Good decision-making around the type and amount of labor needed on a farm enhances the farm household’s quality of life and increases the likelihood farmers will successfully meet their financial goals. This site provides tools and strategies to help small and medium-sized fruit and vegetable farms make informed labor decisions.

Events

  • Game of Logging Level I

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    Women and Our Woods Vermont is hosting Game of Logging Level I. This class is the first in the series and focuses on introducing the participant to open face felling and the development of techniques for safe use. Topics covered include personal protective equipment, chainsaw safety features, chainsaw reactive forces, bore cutting, pre-planning cutting a tree, and understanding hinge wood strength. Each person in the class will cut down a tree.

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  • Vermont Tick Information Center

    This website, hosted by the University of Vermont's Integrated Tick Management Program, provides information for farmers on how to protect people, livestock and pets ticks and tick-borne diseases.

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  • Penn State Spanish Language Farm Safety Resources

    Pennsylvania State University's Farm Safety Program has produced 30+ articles and videos on farm safety and health topics in Spanish. Topics range from navigating health insurance options for farm workers to tractor and equipment safety.

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  • Customer Service: Resources for Training Employees

    Use these three videos as a starting point for training employees on customer service. These videos address: basic phone etiquette; the challenges explaining farm rules to visitors; and how to interact with an unhappy customer in a way that does not escalate the situation.

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  • Hot Potato: Heat Safety Where You Work (video)

    For farmers laboring in hot conditions, keeping yourselves and others safe is both a priority and a growing challenge. In the video Hot Potato: Heat Safety Where You Work and its companion resource library, farmers and ag service providers from across the country share their tips, practices, and policies related to extreme heat.

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