Where will your future workers come from?
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team monthly webinar series will be presented by Richard Stup with the Agricultural Workforce Development program at Cornell University. The ISU webinar is from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 11.
Developing and retaining a reliable farm workforce has become one of the most limiting factors for dairy farm success. This presentation will explore some of the long-term demographic and economic trends affecting the farm workforce, current trends driving change, and ways that farms are adapting now and for the future. The webinar will also explore workforce programs such as TN visas, the H-2A guestworker program, and how these impact the dairy industry. Finally, Stup will include a look at the future farm workforce.
Stup teaches leadership and management plus conducts research into labor challenges facing the industry. His focus is on helping agricultural employers avoid labor risks, create engaged employee teams, and operate profitably. Stup leads a team of eight professionals and staff who focus on helping employers with regulatory compliance, developing managers and supervisors, employee housing management, and developing the future farm workforce.
Before joining Cornell, Stup practiced as an organization development consultant, served as a senior leader in Farm Credit, was an Extension associate with Penn State, and worked in the feed industry. He earned his doctorate from Penn State.
Producers, dairy consultants and industry reps are encouraged to attend the free live webinar by registering at least one hour before the webinar at: https://go.iastate.edu/DAIRYWORKERS
