DAIRY CARE ACADEMY
As we continue to face a labor shortage across the country, it’s arguably more crucial than ever before for farms to invest in their employees. An easy way to help retain the employees your farm currently has is to ensure that in addition to being respected and valued, they are properly trained in how to do their everyday tasks with opportunities to continuously learn and improve. MMPA offers Dairy Care Academy, a free animal care training program for farm owners and employees. Designed to help farms meet the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) program training requirements, it also educates employees and improves onfarm performance.
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In-Person Training Throughout the month of February, MMPA members can send employees or family members to in-person Dairy Care Academy trainings in Lansing, Michigan on February 15 and in Clare, Michigan on February 23. The interactive, daylong training is broken into three sessions: milking practices, dairy stockmanship and calf care. During the event, participants will watch demonstrations, participate in handson activities and receive a free lunch. Participants in attendance go back to the farm with a printed certificate of completion and each member farm will receive a list of their employees who attended to meet FARM program training documentation needs. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND AND CAN BE COMPLETED AT https://bit.ly/ DCARegistration22. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT MIMILK.COM/DCA OR CONTACT YOUR MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE.
Virtual Training For those who are unable to join the in-person sessions, members and employees can enroll in a virtual Dairy Care Academy training scheduled for February 24. This training opportunity is a virtual replication of traditional Dairy Care Academy programming that will include live training covering the traditional topics of milking practices, dairy stockmanship and calf care. Just like during an in-person training, participants can ask questions, interact with speakers and will receive a certificate of completion. Each member farm will also receive a list of their employees who attended to meet FARM program training documentation needs. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND AND CAN BE COMPLETED AT https://bit.ly/ DCARegistration22. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT MIMILK.COM/DCA OR CONTACT YOUR MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE.
