Human Resources
Dairying is a 365 day-a-year job. Every day, Christmas and New Year’s included, cattle need to be fed, milked and the barns scraped. But who is going to do it on those special days?
Morning Fresh Dairy bottled milk and the Noosa Yoghurt brands have grown along with the Bellvue, Colo. farm that supplies the milk.
Six veterinarians who say they were recruited from Mexico to work at the Idaho dairy farm as animal scientists, but were instead forced to work as laborers, milking cows and shoveling manure for about a year.
Puerto Ricans could ease South Dakota dairy labor shortage
While the process of finding an employee who fits the bill remains challenging, taking time to showcase your farm’s culture and making them feel a part of the team could help your new hire stick around a little longer.
Become a place that people want to work, and then when people hear you have an opening, they come to you.
Get to know your employees as people beyond what they bring to work.
How can you reward team members for good work, increase employee retention and achieve your operation’s goals? Consider implementing an incentive pay system to reward your farm employees.
These scorching summer temps are not only taking a toll on crops and livestock, but farm employees as well.
How can we find, train, motivate and keep the best workers to manage our cows?
“To be truly successful, it’s all about the people behind the cows.”
A COVID-era policy is about to expire, changing the requirements for employers verifying the identity of their workers.
Don’t let your farm be just another place to work. Instead, take time to create a positive experience and craft a wow culture for your employees.
“Nearly every working manager is more competent and comfortable doing tasks,” says Bob Milligan with Dairy Strategies. “That makes it easy to avoid the people side. It is rational but not effective.”
Defining roles keep workers from stepping on each other’s toes.
Your goal should be to have your new hire leave their first days feeling great about their choice to work for you. There is a lot you can do to make it a success.
A U.S. Department of Labor survey workers on U.S. farms are quite loyal to their employers, and like their bosses.
The debate to lower New York’s agriculture overtime limit to 40 hours has been postponed. New York dairy farmers anxiously await the proposed ultimatum, knowing if passed many farmworkers would find work elsewhere.
Step up, overcommunicate and solve problems during a crisis.
It’s been a one-two punch for farm families—access to good rural healthcare is vanishing, as more hospitals and clinics close and the cost of health insurance increases.
New information is available in the ongoing investigation into the alleged animal abuse at Fair Oaks Farms.
Two new manuals are available in the area of workforce development.
Tension builds as President Obama plans to make changes to the nation’s immigration system through a series of Executive Orders that would bypass Congress.