Guides and Tips
Is your FLC properly supporting you in these 4 critical areas?
We spoke with FLC AgSocio, about how the company approaches its dual responsibility to workers and growers. Matt talks about how FLCs can deliver both legal…
Agricultural H-2A Employers: How to Manage 4 Key Risks
“There is a massive amount of regulation and responsibility on an employer [in the H-2A program], And it's a place where many people underperform… “ said Matt…
Washington Workplace Rules: 2023 Changes and Advice for Ag HR Professionals
Ganaz had a conversation with a WSTFA session’s panel member Chafeka Abdellatif, Director of Human Resources at Domex Superfresh Growers, on the top three…
Changes to H-2A are on the way! A Conversation with Nigel Bocanegra of CFLCA
We sat down with Nigel Bocanegra, Executive Director of the California Farm Labor Contractor Association (CFLCA) to help us digest H-2A updates and discuss…
5 things you need to know about the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (FWMA)
Finally, some help may be on the horizon: the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (FWMA). This bill already passed the House and is now in the hands of the…
8 Practices to Encourage Farmworkers to Adopt Payroll Cards
Some farmworkers may never have used a debit or credit card, and need to understand why they should choose a payroll card over the more familiar paycheck…
Communicating Effectively with Farmworkers: 5 Ways it Helps Your Farm
Effective communication can reduce labor costs, increase worker engagement, and save lives. We’re going to talk about the impact of effective workforce…
8 Steps to Find and Hire Farmworkers for the Season
While finding the right employees has never been an easy task, labor shortages caused by the recent COVID-19 pandemic have made it even more challenging to…
How Payroll Cards can Help California Ag Employers Lower Risks
If you pay people late, even unintentionally, you can rack up large fines. Payroll cards solve this problem and you get the costs savings associated with…
Heatwaves Are Coming: 5 Things to Communicate to Farmworkers
Agricultural jobs necessitate extended periods of physically demanding labor, often in hot and humid weather. Farmworkers are more susceptible to heat-related…
What Are The Benefits Of Using A Payroll Card In Agriculture?
Although the world is progressing by leaps and bounds, the ag industry is still unable to move to direct deposit for most of its workforce. Fortunately…
COVID Education Resources for Employers and workers
While we’re finally seeing a flattening of the curve in the general population in the US, the reports of outbreaks among field and plant workers seem to be on…
10 Tips to Get Started with Workforce Surveys
Do you want to start doing workforce surveys but don't know where to start? Here are 10 useful tips to get you started.
Get more data on your workforce: Ganaz surveys
The Ag industry has one of the highest turnover rates. That's why understanding the attitudes, challenges and feelings of farm workers is essential to your…
5 Steps to Prevent a #MeToo Problem in Your WorkPlace
As the #MeToo movement continues to spread and more survivors give voice to their experiences with sexual harassment, everyone from movie executives to farm…
What's your Net Promoter Score?
The Net Promoter Score was introduce by Fred Reicheld in 2003 after several years of customer satisfaction research. Reicheld found that not only could you…
Six Questions: How to detect sexual harassment?
On Saturday, as sexual harassment continued to make national headlines, the Yakima Herald brought the issue home to the agricultural community in WA state…
Six Questions Every Ag Employer Should Ask Themselves About Sexual Harassment (Part 1)
With a new bombshell dropping nearly every day implicating celebrities, politicians and business leaders in sexual harassment, employers may be starting to…
Labor Shortage Strategies: Satisfy, Stretch, Substitute, Supplement
A report in Rural Migration News describes the four strategies agricultural employers are using to address the labor shortage: satisfy, stretch, substitute…
How to text 1000 farmworkers in less than a minute
Did you know that about 8.6 trillion text messages are sent each year? That includes 6 billion per day in the US alone. And farmworkers are no exception to…
