Event Details
Date
November 18, 2019
Time
1:30pm - 4:00pm
Location
Sustainable Living Center, Schenectady Central Park
180 PTL Arthur Chaires Lane
Schenectady, NY 12309
Cost
This event is free.
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureLearn About Using the H-2A Program on Small Farms
November 18, 2019
The H-2A program allows US employers who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals to the US to fill temporary agricultural jobs. Join us to learn about how to use the H-2A program on small farms. Learn from US DOL H-2A staff and a CSA vegetable farmer, with experience using H-2A, about what it takes to use the program.
Agenda:
1:30-1:45pm—Welcome and Introductions
1:45-2:45pm—US DOL Wage and Hour Division will discuss compliance with the H-2A requirements
2:45-4:00pm—Small farmer employer perspective: Learn from a CSA vegetable farmer, Ray Luhrman of Fox Creek Farm, what it's like to employ H-2A workers on a small, diversified farm
For more information, contact Liz Higgins at emh56@cornell.edu or 518-949-3722
H2A Program Flyer (PDF; 1231KB)
