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A recent dairy labor study found that a reduction of immigrant workers would lead to a doubling of retail milk price, costing the U.S. economy more than $32 billion.

A Tennessee dairy producer has found an additional satellite dairy to be resourceful and productive.

At a time when labor is competitive it might be in your best interest to consider paying extra on holidays.

“This program has been providing a lifeline to growers across the province for nearly half a century.”

Consumers and animal rights activists are changing the way livestock are handled in the country, but there are groups trying to be proactive in bridging the gap between producers and shoppers.

Few elements of farm management have as much impact on productivity and profits as employee management.

Dairy farmers say they’re fed up with the posturing of presidential candidates who don’t understand the importance of immigrant labor to milk producers.

Land grant university leaders and farmers will tell you that ag majors have their pick of jobs when they graduate, but that message has not reached the general public.

April means hard work for farmers. You’re getting up at 3 a.m. You feel like you’re working around the clock. You’re tired. Your nerves are raw. Your temper is ready to flare at the slightest aggravation.

To show your farm team you care, keep open lines of communication and provide incentives for a job well done.