Tag: farm labor
Dairy academy to train managers
Ohio State University Extension is launching the Dairy Farm Manager Academy to provide training to manage cattle, personnel and dairy farm finances.
USDA funds dairy apprenticeship program
The Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship combines of full-time, paid, on-the-job training, with instruction, culminating in a Journey Dairy Grazier certification.
How should farm business income be divided?
Asset ownership, hours worked and management responsibilities vary across managers, operators and owners of the farm. Learn to divide farm income, fairly.
Feed your employees’ desire to learn
Feed your employees' desire to learn. Create an environment where learning is encouraged and you will gain employee loyalty and satisfaction.
Employing youth for the summer
Many farmers may employ youth labor to help. It’s important to know and understand youth labor laws when hiring minors for summer labor.
Worker protection compliance manual now available for growers
How to Comply With the 2015 Revised WPS for Agricultural Pesticides was recently released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and details the important new rules that impact employers of agricultural workers.
4 tips for communicating on the family farm
Family members can be some of the toughest co-workers to have. Check out these tips to open the lines of communication on your family farm.
4 tips for firing an employee
Quick tips to make firing an employee less stressful for both the employer and employee.
It was life in the slow lane
Alan Guebert longs to go back to the farm he grew up on every September.
6 tips for keeping good farm help
Good help is hard to find. Here are some quick tips for keeping good workers.
