Labor Management in Agriculture: Cultivating Personnel Productivity (2nd Edition, 2003). National Winner Award, National Association for County Agricultural Agents (NACAA), 2006. This book is an effort to present practical, sound, research-based ideas hopefully leading to the improved management of human resources on the farm. The first edition was sold out in December 1999, with copies distributed into six continents since its publication in September 1994. The free electronic version will further facilitate its distribution. Deluxe hard cover editions in English (2nd edition) and Spanish (International edition) were printed in July 2003

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Prefatory materials
Chapter 1 - Managing People on the Farm
Chapter 2 - Practical Steps to Employee Selection
Chapter 3 - Validating the Selection Process
Chapter 4 - Promotions, Transfers & Layoffs
Chapter 5 - Helping Workers Acquire Skills
Chapter 6 - Performance Appraisal
Chapter 7 - Internal Wage Structure
Chapter 8 - Incentive Pay
Chapter 9 - Supervisory Power
Chapter 10 - Delegation
Chapter 11 - Conducting Effective Meetings
Chapter 12 - Interacting With Employees
Chapter 13 - Conflict Management Skills
Chapter 14 - Discipline
Chapter 15 - Termination
Chapter 16 - Turnover
Chapter 17 - Personnel Policies
Chapter 18 - Creative Negotiation