b"Camps doesnt use any TFW programs. He has found that the requirements for housing costs and paperwork wouldnt make using the Canadian government programs worth it. We've been able to get most of our seasonal labour through the Dutch exchange program, and that's been working very good for us. That's a relatively cheap program. We do supply housing and vehicles and meals and all that stuff, but we don't have to go through all the paperwork. It's usually a paper trail thats done by the applicant themselves, he adds.Camps isnt alone in shying away from using TFW programs. The CFIB report said 54 per cent of employers reported that it took more than six months to process applications, and 15 per cent reported it took longer than 12 months. Forty-eight per cent of employers reported struggles with language barriers and 37 per cent reported foreign employees unfamiliarity with Canadian workplace culture, as reasons why they didnt pursue TFWs. To fill seasonal employment positions, Camps has looked towards local community members who may want a more flexible work schedule. For seed cutting in the spring, he hires parents who may need to work around childcare obligations.A lot of these employees will be moms that have kids going to school. So, seed cutting we do during school hours. We don't work extended hours when we cut seed, Camps says. Theyll start the seed cutting season earlier in the year than other farms do to make sure theyre keeping their seed cutter employees during the setA potato crop is harvested at Farm Boys Inc. in Arlington, P.E.I. work hours. PHOTO: FARM BOYS INC.On Maynards farm, he dips into the local retirement pool to fill his seasonal staffing needs. The semi-retired workforce will work the busy seasons on the farm during the spring and fall.There's a large number of, I guess I would call them baby boomers, that have done other things throughout their career, and have retired, Maynard explains. Many of them end up coming here just to maybe help out with the potato harvest in the fall. And many of them find that they enjoy it, and they are more than willing to come back in the spring and help us put the next crop in. Retired workers account for a large amount of Canadian ag workers, according to CFIB. Seventy per cent of ag businesses found recruiting retired workers to be helpful. CFIB noted retired workers have the skills and the expertise that ag businesses desperately need.For his fulltime permanent staff, Maynard has been able to hire all local skilled employees who have agricultural backgrounds. Retaining WorkersFlexibility and listening to the needs and wants of your employees are the name of the game when it comes to retaining workers both Camps and Maynard have found.Theperfect addition to your On Farm Boys, Maynard has focused on providing for his\x1f eet. All aluminum trailer inserts employees the same as if they were working any other jobs givingwill transform your dry vans into them paid time off and a benefits package. They make sure eachself-unloading bulk trailers. Built week their employees get days off so that theyre not working a fulllightweight without troughs for seven days.maximum product capacity.We spend a lot of our time making sure that nobody's gettingCall today to see how we can help you maximize your burnt out. And that may mean that we need to keep an extra coupleproduct payload and reduce your transportation cost.people on the payroll around here to make sure that if somebody has a doctor's appointment, a dentist's appointment, maybe a SPUDSMART.COMFall 20239"