ASL104 | Staffing and Organizing Your Team -- March 2026
Agricultural Supervisory Leadership (ASL)
ASL104 | Staffing and Organizing your Team. Finding the right employees to work on your farm can pose many challenges but hiring the wrong person can be costly! In Staffing and Organizing your Team, you will learn the benefits of professionalizing your Human Resource systems and becoming a preferred employer. Learn how to recruit a candidate pool to find the right employees, and how to avoid bias and discrimination in hiring. You will also learn how to improve your interview and selection process, and how to implement a strong onboarding program. This six-week online course is part of Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development’s Agricultural Supervisory Leadership certificate program. It is appropriate for new and experienced farm managers.
Topics:
- Becoming a preferred employer
- Personnel planning
- Job descriptions
- Avoiding bias and discrimination
- Recruiting and interviewing
- The selection process
- Hiring and onboarding
Course instructors:
- Richard Stup, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development Specialist
- Elizabeth Higgins, Ag Business Management/Production Economics Specialist, CCE ENY Commercial Horticulture Team
- Bob Milligan, Cornell University Professor Emeritus
- Kaitlyn Lutz, Dairy Management Specialist, CCE Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops
- Libby Eiholzer, Dairy Technical Services Specialist, Cargill
ASL101 | Transition to Supervisor -- March 2026
Agricultural Supervisory Leadership (ASL)
ASL101 | Transition to Supervisor is the first course in Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development’s
Agricultural Supervisory Leadership certificate program. This six-week
online course will help new and experienced managers make the difficult,
but critical, transition from individual performer to supervisor. This
six-week online course is part of Cornell Agricultural Workforce
Development’s Agricultural Supervisory Leadership certificate program. It is appropriate for new and experienced farm managers.Topics include:
- making the transition to supervisor
- improving communication
- understanding differences
- managing conflict
- leading a multicultural team
- building relationships
- Richard Stup, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development Specialist
- Elizabeth Higgins, Ag Business Management/Production Economics Specialist, CCE ENY Commercial Horticulture Team
- Libby Eiholzer, Dairy Technical Services Specialist, Cargill
- Bob Milligan, Cornell University Professor Emeritus
ASL103-SP | Gestión del desempeño -- enero de 2026
Liderazgo en Supervisión Agrícola (ASL-SP) | Agricultural Supervisory Leadership (ASL)
Gestión del desempeño le enseña el entendimiento, las habilidades, las herramientas y la práctica para crear un sistema que mejore el rendimiento y haga que las personas que supervisa se sientan más satisfechas con su trabajo. Este curso virtual de seis semanas es parte del programa de Certificado de Liderazgo de Supervisión Agrícola de Cornell. Este curso está diseñado tanto para aquellos que están comenzando en el liderazgo como para los que cuentan con muchos años de experiencia.
Aprenderá estos temas:
- Rendimiento y motivación
- Las expectativas y metas
- Retroalimentación efectiva: Individual, Grupal y Positiva
- Mejorar y abordar el desempeño insatisfactorio
- Gestión de despidos, confidencialidad y selección de personal
- Desarrollo profesional, mentoría y retención de talento
Profesores de clase:
- Mary/María “Bess” Lewis — Especialista Bilingüe para el Desarrollo Administrativo, Desarrollo de la Fuerza Laboral Agrícola de Cornell
- Daniela Carranza — Especialista en Gestión de Lecherías, Extensión Cooperativa de Cornell
- Libby Eiholzer — Especialista Bilingüe en Servicios Técnicos Lácteos, Cargill
- Santiago Ledwith — Director de Action Dairy y Talentum4 especializando en el Liderazgo Organizacional
- Kaitlyn Lutz — Especialista Bilingüe en Administración de Productos Lácteos, Extensión Cooperativa de Cornell
ASL103 | Managing Performance -- January 2026
Agricultural Supervisory Leadership (ASL)
ASL103 | Managing Performance provides the understanding, skills, tools, and practice to implement a performance improvement system that will increase performance and enhance the job satisfaction of the people you supervise. This six-week online course is part of Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development’s Agricultural Supervisory Leadership certificate program. It is appropriate for new and experienced farm managers.Topics include:
- Performance management
- Setting expectations and goals
- Giving feedback
- Addressing unsatisfactory performance
- Coaching
- Career planning
Course instructors:
- Richard Stup, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development Specialist
- Elizabeth Higgins, Ag Business Management/Production Economics Specialist, CCE ENY Commercial Horticulture Team
- Bob Milligan, Cornell University Professor Emeritus
- Kaitlyn Lutz, Dairy Management Specialist, CCE Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops
- Libby Eiholzer, Dairy Technical Services Specialist, Cargill
ASL104-SP | Selección y organización del personal
Liderazgo en Supervisión Agrícola (ASL-SP) | Agricultural Supervisory Leadership (ASL)
ASL104-SP | Selección y organización del personal
En este curso identificamos cómo escribir
descripciones de puestos disponibles en el trabajo para atraer a los mejores
candidatos. Aprenderá a encontrar empleados con un perfil deseado, cómo
entrevistar y seleccionar a las personas adecuadas. Descubrirá cómo completar
la documentación de nuevos empleados, la autorización de empleo y la
contratación de personal (on-boarding): es decir, cómo efectivamente incorporar
nuevos empleados al rancho en una manera exitosa y productiva.
Aprenderá estos temas:
- Convertirse en un lugar de trabajar preferido
- Planear cuántos y qué trabajadores se necesitan
- Diseñar descripciones de trabajos para un mejor reclutamiento
- Cómo evitar favoritismos y discriminación
- Cómo buscar y entrevistar los nuevos trabajadores
- Cómo decidir a quién contratar
- Cómo dar una buena bienvenida al nuevo trabajador
Profesores de clase:
- Mary/María “Bess” Lewis — Especialista Bilingüe para el Desarrollo Administrativo, Desarrollo de la Fuerza Laboral Agrícola de Cornell
- Luis A. Briones — Formador de Líderes para el Salud para Animales de Elanco
- Daniela Carranza — Especialista en Gestión de Lecherías, Extensión Cooperativa de Cornell
- Libby Eiholzer — Especialista Bilingüe en Servicios Técnicos Lácteos, Cargill
- Santiago Ledwith — Director de Action Dairy y Talentum4 especializando en el Liderazgo Organizacional
- Kaitlyn Lutz — Especialista Bilingüe en Administración de Productos Lácteos, Extensión Cooperativa de Cornell
ASL106 | Ethics and Employment Regulations -- audit
Agricultural Supervisory Leadership (ASL)
ASL106 | Ethics and Employment Regulations. As agricultural labor laws evolve and workplace expectations grow, understanding employment regulations and ethical leadership is more critical than ever for farm managers and owners. Implement responsible and ethical labor practices and understand why this matters for agriculture. Recognize and prevent sexual harassment. Understand and follow minimum wage and overtime laws. Implement Equal Employment Opportunity laws to prevent discrimination and harassment. Handle employee discipline and termination. Offered as part of Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development’s Agricultural Supervisory Leadership certificate program, this six-week online course is designed for both new and experienced farm managers and owners.
Topics include:
- Ethics and sustainability
- The role of supervisor and ethical practices
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws
- Avoiding
discrimination
- Safety culture
- Farm housing
- Compensation
- Regulation as opportunity
Course instructors:
- Richard Stup, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development Specialist
- Elizabeth Higgins, Ag Business Management/Production Economics Extension Specialist
- Bob Milligan, Cornell University Professor Emeritus
- Jay Canzonier, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Extension Support Specialist