ORONO, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension has a new bulletin to help agricultural and farm employers orient new employees. The bulletin, designed as a checklist, addresses topics such as effective training, communication strategies, and meeting state and federal requirements.
“Orienting New Farm Employees in Maine” was developed by UMaine Extension sustainable agriculture professional Jason Lilley and UMaine Extension associate professor and child and family development specialist Leslie Forstadt.
For more information, to order bulletins for $1 each or to download a free copy, visit extension.umaine.edu/catalog or contact 207.581.3792; extension.orders@maine.edu.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension: As a trusted resource for over 100 years, University of Maine Cooperative Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension helps support, sustain and grow the food-based economy. It is the only entity in our state that touches every aspect of the Maine Food System, where policy, research, production, processing, commerce, nutrition, and food security and safety are integral and interrelated. UMaine Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H.
—University of Maine Cooperative Extension
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