworkforce.cals.cornell.edu/onboarding-webinar-series for more information about the webinar series. Visit agworkforce.cals.cornell.edu/onboarding/ for more information about onboarding.

Successful projects have a staff member who focuses on HR a few hours each week.

Benefits for Farms
• Ensures compliance with basic regulations and policies.
• Provides clarification on work procedures and expectations, which results in better employee performance and safety.
• Establishes a workplace culture based on values, philosophies and traditions.
• Creates connected relationships at work that allow employees to engage and thrive.
• Increases employee commitment and reduces turnover.
• Provides accessible and realistic support for farm onboarding, even when labor and time are in short supply.

Farmer Recommended
• Participate. It makes the process better for both employer and employee. It improves compliance, safety, performance, and morale.
• It helps keep hiring organized and gives a sense of professionalism.
• It organized and standardized our system of. We are now more in compliance than ever.
• This made me so much more confident as I go through the new hire process with employees. I got major bonus points on my FARM evaluation for the new employee training with my google classroom that I have set up!

Sample Onboarding Tools
Employee Handbooks, SOP's, Training Videos, New Hire Forms, Job Descriptions, Farm Safety Plans, Checklists, Organizational Charts, Mission Statement, Written Policies, and more?





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Farmers Can Join MeatSuite For Free!

MeatSuite.com is a free resource provided by Cornell University where NY meat farmers can create a farm profile and list their bulk (wholes, halves, quarters) and bundled (i.e. Grilling Bundle) meat products.

Why should farmers join?

1. It's free and easy!
2. Connect with more local customers. In the past year the MeatSuite.com farm directory had 8,300 visits from New York consumers. Farm profiles get as many as 25 views per month from potential local customers. We also spotlight MeatSuite farms on social media and bring attention and purchases to farms through highlights and giveaways.

How do I join?

Farmers can visit https://www.meatsuite.com/farmers/ to create a free farm profile. You must list at least one product for your farm's profile to go live. You'll also have access to Cornell's free Meat Price Calculator, a helpful tool for pricing your meat to make a profit.

While you're on MeatSuite, check out the "Creating Consumer-Friendly Bulk Meats" publication on the log-in page. It has tips on how to create bulk meat products that are easier for first-time buyers to say "yes" to.

If you have any questions as you create your farm profile or products, we're here to help! Please email Matt LeRoux at mnl28@cornell.edu.


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