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Success is powered by three things: know-how, reputation and a network of contacts.
Experts offer insight to help create a positive work environment.
Most farmers think about employee bonuses only at the end of the year, but experts recommend considering an incentive program that drives results throughout the year.
13 states launch new legal challenge to California egg law
Learn how to hire truck drivers carefully to limit liability and save time.
Produce growers are searching for long-term solutions not just a short-term fix when it comes to agricultural labor. However, lawmakers and the farming community are mixed when it comes to those different solutions. The Ag Guest worker Act, introduced by Chairman Bob Goodlatte cleared the House Judiciary Committee in late October. It’s designed to replace the H-2A Program. That’s not the only piece of legislation floating around Congress. Lawmaker Lamar Smith introduced legislation called the Legal Workforce Act, which could mandate employers to use the e-verify system to check legal status of agricultural employees. It’s a tug-of-war battle to see which piece of legislation proposed at roughly the same time will work for farmers. AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben talked with West Coast produce growers Neil Nagata with Nagata Bros. Farms in Oceanside, Ca., and Al Stehly with Rockwood Ranch in Escondido, Ca., about their challenges and thoughts on potential legislation. Betsy also talked with Tom Nassif, president and CEO of Western Growers as well. Listen to the full AgDay segment above.
To show your farm team you care, keep open lines of communication and provide incentives for a job well done.
One of the biggest challenges of working with family is you know them as family first—all their flaws, history and tendencies. With that in mind, it’s often difficult to treat them as a professional colleague.
Working with people outside of the family on a family farm can present challenges. On the Klein’s Seymour, Ill. farm, they strive to make sure everyone feels heard.
The North American Free Trade Agreement is in its 23rd year. But there are growing doubts that it will survive through its 24th.
Trump Farm-Bill Outline Emphasizes Work as a Food-Stamp Goal
Fresno County’s agriculture production in 2018 hit a record $7.89 billion, a 12% increase over 2017 numbers.
Conservation agriculture is critical for modern farming. With pressures from climate change and the need for sustainability, smallholder farmers and large corporations are implementing new, environmentally friendly farming practices.
With all of the things to do on a dairy on a given day, it is obvious that you can’t do everything on your own, and neither can your managers. Effective delegation makes for efficient completion of tasks and a more productive work environment.
Help new hires succeed with this 30-day checklist.
The farm-to-table residential model has been sprouting up everywhere from Atlanta to Shanghai. It involves homes built within strolling distance of small working farms, where produce matures under the hungry gaze of residents, where people can venture out and pick greens for their salads.
A Tennessee dairy producer has found an additional satellite dairy to be resourceful and productive.
Land grant university leaders and farmers will tell you that ag majors have their pick of jobs when they graduate, but that message has not reached the general public.
April means hard work for farmers. You’re getting up at 3 a.m. You feel like you’re working around the clock. You’re tired. Your nerves are raw. Your temper is ready to flare at the slightest aggravation.
At a time when labor is competitive it might be in your best interest to consider paying extra on holidays.
A complete physical exam can give you the piece of mind to keep doing what you’re doing, or it could uncover areas of concern. Soil is no different.
As Greg Dell reviews the three years he and his family have spent developing a succession plan for their Westminster, Md., farm, he remembers how overwhelmed everyone was by the process in the beginning.
To help prepare you for the road ahead, Top Producer will host its annual Tomorrow’s Top Producer conference Jan. 28 in Chicago.
High employee turnover can lead to inconsistent animal production or potentially lower quality products, both meat and milk.
Make employee choices that fit your farm values. Here are six tips for best hiring practices.
Mark and Jeff Nelson have reeled in and landed an unlikely new opportunity on their grain and hog operation in Webster City, Iowa: fish farming.
An important component of management is keeping employees informed about farm practices, expectations and policies, but these can easily get overlooked with the day-to-day operations of the farm.