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July 3 2015 06:00 AM

The dairy labor cost trend is not good

Herds are getting bigger and more productive, but the cost of employees is rising faster.

By Dennis Halladay, Western Editor
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Everyone who milks cows knows that the dairy industry is struggling with a labor crisis that is only getting worse. And as it does, employees are getting more expensive.

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