How Farm Employers Are Adapting to a Changing Labor Market | Rich Stup​

In this episode of Smoke & Mirrors, Jennifer Ifft talks with Rich Stup from Cornell about one of agriculture's biggest challenges: finding and keeping employees.​ Drawing on his experience working with agricultural employers across the Northeast, Rich discusses how labor markets, immigration policy, the H-2A program, labor regulations, and other policy decisions are shaping the farm workforce. He also shares how employers are adapting through leadership development, workplace culture, technology, and management practices.​ This conversation explores how policy and on-farm decision-making intersect as agricultural employers respond to today's workforce challenges.​