Management Assessment Center
for
Dairy Farm Owners and Managers
History
| Why?
| Program Content |
Audience | Assessors
| Program Cost |Program
Information and Brochure
The Wisconsin Assessment Center for Dairy Farm Owners/Managers was developed in 2003-2004 through a USDA grant which was part of the University of Wisconsin Dairy Initiatives Program. The Center is modeled after a similar program from Ohio State University. An assessment Center is not a building, a group of people or a location. It is an assessment approach different from most other methods of measurement and assessment approaches. An assessment center is characterized by multiple assessment techniques, multiple assessors, situational tests and structured procedures for making observations.
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To help select qualified people for management positions.
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To diagnose and individual's work related strength and weaknesses
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To identify areas of need for improvement in managerial and teamwork skills
Program
Content
The Assessment
Center features individual and group simulations involving challenges
that a manager/owner of a dairy farm may encounter.
The assessment center will:
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Assess individual behaviors in nine critical farm business management skills
- Offer the opportunity to interact with and learn from other dairy farm managers/owners
- Provide personalized feedback designed to improve your management abilities
- Initiate the development of personal action strategies focused on management
Management Attributes explored include:
- Leadership
- Managing Resources
- Empathy
- Communication
- Creativity
- Teamwork
- Decision Making
- Planning & Organizing
- Initiative
This program is intended to help agricultural operators develop skills needed to effectively manage their farm businesses. It is envisioned that most people who enroll will be established farm operators who want to sharpen some of their management skills and then learn new skills. Other people who may wish to participate in this program are agricultural professionals who frequently work with producers.
| Jerry Clark | Crops and Soils Educator, Chippewa County |
| Bob Cropp | Associate Professor, Pepin County |
| Carl Duley | Associate Professor, Buffalo County |
| Gregg Hadley | Assistant Professor, Farm Management Specialist, UW River Falls |
| Tim Jergenson | Associate Professor, Barron County |
| Randy Knapp | Professor, Chippewa County |
| Jenny Vanderlin | Senior Information Processing Consultant, CDP |
| Jon Zander | Assistant Professor, Trempealeau County |
Cost for the workshop is $100.00. This fee includes 2 days of management capacity building experiences, lodging, meals and breaks; individual oral and written feedback and coaching to assist in action strategies. This program has been valued at $500.00. Funding made available through a USDA grant allows us to offer this program at a lower cost.
Upcoming Events
11-12
November, 2008
UW-Platteville, Cooper
Living and Learning Center. Platteville, WI.
For more informaiton call: Jenny Vanderlin, 608.263.7795, jmvander@wisc.edu.
For registration materials contact: Carl Duley@ces.uwex.edu, 608.685.6256
(http://cdp.wisc.edu/MAC.htm).
Articles
Attributes of Sucessful Dairy Owners and Managers -- Articles appearing in Midwest Dairy Business, 2006-2007
- Creativity, July 2006
- Managing Resources, August 2006
- Empathy, September 2006
- Communication, October 2006
- Creativity, November 2006
- Teamwork, December 2006
- Decision Making, January 2007
- Planning & Organizing, March 2007
- Initiative, April 2007
If you would like more information on the Management Assessment Center or other Management Education Programs please contact your Local County Agent or Jenny Vanderlin, Management Education Coordinator, Center for Dairy Profitability, (608) 263-7795.