About CHS
CHS是一家全球性的农业综合企业,由美国各地的农民、牧场主和合作社所有. Diversified in energy, agronomy, grains and foods, 我们致力于建立联系,增强农业的能力, helping our owners and customers grow their businesses.
Our businesses
CHS提供广泛的产品和服务,以支持我们的业主和客户的每一步. Our practical solutions, 当地专业知识和全球联系为我们的农民所有者和地方合作社提供了实现其目标的竞争优势.
AGRONOMY
GLOBAL GRAIN & PROCESSING
Stewardship
CHS致力于对美国农业和农村产生有意义的影响. Through our stewardship initiatives, 我们投资于培养新一代农业领袖的项目, promote ag safety and strengthen hometown communities.
ABOUT STEWARDSHIP
Cooperative value
合作社由使用其产品的成员拥有和澳门皇冠赌场平台, supplies, or services and operate in many sectors of the economy. In a cooperative system, people come together to scale buying power, 获得商品和服务,创造经济机会.
Careers
At CHS, our teams work together to provide the products, 农民和合作社为养活不断增长的人口所需的服务和专业知识. 作为CHS的一名员工,您通过建立能够带来共同成功的联系来帮助增强农业的能力.
Next-generation ideas
招聘副董事有助于合作社董事会为未来做好准备.
瑞安·麦肯森和杰克·里克不会反驳人们对千禧一代的描述:精通科技, civic-minded, having global views, wanting work-life balance. 这些年轻的农民和他们的同伴菲尔·克拉克都对社区参与感兴趣,这迫使他们接受了联合农民合作社(UFC)董事会副董事的职位。, based in Winthrop, Minn.
设立副主任一职是为了帮助年轻的合作社成员了解合作社治理以及董事会如何做出决策. As nonvoting members, they attend board meetings and training sessions, 他们与当选董事讨论他们的职责和时间皇冠hga010安卓二维码.
In turn, 合作社受益于副董事的新的客观投入,并通过填补未来开放的董事席位的管道.
Mackenthun, who farms near Brownton, Minn.他说,出于实际和个人原因,他想参与其中. "Farming is my livelihood, and since we buy most of our inputs from UFC, 参与并了解那里发生的事情是有意义的. Farming can be kind of a solitary occupation, 尽管我和姐夫合伙经营农场, so I enjoy sharing ideas with other farmers."
Rieke returned to his family farm near Fairfax, Minn.在和平队(Peace Corps)工作了两年之后,他和妻子凯莉(Kylie)于2010年来到美国. 他说,加入合作社委员会似乎很自然. “我对合作公寓的前瞻性思维印象深刻, especially with using new technology."
克拉克在他家位于明尼苏达州“年轻美国”郊外的农场工作., and as a credit officer with Farm Credit Services. “我想参与合作社,以更多地了解它如何做出决定和回应成员的需求," he says, 并培养我的领导能力,向其他农民学习.
Second time's the charm
UFC started serious board succession planning, including an associate director program, more than a decade ago. 在最初的努力中选择了几个年轻的合作社成员, but the next years brought mergers and acquisitions, 这暂时改变了董事会的优先事项,减少了副董事的时间. 在2014年明尼苏达州中部合作社的最后一次合并之后,行政方面的尘埃已经尘埃落定, 因此,去年董事会决定加快副董事项目的步伐.
董事会副主席Jeff Manderscheid负责董事选举, 所以他帮助组织寻找副导演. The first step was asking Greg Peton, UFC executive vice president of sales, to poll the co-op's sales team for candidates. “他们提出了大约30个人的名字,我们向他们发送了解释职位和时间要求的信息.," says Manderscheid. 在这个群体中,大约有十几个人申请了三个副主任的职位."
他说,董事会成员面试了候选人,对整个团队都印象深刻. “我们一直在寻找有新想法和各种背景的人,我们当然得到了. 杰克在该地区帮助创办了一家宽带光纤合作社,并担任董事会成员. 赖安和他所在地区的其他农民一起成立了一个机械合作社. And Phil has a banking and finance background."
Good time to start
各种规模的合作社一直在努力寻找合格的董事会成员, notes Jen McCubbin, market development manager, CHS Cooperative Resources. “他们正在寻找吸引下一代会员的方法. 一些皇冠hga010安卓二维码与年轻成员举行圆桌讨论,以更多地了解他们的业务目标和兴趣. 还有一些人开办了非正式的商业副总监项目, financial and leadership aspects of board service. The key is to reach out."
“让更年轻的成员加入是董事会继任计划的重要组成部分.曼德沙伊德表示赞同,“我们致力于让这个项目重新启动并运行起来."
副董事会成员被要求每月至少参加五次董事会会议, including those that cover the budget and audit results, along with the board's annual retreat, 合作社年会和CHS年会. 他们还被鼓励参加董事会的外部培训项目.
"In the past, 新董事会成员花了大约两年的时间来跟上我们的业务,熟悉资产负债表和术语," says Manderscheid. 这可以使新董事会成员的学习曲线更平滑,并使进入董事会更有意义, productive experience for everyone.
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