Employee Management & Training

Employee Management Series (by, Melissa O'Rourke, ISUEO Farm & Ag Business Management Specialist)

• Evaluation & Selection of Job Candidates
• The Job Interview, and what questions can I ask?
• Do we need an Employee Handbook?
• Put Job Descriptions to Work on your Farm
• Assembly of Dairy Farm Job Descriptions
• Evaluation & Selection of Job Candidates
• Getting the New Employee off to a Good Start on Day One
• Employee Eligibility  Verification - The Basics of Form I-9  Compliance

Managing Dairy Labor (pdf)

Job Description Generator (Penn State)

Job Descriptions: The Building Block of Organizations (pdf)

Farm Labor Wages (USDA)

Farm employee Handbook (pdf)

Labor & Employees (MN)

Farm Employment Rules and Regulations (USDA)

Examples of Job Descriptions for Major Positions on Dairy Farms (pdf)

Developing Effective Standard Operating Procedures (pdf)

Standard Operating Procedures: A Writing Guide (pdf)

Hiring Youth on the Farm: The Status of Child Labor Regulations in Agriculture