Monday, February 13, 2017

VT Secretary of Ag. Tebbetts Plans Conference Call for Dairy Farmers-TOMORROW

Secretary Tebbetts would like to provide an update to dairy farmers that may have migrant labor by conference call on:
Tuesday, February 14 from noon to 1 p.m.
 
 
Call in number:
877-273-4202
 
Conference room number – 8279200
 
Agenda for the call
 
1.       Work done so far
a.       Brainstorming at meeting Feb. 2.
b.      Governor’s cabinet on Civil Rights
c.       Law to be passed and impact to farm labor
2.       Ideas for emergency milking relief
a.       Assistance from inmates
   i.      Training
  ii.      Pay
 iii.      Length of time
b.      Longer term hiring of inmates upon release if trained etc.
c.       How to alert farmers that this exists without keeping a list

3.       Longer term action
a.       H2A application for 10 months of labor
b.      Emergency application
4.       Feedback from those on the call
 
Please share this message with other dairy farmers who you may know that fit this description.
Please help us get the word out widely.