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Mark Diederichs wiped a splatter of manure from his arm as four Hispanic workers guided the next 44 cows into stalls, swabbed each animal’s teats with neon-blue disinfectant and attached computer-controlled milking-machine units.

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.

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.

Decline of immigrant labor has spurred agricultural automation.

Officials in Vermont are looking at how to adress farm labor in the state should immigration policies change under the Trump administration.