Event Details
Date
January 31 - February 1, 2017
Location
Country Inn & Suites
130 North Main Street
Mount Morris, NY 14510
Host
Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field CropsLibby Eiholzer
607-793-4847
email Libby Eiholzer
The Academy for Dairy Executives - Country Inn & Suites
January 31 - February 1, 2017Cornell Cooperative Extension and PRO-DAIRY invite you to apply for a three part educational program in Western New York. The Academy is an opportunity for progressive dairy producers and agri-service personnel to:
- Improve leadership and management skills necessary to operate a successful dairy business during volatile times
- Learn from and interact with other producers and dairy professionals
- Gain a better understanding of the fast-changing dairy industry
- Develop skills necessary to lead your dairy business into the future
- Session 1: How management, personality and economics intersect at the farm level and using budgeting to help managers focus on what is within their control.
- Session 2: Focusing management with mission and vision using budgets and risk management tools within the context of a family business striving to engage employees for operation success.
- Session 3: Taking control of the business by managing profits, evaluating financial performance, implementing operating procedures, and proposing change as management transitions to a new generation.