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

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

Of all the challenges we face with managing employees, one of the largest has to be the simple fact that a large portion of them have a limited ability to speak English

Labor costs have grown over the last years, reveals USDA data on the cost of production on dairy farms

Somewhere along the way, someone asked me my thoughts on how authority should flow within a dairy. Upon reflection, I developed “The Purple Truck Theory.”

My good friend, Barb, recently lost her job. The company she worked for reorganized her department and her position was eliminated

During last weekend’s holiday, I spent time with my out-of-state cousins. Because of our chatting, I did not make my regular Sunday mass time

If the decade of reliance on immigrant employment in agriculture is not completely eclipsed, then it is certainly waning

From early on we’re often taught to live by the Golden Rule, “Do unto others, as you would have them do onto you.” It simply means that we should treat people the same way that we would...

I had a unique experience the other day. It is interesting how it all started but even more so how it ended

Employee turnover rates over the last 12 months ranged from 11 percent to 44 percent for the majority of the 200 dairy farms included in the UW Cooperative Extension and UW Center for Dairy Profitability...