Human Resources
Human Resources
Acquire the knowledge and skills needed to recruit, motivate, and retain quality workers for your farm or ag business.
Our mission in Extension is to help farm business managers acquire the knowledge and skills they need to recruit, motivate, and retain quality workers. Our objective is to provide the groundwork for agricultural producers to become better and more effective human resource managers through research-based best practices.
UW–Madison Extension provides programs, workshops, resources, and information for farms, farm managers, farm families, and consultants working on improving farm human resource management.
Are you struggling to attract and maintain talented employees? Becoming the Employer of Choice is a four-week course that combines self-study with instructor-led discussion groups, designed for farm managers looking to improve their farm’s employee engagement.
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Hernando Duarte serves as the Statewide Bilingual Farm Labor Outreach Specialist with the University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension. In this role, he supports Wisconsin dairy farmers and other agricultural producers by developing and delivering educational programs that promote research-based guidance on labor management and human resource practices to help farms build strong, sustainable teams.