41. Book Offers Farm Labor Guidelines Good employee management can result in better worker productivity and lower turnover It is published by the nonprofit Western farm management Extension http://cahenews.wsu.edu/RELEASES/2002/02067.htm

Washington State University Home 2003 News Releases December 4, 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denny Fleenor 206/972-8590 (Work) dfleenor@cahe.wsu.edu 206/632-4399 (Home) Book Offers Farm Labor Guidelines PUYALLUP, Wash. Farmers are not only in the business of raising and harvesting crops, they are in the business of running a business. That includes managing a work force that may include everyone from family members to hired employees, usually including Latino workers who today comprise the vast majority of field workers. "Ag Help Wanted" is a unique new book designed to help farmers, ranchers and others in agricultural production understand and address the complexities and regulatory requirements of managing a work force. The book's introduction describes it as "a guide for owners and managers at every level of agricultural and horticultural operation in the western United States." The 242-page illustrated, full-color book presents principles, practical examples, legal considerations and tools to help producers manage the labor component of their businesses. A Web site, AgHelpWanted.org, provides supplementary information and tools, as well as continually updated links to help the user stay abreast of legal and regulatory changes.

42. DEQ 'open And Inclusive,' Director Says - Michigan Farm News But farmers fear that public perusal of their nutrient management plans would including information on feed management, employee training or emergency http://www.michiganfarmbureau.com/farmnews/transform.php?xml=20050715/deq.xml

43. Farm Business & Production Management - Courses farm Business and Production management offers training in farm management, management skills such as employee/personnel management, farm transition, http://www.swtc.edu/areas_of_study/programs/farm_business/courses.htm

Staff Directory Online Learning Bookstore Library ... Curriculum Map Course Information Course Number 090-301 OPERATING THE FARM BUSINESS 4 Credits 204 total hours Course Number 090-302 SOILS MANAGEMENT 4 Credits 204 total hours Course Number 090-303 CROP MANAGEMENT 4 Credits 204 total hours Course Number 090-304 LIVESTOCK NUTRITION 4 Credits 204 total hours Course Number 090-305 LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT/FARMSTEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT 4 Credits 204 total hours Course Number 090-306 4 Credits 204 total hours Course Number 090-308 FARM ACCOUNTING BY COMPUTER 1 Credit 36 hours Course Number 090-309 FARM BUSINESS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 1 Credit 36 hours Students learn the techniques for advertising, interviewing, and hiring farm business employees plus communication and motivational skills for evaluating and compensating them. Employee contracts and handbooks will be developed during the course. Course Number 090-310 SOIL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT 2 Credit 90 hours Course Number 090-311

44. Agrsci.dk - Service And Farm Management Service and farm management. Carsten Høegh Nielsen Agricultural worker Ole Lindegaard -Technician Thomas Trasbjerg -Agricultural employee http://www.agrsci.org/content/view/staff/24307

Frontpage afs Service and Farm Management Emner About DIAS News and news media Publications Activities International Jobs and education at DIAS Topical themes Projects at DIAS Research areas Links Employees Contact DIAS Dansk English Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences Blichers Allé Postbox 50 DK-8830 Tjele CVR-nummer 57607556 EAN-nummer Tel: +45 8999 1900 Fax: +45 8999 1919 djf@agrsci.dk Group Staff list Service and Farm Management Carsten Høegh Nielsen -Agricultural worker Jesper Kaarde -Agricultural research technician Ole Lindegaard -Technician Thomas Trasbjerg -Agricultural employee IN THIS SECTION Profile Staff Projects Publications Department Variety Testing Other groups Administration DUS testing VCU testing webmaster@agrsci.dk ... Sitemap

45. Administration System farm management Online is the bilingual web site of the Canadian farm Business Today FNC is an employee owned company, serving landowners in the Midwest http://www.asfmra.org/links_links.cfm?affiliation=ASFMRA&cat=Management Links

46. Administration System APS, a national farm management and farm real estate firm, provides a full Today FNC is an employee owned company, serving landowners in the Midwest, http://www.asfmra.org/links_links.cfm?affiliation=ASFMRA&cat=Members' Companies

47. Employee Management For Production Agriculture Conference News from farm Foundation. employee management for Production Agriculture Conference.August 15, 2001 (Chicago) The employee management for Production http://www.farmfoundation.org/projects/02-25.htm

News from Farm Foundation: Employee Management for Production Agriculture Conference August 15, 2001 (Chicago) The Employee Management for Production Agriculture Conference concluded August 3 to rave reviews. 160 participants from eighteen different states and a variety of production backgrounds attended. Participants from different sides of the country and with very different types of businesses were able to share and learn with each other. Notes conference organizer Sarah L. Fogelman, an extension agricultural economist at Kansas State University, "Judging from the attendance from over the last two years and the amazing feedback we have received from conference participants, it is safe to say that this conference is addressing a need that is universal and growing." Of the 70 conference evaluations received, 61 attendees wanted to see this conference repeated and 66 thought the value (quality and quantity of information) received outweighed total costs of time, travel, lodging, and fees. The conference website includes proceedings, information about speakers, and other useful information.

48. Connecticut Farm Risk Management Human Resource Managment employee Attraction and Selection Guide. Building afarm risk management plan Using crop insurance to manage risk farm http://www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/frm/labor_issues.html

Farm labor issues and regulations Understanding the law related to farm labor is important to the success of your business. Poor compliance with the many rules can cost you time and money. The sites listed below will help you sort through these complex issues. Links These sites provide general information on farm labor issues and regulations. Each site opens the door to an array of related topics. http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/schtocar/scenvir.htm Job Restrictions in Environmental, Natural Resources and Agriculture. Connecticut regulations regarding minors working on farms. http://www.cfba.org Connecticut Farm Bureau has a labor law expert available to answer questions if you are a member. Click here and scroll down to Labor Hotline for contact information. http://www.complianceposter.com/poster_info.asp

49. Women With DisAbilities Bridges To Employment Opportunities - DAWN Ontario: DisA Consulting and training for farm management teams to start a farmrelated Advisory services in management and employee development are also available. http://dawn.thot.net/self-employment/SASK_start_up.html

Home Info needs of Women with disAbilities Online Small Business Workshop ... Provincial Gov't/Agencies Business Start-Up BC Saskatchewan Ontario en français/anglais: Quebec New Brunswick Business Start Up in Saskatchewan Name Registration Help with Starting Up Small Business Resources Business Planning Information ... Government Programs in Saskatchewan Name Registration The Corporations Branch of Saskatchewan Justice registers and regulates business corporations, non-profit corporations, co-operatives and other businesses in Saskatchewan. It also maintains a registry of names under which business is conducted. Before a corporation or business name can be registered, the proposed name must be searched against all other registered names in Saskatchewan, as well as federal corporations and registered trademarks. The search ensures that no other business has an identical or very similar name to the one you want to use for your business. There are different forms and fees for searching a name for a business corporation, non-profit corporation or sole proprietorship. Detailed information and the required forms are available on the Saskatchewan Justice web site. You can request a search of your proposed name by phone, mail, fax or e-mail.

50. U.S. EPA Region 9: Cross-Program Activities: Animal Waste: Dairy Waste Managemen Environmental Stewardship farm management Plan and associated documents Each If a producer owns more than one facility, an employee representing the http://www.epa.gov/region09/cross_pr/animalwaste/dairyqa.html

Region 9: Animal Waste Management Serving Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and over 140 Tribal Nations Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Region 9 Cross-Program Activities Animal Waste Management ... Contacts Dairy Waste Management: An Integrated Approach to Education and Compliance A partnership agreement between: the State of California, various Federal Agencies, the University of California and the California Dairy Industry Signing completed at a ceremony held at The University of California, Davis campus September 9, 1999 Table of Contents Partnership Agreement Summary and Signatories Agreement to Establish Partnership Partnership Purpose and Goals Program Areas and Activities ... General Provisions of the Agreement The California Dairy Quality Assurance Program (Environmental Stewardship component) Partnership Agreement Summary This "Partnership Agreement" is to formalize a cooperative agreement between the California Dairy Quality Assurance Program (CDQAP), the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE), the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), the California Environmental Protection Agency and the State Water Resources Control Board (Cal-EPA-SWRCB), the California Resources Agency and Department of Fish and Game (CRA-DFG), and three organizations within the United States Department of Agriculture: Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Farm Services Agency (FSA), and Region 9 of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA).

51. Farm Labor Management farm Labor management. Keith D. Kightlinger. Who Is an employee? EmployerResponsibilities Payroll Tax Deposit Rules Unemployment Taxes http://www.griffin.peachnet.edu/caes/tobacco/handbook/labor98.html

Cooperative Extension Service Farm Labor Management Keith D. Kightlinger Who Is an Employee? Employer Responsibilities Payroll Tax Deposit Rules Unemployment Taxes ... When Using a Farm Labor Contractor . . . This section contains information useful to farmers, agricultural employees and individuals and businesses offering labor and payroll services to agricultural employers. First, the differences between employees and independent contractors are explored, and suggestions are offered to farmers and workers on how to determine whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor. Second, some of the general responsibilities of farm employers are covered, including documentation of workers and farm labor payroll taxes. Finally, important information on the Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act is provided, and farm operators are informed of their rights, responsibilities and liabilities as employers of migrant or seasonal labor, whether on a direct basis or through the services of a farm labor contractor. Who Is an Employee?

52. Department Of Agricultural Economics At OSU - Faculty Ag employee management Conference. SOFTWARE. *, Cow/Calf LeaseArrangements (spreadsheet, publication) farm and Ranch Account Book. WORKSHEETS http://agecon.okstate.edu/faculty/ffmr.asp

D E P A R T M E N T Ag Econ Home Ag Econ Facts Ag Econ Jobs Ag Econ News ... Ag Econ Contacts F A C U L T Y Faculty Home Faculty Profiles Area Staff List Class Notes ... Farm Management G R A D Grad Home Grad Profiles Grad Committee Grad Courses ... Grad Pictures U N D E R G R A D Undergrad Home Undergrad Profiles Undergrad Faculty Undergrad Courses ... Truman Scholars S T A F F Staff Home Staff Profiles Staff Training A L U M N I Alumni Home Alumni Profiles Alumni Guestbook Career Connections Best viewed in and Today is Wednesday, September 21, 2005 CALENDAR PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH CLASS NOTES ... print (select landscape format) search page info CONFERENCES: Ag Employee Management Conference SOFTWARE: Cow/Calf Lease Arrangements ( spreadsheet publication Cow/Calf Standardized Performance Analysis OSU Budgets - Thinking of adding a new crop or livestock enterprise to your operation? These OSU budgets may help you decide. IFFS - Would you like to computerize and simplify your financial statement preparation? Need answers to "what if" questions? Quicken - Are you still keeping your receipts and expenses in a shoe box? Quicken information and training is available.

53. Japanese Journal Of Farm Management farm management Issues and Strategies under Conditions of Great Change Prospects from employee farms which are vertical and horizontally diversified, http://fmsj.ac.affrc.go.jp/eng/journal/vol42.html

Japanese Journal of Farm Management The Farm Management Society of Japan Last Updated: 2005/03/19 Vol.42, No.1, June 2004 Summaries of Articles Production Characteristics of Three Sub-sectors in Vietnamese Agriculture: A Cost Approach PHAM Bao Duong (Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam) and Yoichi IZUMIDA (University of Tokyo) (in Japanese) Creation of an Agricultural Pension Scheme in Japan and its Twofold Function: As an Income Security Policy for Aged Farmers and as Structural Policy Akira MORITA (Nippon Agricultural Institute) The Farmers Pension Payment (FPP) scheme was established in 1971. It has long fulfilled its twofold function that was associated with the policy targets of the Agricultural Basic Law (BAL). The first function has been income security for every elderly farmer through pension payments. Beneficiaries could be paid the same amount of retirement pension from FPP as the Japanese Employee's Pension Insurance program for 60-64 years old. After 65 years of age, farmers could receive additional pension benefits under the FPP scheme. Otherwise they might obtain only a smaller benefit through the National Pension Payment (NPP) program. The second function is to promote farm restructuring more by encouraging more intergenerational transfer of farm management interests and thus increase the number of large farms. The retirement pension should be paid when the accession to farm management is administratively confirmed. The scheme was designed to give an economic incentive for accelerating more accession to farming by the younger generation. The pension management system was drastically changed in 2001 because FPP was confronting a permanent deficiency in its financial accounting. In addition, the latest reform altered the policy principles and functions of FPP so they would be in policy alignment with the updated Basic Law of Food, Agriculture, and Rural Areas. As a result, the current scheme couldn't entirely provide for the income support of every elderly farmer. It now covers mainly those farm households targeted as rural leaders.

54. Part IX - Farm Management - Wage And Withholding Considerations Labor on a farm is exempt from Pennsylvania’s minimumwage laws. The Secretary’sright is not exclusive, however, and employees, labor organizations, http://tfpg.cas.psu.edu/part9/part92c.htm

55. Farm And Ranch Personnel Management Taking Care of Employees. In today s farm/ ranch management environment, Managers, professionals and other top employees of the farm/ ranch must http://trmep.tamu.edu/cg/factsheets/rm8-1.html

Farm and Ranch Personnel Management James M. McGrann, Fred DeLano and Dean McCorkle * People human capital are an important resource in making a farm or ranch business more competitive in today's business environment. With participatory management there are opportunities to realize the potential of human capital. This publication summarizes ideas about modern personnel management that illustrate ways to attain a farm's or ranch's business goals through its people. Management Styles A change in management style requires a major change in philosophy. New skills must be developed or a change in the people at the top of the organization may be required. Communication and performance evaluation systems must be developed to achieve a change in personnel management philosophy. Management by objectives and rewarding performance is much more achievable if everyone participates in defining goals and objectives and being accountable for both their own and collective efforts. All efforts toward participatory personnel management begin with all employees knowing their job responsibilities, the goals and objectives of the business, and how to work as a team. Changing Management Style Production agriculture has been and is still dominated by the command and control management style. Many employees find this style convenient. If things go wrong "it's the manager's fault." They would rather not be accountable for their actions. On the other hand, as the ranch manager's responsibilities broaden, employees must be expected to do their own thinking. It does not make sense for managers to try to be everywhere and to make all decisions. The leadership role is more important. Communication, participation, and performance analysis must replace the command and control style. Most people want to make a difference and performance needs to be quantified and measured when it happens.

56. Farm Management Publications: NRAES-117 Workforce management for farms and Horticultural Businesses Finding, Training, farm Employment Rules and Regulations What You Need to Know. Al French http://www.nraes.org/publications/nraes117.html

Workforce Management for Farms and Horticultural Businesses: Finding, Training, and Keeping Good Employees 140 pages NRAES-117 ISBN 0-935817-37-9 This publication is the proceedings from the conference "Workforce Management for Farms and Horticultural Businesses: Finding, Training, and Keeping Good Employees," A publication from the Natural Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES) can help owners and managers of farms, horticultural businesses, and agriservice businesses learn to create a work environment that motivates employees and is productive, profitable, safe, and worker-friendly. It is the proceedings of a conference entitled "Workforce Management for Farms and Horticultural Businesses: Finding, Training, and Keeping Good Employees," The proceedings Workforce Management for Farms and Horticultural Businesses: Finding, Training, and Keeping Good Employees, NRAES-117 , offers fourteen papers, including discussions of such key issues as the value of employees, communicating the business's mission, and managing a multicultural workforce. Other papers address material covered in training workshops at the conference: performance feedback, recruiting and hiring outstanding staff, getting the most from employees, and leadership as coaching to develop people. Additional papers address legal aspects of farm workforce management, such as elements of the employment contract, hiring with and without a contract, guest workers (the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program), discrimination in the workplace, the fundamentals of farm employment rules and regulations, the EPA worker protection standard, and developing a safety training program.

57. Dairy Calves And Heifers Integrating Biology And Management A panel of producers, managers, and employees will share their experiences and Jason Karszes farm management Specialist PRODAIRY Cornell University http://www.nraes.org/conferences/calves2005.html

Dairy Calves and Heifers: Integrating Biology and Management A Conference for Dairy Producers and Their Advisors January 25-27, 2005 Holiday Inn Syracuse/Liverpool Syracuse, New York On this page: On other pages: News Release Conference Sponsorship Opportunity Conference Program Registration Form On-Site Program Click here for a PDF file of the on-site program for the conference. (Requires Acrobat Reader software. Click here for more details.) The four-page on-site program, prepared on January 19, will be included in registration packets for conference attendees. It includes a schedule of conference events; the final conference program (with updated presentation titles, session presiders, and page references to speakers' papers and biographies in the conference proceedings ); descriptions and locations of evening discussion sessions; lists of all sponsors; descriptions of platinum sponsors; information on continuing education credits approved by the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS); and more. Conference Brochure Click here for a PDF file of the conference brochure. (Requires Acrobat Reader software. Click

58. Farm Management - AgEBB Good management Qualities. Employees know who is a good supervisor. farm employeesasked to list the qualities of a good supervisor would likely list the http://agebb.missouri.edu/mgt/impmgsonthefarm.htm

Improving Managers on the Farm Vern Pierce and Joe Parcell In the turbulent business environment in which farm and agribusinesses operate, the manager's role is highly demanding. A manager often has many roles: planner, organizer, leader, controller, change facilitator, delegator, etc. While the competitive environment of specific industries may differ, a business' success depends greatly on a manager's ability to fulfill all these roles at the same time and with equal effectiveness. Developing your management ability is a gradual process. It includes both formal training and practical experience. Formal management education, by itself, is not enough to learn how to be a manager. Similarly, management experience without formal training can also hamper success. This guide will help you consider each of your roles and start the process of determining your strengths and weaknesses. Planning: Deciding What to Do As a planner, your role (whether you're hired as an outside employee or are a family member) is to make decisions. In the long-run, the manager works closely with the owners of the farm in developing business plans. In the short-run, the manager is often responsible for day-to-day planning and decision making, with little input from investor-owners. As a planner, you'll need to make decisions about marketing, production and operations, finance, staffing and organization. You'll need to consider the following as you plan: (1) the business environment, ( 2) the farm's comparative strengths, and (3) alternative strategies to meet the objectives of the farm business.

59. Farm Management - AgEBB The farm managers who set objectives with help from their employees and familymembers free themselves from urgent tasks so they can concentrate on those http://agebb.missouri.edu/mgt/settingfandfgoals.htm

Setting Farm and Family Goals Vern Pierce and Joe Parcell Defining Farm and Family Goals Have you set short- and long-term farm and family goals? Have you written them down? Does everyone in your family farm operation know what those goals are so they can help achieve them? Have you set a time frame to accomplish them? Has everyone who will be affected by these goals had an active role in setting them? The purpose of this guide is to help you through the process of developing and refining farm and family goals for your operation. Before setting specific farm goals, the manager usually begins by looking at the "big picture," the mission of the family farm. At first glance, the mission of a farm may be quite apparent, i.e. to raise beef calves. Yet, it is amazing how many producers are unsure as to why they are actually in the business. The mission of the farm summarizes why it exists. The reasons that managers report for being in farming are based on personally held values of all members of the farm business. For example, one farm mission might be "to produce and market high quality beef in sufficient quantity to provide a good standard of living for our family." The value that is held high by this farm manager is to provide a good standard of living for all family members. To support this special priority will be given to producing and marketing high quality beef to accomplish that mission. This mission summarizes a long-term vision and establishes a broad commitment to reach this vision. Most importantly, it provides a framework against which activities and investments can be measured as to their impact on the stated mission.

60. AgManager Info On Crops, Livestock, Farm Management And Policy farm and Ranch Personnel management, McGrann, et al, 1999, Download 2001 Employeemanagement for Production Ag Conference Proceedings http://www.agmanager.info/hr/management/default.asp

about contributors useful links site map ... Human Resources / Management Human Resources: Management Agricultural Labor Management Papers Title Author Date PDF How to be The Kind of Employer You Would Want to Work For Fogleman Aug 2001 Download Building a Reputation as an Employer Fogleman Download Selecting Employees That "Fit" Fogleman Download Recruiting and Selecting Agricultural Employees Fogleman Aug 2000 Download Assessing Critical Labor Process Issues During Dairy Expansion Jones Download Farm and Ranch Personnel Management McGrann, et al Download Risk Management Education Download Management Conference Proceedings Title Date PDF 2001 Employee Management for Production Ag Conference Proceedings Jan 2001 Download In order to read the PDF documents you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click the on the following icon to download the free software Department of Agricultural Economics College of Agriculture Kansas State University

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