Depending primarily on people looking for something temporary until a better job comes along guarantees a never-ending shortage of labor. The need is apparent to build a reputation of being an excellent place to work. Actually building that reputation is a long-term challenge that you must face with creativity, imagination and confidence. This paper outlines a variety of suggestions designed to help make dairy farms highly desirable places of employment. Job design, team building and employer reputation are the key ingredients.
Managers are the builders.
Their focus should be employees. You can design jobs with employees in mind. Uninteresting or boring jobs will cause problems. Employers can capitalize on employees' interests and the advantages they see in farm work. People who love animals are motivated by the opportunity to work with animals.