Webinar to discuss workforce factors affecting Iowa dairy farms

AMES — The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team monthly webinar series will continue Tuesday, Nov. 11 from noon to 1 p.m.

The webinar, presented by Richard Stup, agricultural workforce specialist with Cornell University Cooperative Extension, will review workforce factors affecting Iowa dairy farms.

Stup will provide an overview of long-term demographic and economic trends affecting the farm workforce, current trends driving change and how farms are adapting.

Stup will also discuss programs such as TN visas and the H-2A guest worker program and how these impact the dairy industry. Lastly, he will review the future farm workforce.

“Developing and retaining a reliable farm workforce has become one of the most limiting factors for dairy farm success,” Fred Hall, dairy specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach, said.

Producers, dairy consultants and industry representatives are encouraged to attend the webinar live by registering online at least one hour before the webinar. The webinar will also be archived for later viewing on the Dairy Team webinar web page.

For more information contact the ISU Extension and Outreach dairy field specialist in your area: in northwest Iowa, Fred M. Hall, 712-737-4230 or fredhall@iastate.edu; in northeast Iowa, Jennifer Bentley, 563-382-2949 or jbentley@iastate.edu; in east central Iowa, Larry Tranel, 563-583-6496 or tranel@iastate.edu.

Register at go.iastate.edu/DAIRYWORKERS.