“Spanish for Agriculture” Winter Course — Discount Offered for Dairy Producers

Date:
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Time:
Course runs from February 4 - March 27, 2025. (Individuals who sign up will have 24/7 access to all course content through May 9)
Location:
Online Course - Live Beginner's and Intermediate courses on Tuesdays and Thursdays with recordings also available. $100 discount available to dairy producers. Sign up by Jan. 31 to receive discount.

Dairy producers: Are you looking to enhance your Spanish language skills this year? With 78 percent of the U.S. agricultural workforce speaking Spanish, you can meet them in the middle with this online “Spanish for Agriculture” course from Katie Dotterer of AgvoKate. Through an eight-week online course this winter that should wrap up before the start of harvest, you’ll learn essential Spanish grammar and pronunciation, agriculture-specific vocabulary and terminology, workplace communication skills, and cultural insights for better team relationships. Led by Katie Dotterer, the Center for Dairy Excellence is offering another round of $100 discounts for dairy producers who sign up for the “Spanish for Agriculture” course being held from February 4 – March 27, 2025. Choose from either the Beginners or Intermediate course.

Click here to learn more and register for the course by January 31 to receive the $100 discount!

Early-Bird Special: Sign up by January 22 and receive a free Bilingual Measurement Guide as a PDF. The guide is a comprehensive Spanish-English measurement guide, and it includes: easy conversion tables with standard, metric & imperial units, visual measurement comparisons for quick understanding, essential vocabulary & verb conjugations, and common phrases for clear communication. You will automatically receive the guide if you sign up on this page by January 22.

“I loved getting back into the Spanish language. For any dairy that works with Spanish-speaking personnel and are sweating the communication gap, this course will help alleviate the stress of communication. Learning the proper terms of all things dairy around the farm has been a great benefit to communicating with our Spanish-speaking employees.” –Pamela Barnes, Maple Knoll Farm

“This course met all my expectations and then some! Within a couple classes I was able to start putting phrases together and communicate with our employees. I don’t know who is more excited them or me!” –Nicole B., dairy farmer 

About the Course:

When: The online course will be held February 4 through March 27. Live classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays each week:

  • Beginners: 7:45 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. EST
  • Intermediate: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. EST

All classes are recorded for on-demand viewing – no mandatory live attendance. You will have 24/7 access to all course content through May 9.

Cost: The course is $597 per person, which includes the $100 discount from the Center for Dairy Excellence for dairy producers. The course is designed to track individual progress, not a couple or family. Select either beginner or intermediate level when you register below.

How to Sign Up: Click here to register by January 31. You must sign up using the form on this page to receive the $100 discount.

Learn More: Click here to learn more about the course and what to expectNote: You must register and pay for the course using the form below to receive the $100 discount from the Center. If you have specific questions about the course itself, email Katie Dotterer.

Course Benefits:

  • 100% online with live classes. The lessons are also recorded and available for your convenience throughout the course. If you are unable to join the live lesson, you will be able to watch the recorded video afterwards​. You will have password-protected access to the videos during your subscription to the course.
  • 16 live targeted lessons over 8 weeks on Tuesday and Thursday evenings 
  • One-on-one instructor support throughout 
  • Interactive discussions and practical activities 
  • Dairy/ag specific vocabulary and essential grammar taught through an agricultural lens
  • Certificate of completion at the end of the course after submitting the final assessment

What Will You Learn?

  • Language Basics: Spanish alphabet, numbers, colors, articles; Subject pronouns, common verbs, and verb conjugation; Days, months, weather expressions, greetings, prepositions
  • Agriculture Vocabulary: New industry-specific vocabulary lists each week tailored to your chosen segment: dairy, swine, or poultry. General ag terms covered and incorporated into applicable sentences/phases.
  • Cultural Competency: Understanding cultural concepts like holidays, customs and correct terminology; Awareness of regional differences and inclusive practices; Gain insights of how to build/repair on-farm relationships with Spanish speakers.

About the Instructor, Katie Dotterer of AgvoKate:

Katie Dotterer is a lifelong dairy farmer who received degrees in business management, and secondary education, Spanish. She worked as a Spanish teacher in middle and high school for 4+ years, and has worked to develop curriculum and instructed online courses for the dairy industry for six years and over 700 students nationwide. She has worked with native Spanish speakers for 21+ years. Katie also studied abroad in Panama, Mexico, Cuba and Honduras. She is certified in ESL-English as a Second Language. She teaches ESL to the Hispanic community and her mission is to “meet in the middle.” She received the 2008 Employer of the Year (Dotterer Dairy) from The PA Department of Education Migrant Education Program.

 

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