In times of stress and uncertainty, it’s easy to succumb to the frenzy and focus heavily on what’s outside our control

Farmers, farm employees, and most veterinarians across the country have been deemed essential personnel because of their agricultural services, but that does not make them immune from the threat of COVID-19

I will be 30 years old in just a few months. Throughout the years, I have seen high school workers on our farm come and go

In dairy’s labor availability crisis, many farms have focused on doing a great job of training whether they are hiring someone with limited or extensive experience

Contrary to the excuses we often fall into as employers, pay is not the first thing many employees cite when leaving a job

The author has been involved in large-scale commercial dairying in Wisconsin for more than 20 years and is now an account manager for Chr. Hansen Inc.It’s a basic human tendency to avoid confrontati

The U.S. House of Representatives has begun consideration of HR 5038, “The Farm Workforce Modernization Act.” It is a bill that fully addresses both immigration reform priorities for the dairy...

Wages are up. That’s been a common refrain over the last several years. Anecdotal evidence is all around us, and the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and USDA allows us to see the magnitude...

By the mid-1990s, Wisconsin dairy producers started moving toward modernization and expansion. In the process, many longtime farmers shifted away from milking cows themselves

Trade, immigration, and dairy product sales garnered the lion’s share of the discussion at this year’s annual gathering of the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, the National Milk...

Negative business and organizational cultures in U.S. workplaces are killing people and costing the economy millions of dollars

“Animal welfare is the result of the positive outcome of the interaction between humans and the animals,” said Robert Hagevoort, of New Mexico State University during the monthly webinar

I have worked in agriculture for over 30 years. At the age of 15, I worked loading produce during the harvest season at the Pompano farmers market in South Florida

Dairymen and women know there’s always room for improvement on the farm. That concept of constantly improving is a key at Maddox Dairy in Riverdale, Calif., where consistency is the focus

Summer break is here and so are the kids! Holy moly! I love those little humans, but wow, they have some serious energy

Many of my days are similar to most of yours. I juggle things on the home front while helping out where needed in the barn

It’s safe to say that “Master of the Cognates” is the greatest name given to a heavy metal band

Having eyes on your parlor all the time doesn’t sound like a bad thing

Attracting quality candidates for a job is a top complaint among those looking to hire employees

While dairy farmers have been trudging through years of low prices with little relief in sight, other facets of agriculture, such as specialty vegetable and fruit crops, can also relate