Farm Employer Input Needed! NY Farm Labor in Transition Survey
Farm Employer Input Needed! NY Farm Labor in Transition Survey
New York farm employers are navigating enormous changes in farm labor markets and regulations in recent years. It is critical for farm managers and decision-makers to have accurate and up-to-date information about the farm workforce. The NY Farm Labor in Transition Survey collects farm managers' perspectives on these important issues. Please take about 20-30 minutes of your time to include your response as a NY farm employer. All data will be kept confidential, results will only be reported as group data, and no personally identifiable data will be reported. Respondents will receive a summary of the results.
Most of the survey can be completed with information that you have in mind, but please be prepared by assembling the following data from your payroll records:
- The number of full-time, part-time, seasonal, and H-2A positions you employed in 2021 and 2022.
- Total regular hours worked by all of your hired employees in 2021 and 2022.
- Total overtime hours worked by all of your hired employees in 2021 and 2022.
- Number of positions filled by owners and unpaid family members, and hours worked by them, in 2021 and 2022.
- Number of employees who left voluntarily or were fired in 2021 and 2022.
Access the survey here: NY Farm Labor in Transition Survey. Please complete only one time per farm business.
Thanks for participating!
Rich
Richard Stup, Ph.D.
Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and
The Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Cornell University
102 Academic Surge A Building
rstup@cornell.edu | 607-255-7890
agworkforce.cals.cornell.edu
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