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May 30, 2019

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Worker turnover: A hidden cost that consumes your profits

Did you know that the cost of replacing a single worker can be as much as 150 per cent of their annual salary? Do you know what your turnover costs are? » Read more...

Agricultural labour advocate honoured with industry award

Longtime horticultural labour issues advisor Ken Linington has been awarded the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association Industry Award of Merit. » Read more...

Government supports new tools to manage Canada's agricultural workforce

Reliable access to labour is vital for the sector to ensure it can continue to create high-quality jobs and meet the growing demand for top-quality products for Canadians and consumers around the world. » Read more...

Featured Articles

Evaluating on-farm labour efficiency

First, let’s define labour productivity for any operation or task. It’s a ratio of the total dollar output of goods/services against the number of person-hours that output requires. It can also be measured as the ratio of output to the number of workers used to produce that output. For seasonal or part-time workers, total months worked should be added up and divided by 12 to arrive at a total number of workers. » Read more...

Saving man hours with solo-user harvest carts

Sandy Shore Farms, one of Ontario’s largest growers and packers of asparagus, debuted their single-man harvest carts in their own fields four years ago. Called ‘Mantis’, the solo-user machine is an ultra-simple, gas-powered cart that increases harvest efficiency and decreases wasted time, in turn decreasing cutting crew man hours and even improving product quality. » Read more...

Events

Worker turnover: A hidden cost that consumes your profits

Agricultural labour advocate honoured with industry award

Government supports new tools to manage Canada's agricultural workforce

Evaluating on-farm labour efficiency

Saving man hours with solo-user harvest carts

2019 Ontario potato scout training

Mental Health Forum

Global Grape Summit

Webinar: Weed Management: An Ecological Approach