by Margaret Quaassdorff As a manager and team leader on your dairy, your words and actions have the potential to influence employee attitudes about the COVID-19 vaccine. Please see the recent post on the ...
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by Joan Sinclair Petzen Managers often ask what a fair wage or compensation package is for different members of their farm team. One way to gain some insight into how your farm’s compensation package ...
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By Timothy X. Terry Farm Strategic Planning Specialist – Pro-Dairy In March of 2020, Gov. Cuomo announced in his State of the State address an ambitious goal of 70% of the state’s electricity needs ...
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The Cornell Farmworker Program and Finger Lakes Community Health recently co-sponsored two free webinars (one in English and another in Spanish) with Dr. José Canario, and Ellen Hey, NP, from the Finger Lakes Community ...
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Updates to the PPP Loan Program make forgivable loans available to small farms with little or no hired labor expense – act fast to meet the March 31, 2021 application deadline! By Mary Kate ...
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March 17, 2021 – Noon (Central Time) American Biogas Council has announced a webinar targeted for dairy farm managers. With over 40 renewable natural gas (RNG) projects are online or underway in the U.S. ...
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This FREE program will be offered via Zoom and will include a call-in option. If you’re interested in receiving program information, but are unable to attend “live”, please register to receive a recording of the webinar ...
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By Joan Sinclair Petzen With the new year, some of the early Federal requirements of employers with respect to COVID-19 have changed and some new guidance has been issued by NYS. Essential agricultural workers ...
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If you are a Dairy Manager or Dairy Owner in the NWNY region, consider taking the opportunity to join your peers from the Central NY region, along with industry experts in the Dairy Manager ...
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by Nancy Glazier Most of us are looking forward to the end of 2020. It was a year full of anxiety and uncertainty. What stayed constant was the need to complete your regular farm ...
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