818-Lancaster Firming, Saturday, January 22, 1994
DAIRY-MAP
IN 1994
Lisa Holden
Research Associate
Did you ever wohder how many
New Year’s resolutions are made?
And how many are broken?
As we rang in this new year, many of us in
the dairy industry probably looked back at
1993 and then wondered what new challenges
and issues will face us in 1994.
We can speculate and even make our New
Year’s resolutions. But without plans to move
from resolution to action, these good inten
tions arc unlikely to produce results.
Plans are like comer fence posts those
well set, sturdy, and straight make a good
fence. Although strong comer posts take time
to set properly, the time is well spent because
less maintenance is needed.
If we all managed our lives and businesses
as we do our fences, we probably would need
to spend less time fighting the fires of crisis
management. And just maybe we could stick
to our New Year’s resolutions. Being a good
manager of ourselves and of our businesses is
a goal to strive for in 1994.
Being a good manager starts by under
standing management principles and by
understanding people. Management seminars
are available for all types of managers—even
dairy farm managers.
Penn State faculty and Cooperative Exten
sion personnel have designed a series of man
agement workshops, known collectively as
Dairy-MAP (Management And Profitability),
especially for dairy farm managers. Dairy-
MAP provides workshop participants prac
tice with hands-on management to build bel
ter skills.
Dairy-MAPs’ core course, Managing For
Success (MFS). deals with management “cor
ner posts" such as planning, organizing, staf
fing, directing, and controlling. The work
shop atmosphere provides a friendly environ
ment for communication, and the small group
learning structure customizes activities for
individual needs.
The MFS curriculum committee borrowed
successful elements from other management
programs, added their own Pennsylvania sto
ries and ideas, and developed a two-day pack
age that last year’s participants found very
helpful in both day-to-day and long-term
management of a dairy farm.
While the MFS core provides great basic
management skills, most everyone has spe
cialized management needs. In addition to
MFS, the Dairy-MAP program makes avail
able several more specific management focus
workshops to those who have completed
MFS. Focus workshops include financial
management, feeding management, human
resource management, and forage systems
management.
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In 1994, only the financial man
agement workshops arc being
offered across the state. Human
resource management will be
tested in one location this year and
become widely available in 1995.
Focus modules arc offered on an
as-nccded basis. In the Dairy-
MAPs’ pilot season (1992-1993),
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feeding management was identi
fied as a needed module and was
featured in several areas. Financial
management will be featured this
season. The committee developing
the human resource management
and forage systems management
modules arc enthusiastic about
their debuts in 1995.
Specialty modules offer dairy
managers a chance to customize
their educational package accord
ing to individual needs and inter
ests. Dairy managers can sharpen
basic management skills by parti
cipating in these modules.
As 1994 moves ahead, Dairy-
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MAP will continue to grow and
change. An extensive evaluation
was conducted during the first
year, and a continuing survey of
participants will help facilitators
update and refine the program.
We have appreciated the con
structive comments of past parti
cipants. Good management
involves monitoring progress and
making improvements, and Dairy-
MAP is no exception! Your local
county extension office can supply
details on Dairy-MAP workshops
in your area. Good luck with your
resolutions, and best wishes for a
prosperous 1994!
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