Resources

In Episode 8 of the Growing for Market Podcast, Katie Kulla talks about balancing farming, pregnancy and parenting. Kulla has written three articles on the subject for Growing For Market and her writing is informed by numerous farmer interviews. She also brings to the conversation her own experiences farming in Yamhill County, Oregon with her husband and two home-schooled kids.

In Episode 9 of the Growing for Market Podcast, Katie Kulla from Oakhill Organics in Oregon talks about how farmers who have just had a baby can smooth the transition into parenthood while keeping the farm running.

Published in 2023, this 69-page guide provides insights into what employees on diversified vegetable farms value in a workplace and practical action-oriented tips to attracting employees and to building positive, long-term relationships with those individuals. Authors: Sarah Janes Ugoretz, Anita Adalja, and Rue Policastro.

La agricultura hacia el futuro centrando a les trabajadores agricolas
Publicada en 2023, esta guía de 69 páginas brinda información sobre lo que los empleados de granjas de hortalizas diversificadas valoran en un lugar de trabajo y consejos prácticos orientados a la acción para atraer empleados y construir relaciones positivas a largo plazo con esas personas.

This exercise can help build more productive and stronger farm work teams. It can help improve how employees work together and their level of compassion for each other. Finally, it can help you become a better and more dynamic supervisor.

The Agricultural Justice Project's Food Justice Certification standards are designed to promote fair working conditions for farm workers, as well as fair practices for businesses who buy from farms so that farm operators can maintain a sustainable enterprise.

This presentation contains negotiation skills that are a useful part of every farm business manager's essential toolkit. The webinar explores what negotiation really is (and what it is not), as well as how to prepare for and execute a successful negotiation. A worksheet is attached to help prepare notes for a successful negotiation.

This presentation from the Agricultural Justice Project explores concepts of justice and fairness in the farm workplace.

In this episode of the Growing for Market podcast a mother/daughter team describe their experience growing fifteen acres of certified organic flowers on their California farm. They discuss topics such as strategies for keeping a farm crew year-round, educating customers on the importance of organic flowers, farm event planning, and the importance of playing hard when you’re working hard.

Esta guía incluye 11 prácticas de autocuidado seleccionadas cuidadosamente que pueden ayudarle a hacer una pausa, reflexionar y recargar energías. Cada práctica está diseñada para apoyar su bienestar emocional y mental, y para ayudarle a estar presente de forma plena, para usted y para quienes le rodean.

This 2018 farmer-focused guide provides practical information on a range of equipment sharing models, and then walks readers through the steps of designing your designing your own equipment sharing program.

This guide covers the basics of farm law, providing resources and action steps to build long-term legal resilience.
(Developed by Farm Commons)

The H-2A visa program for temporary or seasonal agricultural work continued to grow in fiscal year 2025 with over 400,000 agricultural workers requested, according to a January 2026 article summarizing American Farm Bureau Federation analysis of US Department of Agriculture Labor data.

This video presentation takes you on a tour of the Farm Labor Dashboard’s four interactive tools and its growing resource library of labor management tools, information and resources.

Cases of Avian Influenza in dairy cattle have been identified in eight states in 26 herds as of May 10, 2024. For up-to-date information on biosecurity and livestock protection measures, and for livestock testing and treatment livestock recommendations, visit the USDA web page on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detections in Livestock.

The Farm Commons guide Getting Work Done on Vermont Farms: Employment Law Basics in Classification and Payroll Issues includes a checklist and explanation of legal issues Vermont farmers should attend to at the time of hiring.

El Programa de Seguridad Agrícola de la Universidad Estatal de Pensilvania y el Centro para la Salud y Seguridad Agrícola del Alto Medio Oeste (UMASH) ofrecen hojas informativas para trabajadores agrícolas sobre las opciones de seguro de salud, así como también sobre leyes y reglamentaciones que afectan la seguridad agrícola.

The Pennsylvania State University Farm Safety Program and the Upper Midwest Center for Farm Health and Safety (UMASH) have developed fact sheets on health insurance options for farmworkers, as well as on laws and regulations affecting farm safety.

This Mentor Self-Assessment allows for managers, farm owners, and staff to evaluate communication and leadership skills necessary for a healthy farm team. This tool is intended to help managers reflect on the impact of their communication style and how it impacts the farm team.

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.

Tips and links to resources and videos (in multiple languages) on ways to reduce heat stress and to respond is someone is experience heat-related illness.

Amanda Andrews grows seven acres of certified organic vegetables for local and regional wholesale markets on Tamarack Hollow Farm in Plainfield, Vermont. In this interview, Amanda shares tips on recruiting, hiring and managing employees.