Farm Labor Placement Program Overview
Monday, March 25, 2019
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Ragsdale Community Center
20916 Old School Rd
McKenney, VA
THIS WORKSHOP IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Representatives from the Virginia Employment Commission will provide information on pertinent labor laws, migrant housing regulations and answer your questions about the services that are available from Virginia Employment Commission and how to use their Farm Labor Placement Program. Learn more about VEC’s major services that are available to farmer owners who need to recruit and hire workers, including.
Virginia Workforce Connection, a self-service recruitment tool for applicants in your surrounding area.
Department of Agriculture and Labor’s Agricultural Recruitment Systems, for applicants from Virginia and other states.
H-2A temporary agricultural program for nonimmigrant foreign workers to perform agricultural labor on a seasonal basis
USDA Agency Resources:
Anthony Howell with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will provide information about technical and financial assistance available from NRCS to help farmers, ranchers and forest managers. Common technical assistance includes: resource assessment, practice design and resource monitoring.
David Holloway with Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide information and answer questions about the variety of programs and resources that are available to support Virginia farmers.
For information, call the Small Farm Outreach Program Office at (804) 524-3292 or contact Small Farm Agent Vernon Heath at (804) 892-4518 or vheath@vsu.edu.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Small Farm Outreach Program office (smallfarm@vsu.edu) or call (804) 524-3292 / TDD (800) 828-1120 during business hours of 8 am. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.