Visit the Ag Labor Management Dashboard website for tools and resources that can help you build your labor management know-how.
The site includes a searchable resource library, where you can find articles, videos, worksheets and other resources on recruiting,, hiring, training and retaining workers.
Tools include:
- A Self Assessment tool to help you assess your readiness to hire employees and suggestions for resources that can help you become better prepared to hire and manage employees.
- An Employee Cost Estimator, to help farmers estimate the total cost of employees, including federal and state payroll taxes, workers compensation, unemployment taxes and any benefit a producers offers to employees beyond their regular hourly wages.
- A Job Description Generator, to help you produce accurate, professional job descriptions for the employees on your farm. The job description generator was developed for produce and nursery growers, but can be adapted to other small and medium-sized farm circumstances.
- A Personnel Policy Manual Generator, to guide you through the development of manual for your farm. The tool provides example language for policies typically relevant to farm employment situations, and allows you to modify each section to reflect your farm’s situation.