The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team monthly webinar series will continue on Tuesday, Nov. 11 from noon to 1 p.m. CST. The webinar will review workforce factors affecting Iowa dairy farms and be presented by Richard Stup, agricultural workforce specialist with Cornell University Cooperative Extension.

Stup will provide an overview of long-term demographic and economic trends affecting the farm workforce, current trends driving change and how farms are adapting. Stup will also discuss programs such as TN visas, the H-2A guestworker program and how these impact the dairy industry. Lastly, he will conclude with a review of the future farm workforce.

Fred Hall, dairy specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach, noted the topic’s importance for Iowa dairy farmers.

“Developing and retaining a reliable farm workforce has become one of the most limiting factors for dairy farm success,” Hall said.

Producers, dairy consultants and industry representatives are encouraged to attend the webinar live by registering online at least one hour before the webinar. The webinar will also be archived for later viewing on the Dairy Team webinar web page.

For more information contact the ISU Extension and Outreach dairy field specialist in your area: in northwest Iowa, Fred M. Hall, 712-737-4230 or fredhall@iastate.edu; in northeast Iowa, Jennifer Bentley, 563-382-2949 or jbentley@iastate.edu; in east central Iowa, Larry Tranel, 563-583-6496 or tranel@iastate.edu.