“Safe, Productive, and Engaged, from Day One!” That’s the goal of farm employers who participate in Cornell’s Onboarding program. You can work with our team of experienced professionals to get an onboarding program in place at your farm this winter.
A 3-part series of webinars begins next week, December 8 and continues on December 22 and January 5. Find all the details here. Register for the upcoming series by click a button below. There is no cost to attend these webinars, the project is funded by a grant from the New York Farm Viability Institute.
Farmer Recommended
Past participants say:
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 onboarding. 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!
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.
Expectations of Farms:
- Establish a farm culture that is safe, productive and engaging. Set Clear, upfront job expectations that employees can fully understand.
- Provide immediate safety training to avoid injuries. Promote compliance with all employment regulations.
- Communicate important farm policies and procedures, especially those that may differ from previous employers.
Overcome language barriers so that everyone can understand each other.
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…
