Resources

MIOSHA Required Poster, Wage and Hour Program, General Requirements for Minimum Wage and Overtime

Published on September 18, 2020
MIOSHA Required Poster, Wage and Hour Program, General Requirements for Minimum Wage and Overtime .
Agricultural Employer Checklist

Published on September 13, 2020
This publication is a guide to the legal requirements for hiring agricultural employees in Michigan.
Agriculture Employee Handbook Template

Published on September 12, 2020
This Employee Handbook was designed as a sample document to be used by farms at their discretion. Once you as the user, insert your name and make the applicable changes, it becomes your farm document and you are solely responsible for the contents.
Labor Laws and Michigan Agriculture

Published on September 10, 2020
All farm employers and workers need to be aware of and understand the various laws pertaining to labor. This publication attempts to create such awareness and lists references for fuller understanding.
Bulletin E-3422 Introduction to Zoning and Taxation

Published on September 2, 2020
A bulletin by MSU Extension's Beginning Farmer DEMaND Series that provides an introductory explanation of property rights and protections, regulations, and liabilities associated with real property ownership in Michigan.
Pandemic Preparedness Plans and CHAMP Lite Tool

Published on August 26, 2020
Important information and resources for agriculture operations developing pandemic prepardness plans and implementing mitigation strategies that reduce exposure risks to COVID-19.
CHAMP E-Tool designed to assist the Michigan agriculture community

Published on July 21, 2020
This tool is designed for the Michigan agriculture community to help identify and implement appropriate and meaningful exposure control strategies to protect workers and the public.
Helping Farmers & Agricultural Professionals Manage Stress

Published on July 20, 2020
Through MSU Extension’s farm stress programming, farmers, their families and agricultural professionals alike learned stress management techniques, about resources to get through tough times, ways to communicate with farmers under stress and more.
Assessing Farm Stress

Published on July 2, 2020
The MSU Extension Field Crops Virtual Breakfast weekly discussion for July 2, 2020, focuses on assessing farm stress, presented by Eric Karbowski, MSU Extension behavior health educator.
Bulletin E-3409 Sharpening the Saw: Keeping Yourself Business Sharp

Published on June 24, 2020
A bulletin by MSU Extension's Beginning Farmer DEMaND Series describing how to sharpen the mind to help beginning farmers increase the probability that they will succeed in the short and long term of their farm businesses.