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THE CARVER RANCH compared rebuilding an interior cross-fence against a hybrid arrangement keeping the physical perimeter while using virtual fencing for selected interior jobs. Two alternatives carried a multi-year cost structure and a high failure consequence, which routed them out of screening and into longer-horizon analysis. The ranch recorded a conditional Partial adoption pathway with monitoring defined in advance rather than an immediate full commitment …

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WYOMING FARMER Bob Mills is weighing his options pertaining to the harvest of his silage corn. Bob has been using a custom harvester but he is considering purchasing his own machine for a variety of reasons. He thinks that he could harvest his crop in a more timely manner, especially if cold weather in the fall becomes an issue. Bob considers high quality silage one of his biggest assets to his feeding operation and putting it up at the right time is important from a quality and a value perspective. Bob is considering purchasing a used self-propelled forage harvester. The main obstacle Bob faces is the equipment cost; self-propelled forage harvesters are very expensive. Even older machines, 10-15 years old, are selling for high prices and Bob is concerned that they may be out of his price range. Bob also admits he does not have a clear idea of what the machine will cost to operate. He needs an accurate cost estimate to compare with custom harvesting. One option Bob is considering to help deal with the high initial cost of the machine is a machinery sharing arrangement with several neighbors.

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THE CRUZ FAMILY faced a burned federal allotment and rated four responses on the filter before recording Trial as the outcome. Two alternatives cleared screening; two carried conditional feasibility ratings and a high failure consequence, which routed them to deeper analysis and agency review. The family agreed to a bounded, monitored, ninety-day test on one defined problem rather than adopting or rejecting the technology outright …

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Agricultural personnel management is part of a large, dynamic professional field.

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PEOPLE who practice personnel management must understand human behavior, organizations, laws, labor markets, technologies, and the whole of their business situations. Most are strapped for time by an abundance of day-to- day problems with which they could, ironically, cope better if they were more knowledgeable.

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FILTER OK records that an alternative can be decided at the screening step without deeper analysis. It is not a score, not a ranking, and not a statement that the alternative is the right one. An extreme cost rating requires deeper analysis on its own, and a high failure consequence requires deeper analysis, specialist review, or both; neither qualifies for Filter OK. More than three conditional ratings in a single row also calls for further analysis …

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MANY agricultural businesses have a labor force that includes members of their family. Some owners add hired personnel as their operation grows or demands on their own time prove overwhelming. They tend to see themselves primarily as business people and give little thought to their roles as employers until the idea is triggered by a current or impending crisis.

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THE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE explains how to complete and read both sides of the Risk Mitigation Filter for someone who has never seen the form. The front page carries the status quo row, the producer-selected alternatives, and the eight criteria; the back page carries the escalation check, tool routing, notes, and the outcome record. The guide is a companion to the form rather than a substitute for it, and it holds the current rating definitions and routing rules. It is designed to be used alongside the form while the ratings and routing are worked through …

Ag Labor Updates are compiled from Bureau of Labor Statistics data into various reports at: RightRisk.org/news > Ag Labor Update.

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The BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS compiles data on the number of establishments, monthly employment, and quarterly wages. Reports for NAICS agricultural sector codes have recently been compiled and released, providing annual averages for Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming . . .

* BLS – U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
* NAICS – North American Industry Classification System