One of the biggest challenges facing a cooperative today is finding and recruiting qualified candidates to fill key positions. With Land O'Lakes Talent Management, a division of Business Development Services, as your partner, you will have access to a wide variety of proven recruiting services ranging from sourcing and developing candidates to hiring and training programs geared for the cooperative system.
Land O'Lakes Talent Management represents the combined effort of Land O'Lakes, Inc., Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC and Winfield Solutions, LLC. This partnership enables you to take full advantage of the broad reach of our nationally focused recruiters, whose goal is your complete satisfaction.
To learn more about our Recruiting Services or Intern Services, click here.
To find your nearest Business Development Manager, visit our Contacts Page.
Professional Applicator Training
Land O'Lakes, Inc. has discovered that one of the biggest needs of member co-ops is the demand for well-trained custom applicators.
To help meet this challenge, Land O'Lakes has developed a program that is designed to include the following:
Recruit, train and update current commercial applicators
Develop professional custom applicators
Provide tuition assistance for students interested in becoming professional applicators
Cooperatives utilizing this program have seen more satisfied customers and increased application business while reducing their complaints and liabilities. Download our Professional Applicator Brochure for more information.
For questions please contact: Ashley Silber 651-375-5850 aksilber@landolakes.com OR Dave Lemmon 320-219-0270 dblemmon@landolakes.com Class Registration Materials and Applicator Brochure
2-day Training Program (advanced training) Designed to provide a "refresher course"
Crop protection product updates
Crop staging
Factors affecting product performance
New equipment technology
2-DAY TRAINING DATES AND LOCATIONS 2011 To register for a class, click the ONLINE REGISTRATION link above.
December 7 - 8, 2011 Bismarck State College, Bismarck, N.D. December 14 - 15, 2011 Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, KS January 9 - 10, 2012 Montana State University, Havre, MT January 12 - 13, 2012 College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, ID January 16 - 17, 2012 Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, OR January 19 - 20, 2012 Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA February 1 - 2, 2012 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI February 8 - 9, 2012 Ag Info Center, Ames, IA February 15 - 16, 2012 Northeast College, Norfolk, NE February 29 - March 1, 2012 Lake Area Tech, Watertown, SD March 7 - 8, 2012 Ridgewater Tech, Willmar, MN March 13 - 14, 2012 Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA March 19 - 20, 2012 Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA
4-day Training Program (development training) Designed for the inexperienced applicator
Safety training
Basics of agronomy
Equipment functions and maintenance
Trains candidate to obtain applicator license
3 & 4-DAY TRAINING DATES AND LOCATIONS 2011 To register for a class, click the ONLINE REGISTRATION link above.
December 6 - 9, 2011 Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND December 13 - 16, 2011 Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson, KS February 7 - 9, 2012 (3-day) Ag Info Center, Ames, IA Febraury 14 - 17, 2012 Northeast College, Norfolk, NE February 28 - March 2, 2012 Lake Area Tech, Watertown, SD March 6 - 9, 2012 Ridgewater Tech, Willmar, MN March 12 - 15, 2012 Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA
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