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One of the biggest challenges of working with family is you know them as family first—all their flaws, history and tendencies. With that in mind, it’s often difficult to treat them as a professional colleague.

Working with people outside of the family on a family farm can present challenges. On the Klein’s Seymour, Ill. farm, they strive to make sure everyone feels heard.

Producers share how they navigate tough conversations.

Trump’s Draft Public Works Plan Asks Cities, States to Pony Up

Trump Farm-Bill Outline Emphasizes Work as a Food-Stamp Goal

Britain’s farmers rely on foreign workers to pick strawberries and raise chickens. Brexit puts that model at risk.

If President Donald Trump’s hardline stance on illegal immigration leads to large-scale deportations, among those hurt could be the U.S. economy.

These tips can determine whether your farm flourishes or founders

The labor situation for U.S. agriculture has only worsened in recent years.

Across America’s orchards and crop fields, a shrinking supply of migrants has already driven pay up faster than in the broader workforce. President Donald Trump’s immigration policy may turbocharge that trend.