On-Farm Resource Team Training

Online Webinar

Sponsored by the Center for Dairy Excellence, this webinar is for newly formed CDE On-Farm Resource Teams. Over the years, this webinar program has provided hundreds of new dairy teams the knowledge and skills necessary to get off to a successful start.

The training is designed as a two-part series for new team members. The first part is a 90-minute webinar about the basics of successful team operation. Participants select from one of the dates listed below to complete the 90-minute session:

2012 Dates:

September 12, October 12, November 20, and December 19

2013 Dates:

January 16, February 20, and March 13

Hours: 10 to 11:30 a.m.

The second part is a short one-hour follow-up discussion to assess team progress and enable networking with other teams for continued successful team operation.

Teams will learn the basic steps to forming a team; how to establish team goals and monitor team progress; the stages of team development and the tools that work at different stages.

Instructor is Dr. Lisa Holden, associate professor, Penn State Department of Animal Science.

SmartStart Credit:

This program is eligible for 1 SmartStart credit from AgChoice Farm Credit. 

Registration:

The webinar is free of charge to farms participating in the Center for Dairy Excellence On-Farm Resource Team program.

For More Information:

Any PA dairy producer may apply to join the CDE On-Farm Resource Team program. Financial support and other resources are available to those accepted into the program. Contact the Center for Dairy Excellence: info@centerfordairyexcellence.org or 717-346-0849.