Welcome to the home of Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development, part of Cornell Cooperative Extension and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Our mission is to help farmers and agribusiness professionals develop committed and effective teams. We believe that agricultural work can, and should, be engaging and rewarding for everyone involved, and that all managers can learn to apply the best human resource management practices.
Guiding objectives:
- Increase farm employer understanding and compliance with regulations.
- Develop leadership and supervisory skills of farm managers at all levels.
- Identify and develop the future farm workforce.
- Instill a culture of learning, continuous improvement, and employee engagement in farm businesses.
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The Agricultural Workforce Development program at Cornell is led by Dr. Richard Stup. Contact him at rstup@cornell.edu or (607) 255-7890.
