Farmer's Weekly

The cost of labour: Part 2

Labour costs can be reduced in two ways: by introducing innovative farming methods, which may include mechanisation, and by managing your employees well.

INNOVATION

Train yourself, as far as you can, to constantly think of better and easier ways of managing on-farm tasks. A labour-saving idea may develop gradually or it may pop

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