By Richard Stup, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development New York’s state government took another major step toward reducing the farm laborer overtime threshold on September 30, 2022. Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon issued a press release ...
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By Barry Putnam and Mary Kate MacKenzie Lean Management is a systematic approach to analyze and continuously improve the flow of information, materials, and work in a manufacturing environment. Lean systems maximize production efficiency ...
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If you have employees on your farm, this is a great time of year to review your labor practices to be sure your business complies with current New York State Department of Labor (NYS ...
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By Richard Stup, Cornell Ag Workforce Development An important research project is gearing up in the next few weeks to understand what is happening with New York farm labor during this time of great ...
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By Mary Kate MacKenzie, Farm Business Management Specialist; Richard Stup, Agricultural Workforce Specialist; and Mary Jo Dudley, Director of the Cornell Farmworker Program The decision to receive the COVID-19 vaccine is a highly personal ...
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Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development and Cornell Cooperative Extension are offering a 30-minute training on using Google Classroom to onboard and train farm employees at 11 AM, February 3. The training offered via Zoom is ...
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Operations management on dairy farms is integral to success of the farm business. Presented by Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY and the Northeast Dairy Producers Association, the Operations Managers Conference provides an opportunity for the people ...
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Through program evaluation, producers consistently let us know that offering a variety of program formats and lengths is necessary to reach a wide audience. This season, our Dairy Program utilized discussion groups, on-farm meetings, ...
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The South Central NY Dairy and Field Crops Team has compiled a list of articles that we think may be useful to dairy producers and their service providers as we all navigate the COVID-19 ...
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Biosecurity is second nature to many dairy and livestock producers, so let’s apply that perspective to the current pandemic. First, a quick review of what we know about COVID-19 and how it spreads. According ...
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