Canada FamilyFarms. Ltd.1000 - 840 Howe Street
Vancouver BC V6Z 2M1
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More than 2 months
Duration of the course is a two year program. During the program we offer 6 on-site farm visits as well as six 2-day meetings with other producers involved in the program (3 each year).
The sessions cover the following topics:
- Goals
- Problem Solving and decision making
- Effective meetings
- safety
- risk management
- lean fundamentals
- becoming a zealous business person
- financials
- technology systems
- life balance
- general office management
- conflict resolution
- basic hr
The location of the sessions depends on the participants as we try to allow participants to see each other's farms.
The sessions take place as follows:
Session 1 - March/April 2014
Session 2 - June/July 2014
Session 3 - November/December 2014
Session 4 - March/April 2015
Session 5 - June/July 2015
Session 6 - November/December 2015
Each time we start a new program the years will change but the general timeline will stay the same.
Agenda:
Six Group Sessions
•Day One
•Welcome
•Farm Introduction
•Four Hour Training Session
•Farm Evaluation Interviews
•Evening Dinner
•Day Two
•Interview Reports
•Three Hour Training Session
•Benchmarking Discussion
•Afternoon Peer Group Activity
•Optional Dinner
Six Executive Coach Sessions
•On Farm
•Review homework from last class
•Discuss farm issues relevant to class
•Review action items
•Open discussion (topic of the day)
•Farm Tour (sometime during the day)
•Feedback on Farm operations relative to training
•Discuss next steps
Session One Agenda
Day One
Welcome 8:00 – 8:15
Brief Introductions
Farm tour 9:00 – 11.:00
Farm evaluation interviews 11:00 – 12:00
Lunch 12:00 – 1:00
Travel to Toyota 1:00
Toyota Tour 1:30 – 2:30
Team Introductions (back at hotel) 3:00 – 5:30
10 Minutes each
2.5 hours
Dinner 6:00
Day Two
Introduction to Goal Setting 8:00 – 11:00
Goal setting activity
Report at least one goal
Problem Solving and Decision Making 9:30 – 12:00
Lunch 12:00 – 1:00
Effective Meetings 1:00 – 2:30
Peer Group Session 2:30 – 4:30
Wrap up 4:30 – 4:45
Review assignments
Next Session Review
Farm Visit
Session Two
•Safety – At Asmark
•OSHA 8-9:30
•Ammonia Training: 9:30 – 10:45
•Break 10:45 – 11:00
•Applicator Training: 11:00 – 12:15
•Lunch: 12:15 – 1:15
•Grain Safety: 1:15 – 3:15
•Break: 3:15 – 3:30
•Emergency Response Training: 3:30 – 4:30
•Risk Management
•Control Systems/Security
•Insurance
• Crop Insurance
• General Liability Insurance
• Workers Comp.
Session Three
•Lean Fundamentals
•The history of Lean
•Terms and definitions
•Practical application
•Lego training activity
•Becoming a Zealous Business Person
•Competition in other industries
•Acquiring new customers
•Negotiation skills
•How to grow without upsetting your neighbors
•Buying/Purchasing
Session Four
•Financials
•Timely and accurate financial statements
•Reconcile, Reconcile, Reconcile
•Budgeting and operating within
•Segregation of Duties
•Approvals and authorization
•Grant of Authority
•Filing Systems
•Technology Systems
•GIS
•CRM
•ERP
•Farm Security
•Data Storage
•Data Backup
•Network
Session Five
•Life Balance
•Time Management
•Stress awareness/mitigation
•Generational Differences
•Separating Work from Business
•Rules of the game
•Vacation
•Office Management
•Document Control
•Farm Calendar
•Managing Office Staff
•Filing Systems
•Conflict Resolution
•Interpersonal
•Family Conflict
•Worker Conflict
•In-laws in the business
•Communication
•Vendor Conflict
Session 6
•Basic HR
•Basic HR Laws, Forms, and Regulations - Including Payroll & Workers Comp Requirements
•Legal Interviewing & Hiring (Not full-blown HR100)
•Legal Discipline (Not full-blown HR102)
•Legal Terminations (Not full-blown HR 102)
•Legal use of Independent Contractors
•Supervisory Training (Not full-blown HR102)
•Delegating
•Preventing/Managing Absenteeism
•Dealing with Difficult People/Difficult Situations
•Preventing Sexual Harassment
Cost:
$9,000 per year plus expenses
Year One
•Three Group Training Sessions - $9000 U.S. + expenses
•Participant is responsible for their own travel expenses to training locations. Each training session will take place at a different participant’s farm location.
•Three, one on one, on farm coaching visits
•Participant is responsible for the Executive Coaches travel and lodging expenses for these trips.
Year Two
•Three Group Training Sessions - $9000 U.S. + plus expenses
•Participant is responsible for their own travel expenses to training locations. Each training session will take place at a different participant’s farm location.
•Three, one on one, on farm coaching visits
•Participant is responsible for the Executive Coaches travel and lodging expenses for these trips.
Target Audience:
Family owned row crop producers who currently work with Canada FamilyFarms, Ltd.
Recognition Provided:
Certificate
Method of Instruction:
Classroom
Correspondence
On-site/On-farm
Some is classroom style instruction but coaches are available via phone/webinar to answer questions at any time. Some takes place on the farm and farm tours are conducted.
Availability of Program:
Year-round
Available to enter once per year at the beginning of the year then sessions take place during the day/evening during certain seasons.
Agriculture Business:
Crops
Subject of Training:
Business Planning, Strategy and Structure
Crop Production
Equipment / Machine Operation and Maintenance
Financial Management (includes production economics)
Human Resources
Marketing (includes value added)
Succession Planning
Language of Instruction:
English
For program information contact:
Last Updated: 2014-11-25
