North Dakota farmers and ranchers are invited to attend a workshop and webinars on farm labor and farm business structures, organized by the North Dakota Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program.

Participants can attend the in-person workshop, the webinars or both.

“Farmers and ranchers are facing increasingly complex decisions around labor,” says Jeff Gale, North Dakota State University Extension agriculture and natural resources agent and co-coordinator of SARE in the state. “These workshops and webinars provide practical, real-world guidance to help producers make informed choices that strengthen their operations and support long-term success.”

The full-day in-person workshop will be held Feb. 24, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CST at the North Dakota Farmers Union headquarters in Jamestown, North Dakota.

The morning session will focus on the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program. The information will cover opportunities and legal, financial and ethical considerations, such as housing, compensation and timelines.

The afternoon session will examine farm business structures, comparing sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies (LLCs) and corporations, with a special emphasis on liability protection, governance, taxation and risk management.

Two webinars will be held after the workshop. The March 3 webinar will address employee benefits, including bonuses, health insurance support and pertinent legal aspects. The March 10 webinar will focus on farm liability, insurance and risk management strategies.

The webinars will be conducted by Rachel Armstrong, executive director of Farm Commons, which is a national nonprofit organization that translates complex farm law into practical guidance. The training emphasizes interactive discussion, real-world examples and Q&As.

To register, visit ndsu.ag/labor-business26. The registration fee is $50 per person, and the deadline is Feb. 18.

For more information, contact North Dakota SARE co-coordinators Karl Hoppe at 701-652-2951 or Gale at 701-652-2581.

NDSU Agriculture Communication – Feb. 5, 2026

Source: Jeff Gale, 701-652-2581, jeff.gale@ndsu.edu

Source: Karl Hoppe, 701-652-2951, karl.hoppe@ndsu.edu

Editor: Dominic Erickson, 701-231-5546, dominic.erickson@ndsu.edu