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NY Labor Roadshow VI: November 9, 10 and 22

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Date

November 9 - November 10, 2022November 22, 2022

Time

8:30am - 4:00pm

Location

Various Locations - see below for details

Host

New York Ag Workforce Development Council

New York Labor Roadshow VI: Hold November 9, 10, and 22, 2022 - offered by New York's Ag Workforce Development Council

New York's Ag Workforce Development Council (AWDC) is organizing Labor Roadshow VI. The event heads back out on the road with the following stops (plus an online option):

November 9, 2022, Genesee Community College-Batavia Campus, One College Road, Batavia, NY 14020-9704. Room T119 Lecture Hall, Conable Technology Building
November 10, 2022, Cayuga‐Onondaga BOCES, 1879 West Genesee Street Rd, Auburn, NY 13021. Conference Room 1, 2, 3
November 10, 2022, Online Option: On November 10, 2022 only, the event will be broadcast via Zoom for remote audiences and recorded for paid registrants to view later.

November 22, 2022, CCE Saratoga Auditorium, 50 West High Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020

Labor continues to be the primary challenge for many farm businesses and this event tackles those challenges head on with these topics:

Attracting and retaining your farm workforce
Management strategies in a union eligible work environment
TN Visas: Introduction to the program and best practices for using
The H-2A Program: Accessing guest workers for all types of farms
Producer's real world experiences with H-2A
Farm Safety: Real world tips for building a strong safety culture
Farm-provided employee housing management and development

Ag Workforce Development Council member organizations include: NEDPA, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development, Cayuga Marketing, AgriMark, Upstate Niagara, New York Farm Bureau, New York Vegetable Growers Association, New York Animal Ag Coalition, Agri-Placement Services, New York Horticultural Society, Dairy Farmers of America, Farm Credit East, Gray & Oscar LLC.

2022 AGENDA:

Time	Topic	Speaker
8:30	Registration
8:50 - 9:00	Welcome
9:00 - 9:45	Attracting and retaining your farm workforce	Richard Stup, Cornell University
9:50 - 10:40	Management strategies in a union eligible work environment	Attorney Christopher Schulte, Smith Gambrell Russell Attorney Hilary Moreira, Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
10:40 - 10:55	Break
11:00 - 11:30	Administration of employee relations in New York agriculture	John Wirenius, NY Public Employee Relations Board Chairperson
11:35 - 11:55	TN Visas: Introduction to the program and best practices for using	Brandon Mallory, Agri-Placement Services
12:00 - 12:15	Update to Cornell Ag Workforce Development programs	Jay Canzonier, Cornell University
12:15 -12:55	Lunch
1:00 - 1:30	The H-2A Program: Accessing guest workers for all types of farms	Mark Martens, Agri Placements International; other consultant
1:35 - 2:00	Producer Panel: Real employer experiences with H-2A	Maureen Torrey, Torrey Farms, and other farm employers
2:05 - 2:30	Farm Safety: Real world tips for building a strong safety culture	Farm speaker at each site
2:30 - 2:45	Break
2:45 - 3:00	Farm safety resources	NYCAMH staff
3:05 - 3:55	Panel: Farm-provided employee housing management and development	Facilitated by Kim Skellie, El-Vi Farms, Panel of experienced farm employers
4:00	Wrap-Up, Evaluation, Adjourn