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Improving Soft Skills in Agriculture with Hard Core Strategies: How to Recruit, Select, Develop and Retain Employees
- Author(s):
- Kristine Ranger
- Date:
- 2016
- Group(s):
- MSU EDA University Center: Regional Economic Innovation
- Subject(s):
- Economic development, Employees--Social conditions, Soft skills, Agriculture, Labor supply, Human capital
- Item Type:
- Report
- Tag(s):
- #Equity, #Economic, #Development, #EconomicDevelopment, #EconomicDevelopmentAdministration, #EDA, #Michigan, #SoftSkills
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/9ps3-s548
- Abstract:
- Progressive farm managers often find themselves managing people as much or more than they manage animals and equipment. This dramatic change for farm owner/managers is very challenging because most have little experience and no education in the management of critical human resources. Rural economic development and the future success of Michigan farms depends on the availability of resources and technical assistance that is readily available to these operations. This Co-Learning Plan will explore the use of Virtual Human Resources Services for dairy farmers, including the use of phone coaching, virtual farm orientation or onboarding courses, the use of employee and employer handbooks and templates, improved hiring practices, and the need for Spanish versions of HR material.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 months ago
- License:
- Attribution
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