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Supporting Mentors to Teach Next Generation Agrarians - A Farm/Ranch Mentor Training Toolkit

Julie Sullivan, Jennifer Hashley, Virginnie Pointeau, Kathy Ruhf, Sarah Laves and, Alessandra Cancalosi (November, 2020)

Summary

This toolkit is designed to introduce apprenticeship training programs to the topics and frameworks that mentors have identified as challenges and that are important for mentors to address to offer a successful learning experience for their trainees. While agricultural mentors are likely experts in their field with many years of experience running an agricultural business, they still benefit from improving their skills and capacities as mentors, educators, and life-long learners. Apprenticeship training programs that support mentors with professional development opportunities are in an excellent position to introduce new tools and resources to their mentors. Mentors will benefit from new resources and skills to address the many and nuanced aspects of running an agricultural business while providing a quality educational experience for their trainees.