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THIS MISSIONAL SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY: (1) CONNECTING CURRENT AND ASPIRING GRAZIERS IN THE TRANSFER OF FARMS AND GRAZIERS' SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE; (2) DEVELOPING ALLIANCES WITH AGRICULTURAL AND CONSUMER GROUPS; AND (3) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FARMERS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS TO INVEST IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF GRAZING FARMERS. - TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING AND ADMINISTERING THE CORPORATION'S DAIRY GRAZIER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, AS SET FORTH IN THE DAIRY GRAZING APPRENTICESHIP NATIONAL STANDARDS REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR-EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION. -TO SECURE THE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CORPORATION'S DAIRY GRAZIER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. 8 8 10 0 947289 1305052 14506 14500 1006 8934 1976 673 964777 1329159 0 0 428979 615693 0 12609 482220 650324 911199 1266017 53578 63142 692077 803255 90772 138808 601305 664447 X DAIRY GRAZING APPRENTICESHIP IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A GUIDED PATHWAY TO INDEPENDENT DAIRY FARM OWNERSHIP, DEVELOPING GRAZING CAREERS, AND STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES AND THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. THIS MISSIONAL SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY: (1) CONNECTING CURRENT AND ASPIRING GRAZIERS IN THE TRANSFER OF FARMS AND GRAZIERS' SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE; (2) DEVELOPING ALLIANCES WITH AGRICULTURAL AND CONSUMER GROUPS; AND (3) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FARMERS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS TO INVEST IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF GRAZING FARMERS. - TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING AND ADMINISTERING THE CORPORATION'S DAIRY GRAZIER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, AS SET FORTH IN THE DAIRY GRAZING APPRENTICESHIP NATIONAL STANDARDS REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR-EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION. -TO SECURE THE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CORPORATION'S DAIRY GRAZIER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. false false 911782 14500 DAIRY GRAZING APPRENTICESHIP (DGA) IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND AN ACCREDITED FORMAL APPRENTICESHIP IN "MANAGED GRAZING" DAIRY PRODUCTION. THE APPRENTICESHIP CONSISTS OF 4000 HOURS OVER TWO YEARS AND COMBINES ON- FARM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING UNDER AN APPROVED MASTER DAIRY GRAZIER WITH RELATED INSTRUCTION, WHICH INCLUDES FORMAL COURSEWORK THROUGH ACCREDITED EDUCATION PROVIDERS, DISCUSSION GROUPS, PASTURE WALKS, AND FARMING CONFERENCES. DGA DEVELOPED THE CURRICULUM AND WORK-BASED COMPETENCIES THAT ARE REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FOR THE OCCUPATION OF DAIRY GRAZIER. ENTRANTS BECOME APPRENTICES, JOURNEY DAIRY GRAZIER, AND EVENTUALLY MASTERS THEMSELVES ON A CAREER PATH THAT HAS BEEN USED IN THE TRADES FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS OUTREACH AND RECRUITS POTENTIAL MASTERS AND APPRENTICES, ASSESSES AND APPROVES MASTER (EMPLOYER) FARM SITES, COORDINATES RELATED INSTRUCTION COMPONENTS, MONITORS THE MENTORING RELATIONSHIP, TRACKS APPRENTICE PROGRESS THROUGH ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND RELATED INSTRUCTION HOURS AND REQUIREMENTS, AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND BUSINESS PLANNING SUPPORT SERVICES TO APPRENTICESHIP PARTICIPANTS. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AS DGA HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND GEOGRAPHICALLY AND TO DEVELOP BOARD LEADERSHIP, PARTNER COORDINATION, AND PROGRAMMING THAT ENSURES THAT HIGH QUALITY TRAINING IN MANAGED GRAZING DAIRY PRODUCTION IS DELIVERED IN A WAY THAT IS CONSISTENT, RELEVANT TO EVOLVING MARKET AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS, AND INCLUSIVE OF DIVERSE PARTICIPANTS. CLIMATE CURRICULUM FOR MANAGED GRAZING INNOVATION CENTER MANAGED GRAZING INNOVATION CENTER (MGIC) IS DGA'S ONLINE SCHOOL THAT PROVIDES CUSTOM COURSEWORK FOR APPRENTICES AND OTHERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT MANAGED GRAZING PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, AND CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP. STUDENTS CAN TAKE CLASSES INDIVIDUALLY OR COMPLETE ALL SIX FOR THE MANAGED GRAZING DAIRY CERTIFICATE THAT IS REQUIRED FOR APPRENTICESHIP. BECAUSE MANAGED GRAZING WORKS WITH NATURAL SYSTEMS, IT HAS LONG BEEN CONSIDERED A BEST PRACTICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES. PERENNIAL SYSTEMS ALSO ALLOW PRODUCERS TO WITHSTAND AND ADAPT TO CHANGES IN WEATHER PATTERNS. SUSTAINABLE PASTURE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT SEQUESTER CARBON, BUILD HEALTHY SOILS, AND PROTECT WATER QUALITY HAVE ALREADY BEEN INTEGRATED INTO MGIC CLASSES, "SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT- AND THE "MANAGED GRAZING SYSTEMS FOR DAIRY CATTLE," BOTH OF WHICH ARE REQUIRED FOR THE APPRENTICESHIP AND ARE OFFERED DURING FALL SEMESTER. FARMER-STAKEHOLDER SYMPOSIUM THE DGA GRAZING SUMMIT IS A NATIONAL MANAGED GRAZING DAIRY GATHERING WHERE THE DGA MENTORS AND PARTNERS COME TOGETHER NOT ONLY TO NETWORK, SOCIALIZE, AND LEARN BUT ALSO TO GAIN PERSPECTIVE OF NATIONAL LABOR TRENDS, MARKETS, AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR MANAGED GRAZING DAIRY FARMS. 911782 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 28 0 false 10 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false WI MN X JOSEPH TOMANDL III 7155600389 247606 GAD ROAD MEDFORD WI 54451 JOSEPH TOMANDL III EXECUTIVE DI 35.00 X 100300 0 0 ANGELA SULLIVAN COORDINATOR 35.00 X 86197 0 0 BRIDGET O'MEARA COORDINATOR 35.00 X 80326 0 0 LEON CORSE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN HEINEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STACIE KOOPAL TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH LITTLEFIELD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT MERICKA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL OLSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC SHEFFER PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ADAM WARTHESEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 266823 1 false false false 952411 352641 1305052 TUITION 900099 14500 14500 14500 8934 8934 MISC. 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DIRECTOR RENTAL OF PROPERTY false SCHEDULE L, PART V SCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS: (A) NAME OF PERSON: JOSEPH TOMANDL III (D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: RENTAL OF PREMISES AT 247606 GAD RD, MEDFORD WI 54451 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION DAIRY GRAZING APPRENTICESHIP IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A GUIDED PATHWAY TO INDEPENDENT DAIRY FARM OWNERSHIP, DEVELOPING GRAZING CAREERS, AND STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING OF RURAL COMMUNITIES AND THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. THIS MISSIONAL SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY: (1) CONNECTING CURRENT AND ASPIRING GRAZIERS IN THE TRANSFER OF FARMS AND GRAZIERS' SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE; (2) DEVELOPING ALLIANCES WITH AGRICULTURAL AND CONSUMER GROUPS; AND (3) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FARMERS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS TO INVEST IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF GRAZING FARMERS. - TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTING AND ADMINISTERING THE CORPORATION'S DAIRY GRAZIER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, AS SET FORTH IN THE DAIRY GRAZING APPRENTICESHIP NATIONAL STANDARDS REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR-EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION. -TO SECURE THE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CORPORATION'S DAIRY GRAZIER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A DAIRY GRAZING APPRENTICESHIP (DGA) IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND AN ACCREDITED FORMAL APPRENTICESHIP IN "MANAGED GRAZING" DAIRY PRODUCTION. THE APPRENTICESHIP CONSISTS OF 4000 HOURS OVER TWO YEARS AND COMBINES ON- FARM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING UNDER AN APPROVED MASTER DAIRY GRAZIER WITH RELATED INSTRUCTION, WHICH INCLUDES FORMAL COURSEWORK THROUGH ACCREDITED EDUCATION PROVIDERS, DISCUSSION GROUPS, PASTURE WALKS, AND FARMING CONFERENCES. DGA DEVELOPED THE CURRICULUM AND WORK-BASED COMPETENCIES THAT ARE REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FOR THE OCCUPATION OF DAIRY GRAZIER. ENTRANTS BECOME APPRENTICES, JOURNEY DAIRY GRAZIER, AND EVENTUALLY MASTERS THEMSELVES ON A CAREER PATH THAT HAS BEEN USED IN THE TRADES FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS OUTREACH AND RECRUITS POTENTIAL MASTERS AND APPRENTICES, ASSESSES AND APPROVES MASTER (EMPLOYER) FARM SITES, COORDINATES RELATED INSTRUCTION COMPONENTS, MONITORS THE MENTORING RELATIONSHIP, TRACKS APPRENTICE PROGRESS THROUGH ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND RELATED INSTRUCTION HOURS AND REQUIREMENTS, AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND BUSINESS PLANNING SUPPORT SERVICES TO APPRENTICESHIP PARTICIPANTS. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AS DGA HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND GEOGRAPHICALLY AND TO DEVELOP BOARD LEADERSHIP, PARTNER COORDINATION, AND PROGRAMMING THAT ENSURES THAT HIGH QUALITY TRAINING IN MANAGED GRAZING DAIRY PRODUCTION IS DELIVERED IN A WAY THAT IS CONSISTENT, RELEVANT TO EVOLVING MARKET AND CLIMATE CONDITIONS, AND INCLUSIVE OF DIVERSE PARTICIPANTS. CLIMATE CURRICULUM FOR MANAGED GRAZING INNOVATION CENTER MANAGED GRAZING INNOVATION CENTER (MGIC) IS DGA'S ONLINE SCHOOL THAT PROVIDES CUSTOM COURSEWORK FOR APPRENTICES AND OTHERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT MANAGED GRAZING PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, AND CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP. STUDENTS CAN TAKE CLASSES INDIVIDUALLY OR COMPLETE ALL SIX FOR THE MANAGED GRAZING DAIRY CERTIFICATE THAT IS REQUIRED FOR APPRENTICESHIP. BECAUSE MANAGED GRAZING WORKS WITH NATURAL SYSTEMS, IT HAS LONG BEEN CONSIDERED A BEST PRACTICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES. PERENNIAL SYSTEMS ALSO ALLOW PRODUCERS TO WITHSTAND AND ADAPT TO CHANGES IN WEATHER PATTERNS. SUSTAINABLE PASTURE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT SEQUESTER CARBON, BUILD HEALTHY SOILS, AND PROTECT WATER QUALITY HAVE ALREADY BEEN INTEGRATED INTO MGIC CLASSES, "SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT- AND THE "MANAGED GRAZING SYSTEMS FOR DAIRY CATTLE," BOTH OF WHICH ARE REQUIRED FOR THE APPRENTICESHIP AND ARE OFFERED DURING FALL SEMESTER. FARMER-STAKEHOLDER SYMPOSIUM THE DGA GRAZING SUMMIT IS A NATIONAL MANAGED GRAZING DAIRY GATHERING WHERE THE DGA MENTORS AND PARTNERS COME TOGETHER NOT ONLY TO NETWORK, SOCIALIZE, AND LEARN BUT ALSO TO GAIN PERSPECTIVE OF NATIONAL LABOR TRENDS, MARKETS, AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR MANAGED GRAZING DAIRY FARMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE UPDATED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD MEMBERS. ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE PERSON CONCERNED, IF THAT PERSON IS A DIRECTOR, OR THE PRESIDENT OF THE CORPORATION, OR TO THE PRESIDENT, OR TO SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS AS THEY MAY DESIGNATE, IF THE PERSON IS A STAFF MEMBER. WHEN ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS RELEVANT TO A MATTER REQUIRING ACTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL CALL IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ITS APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE AND SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, ANY DIRECTOR DISCLOSING A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UNLESS REQUESTED TO REMAIN PRESENT DURING THE MEETING, THE PERSON HAVING THE CONFLICT SHALL RETIRE FROM THE ROOM IN WHICH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS MEETING AND SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DELIBERATION OR DECISION REGARDING THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION. HOWEVER, THAT PERSON SHALL PROVIDE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH ANY AND ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL REFLECT THAT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS DISCLOSED AND THAT THE INTERESTED PERSON WAS NOT PRESENT DURING THE FINAL DISCUSSION OR VOTE AND DID NOT VOTE. WHEN THERE IS DOUBT AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE MATTER SHALL BE RESOLVED BY A VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXCLUDING THE PERSON CONCERNING WHOSE SITUATION DOUBT HAS ARISEN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY COMPARING SALARIES AND HOURLY RATES OF LIKE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UPPER MIDWEST AND BY THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING FOR PROGRAM SERVICE AREAS AND ADMINISTRATION IN THE ORGANIZATION BUDGET. COMPENSATION RATES ARE ASSESSED AND APPROVED BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, WHICH IS A STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE DAIRY GRAZING APPRENTICESHIP, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.