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Make employee choices that fit your farm values. Here are six tips for best hiring practices.

Farmers can run into trouble by improperly classifying workers, which might lead to additional scrutiny by auditors and then fines.

Mark and Jeff Nelson have reeled in and landed an unlikely new opportunity on their grain and hog operation in Webster City, Iowa: fish farming.

Farmers are self-employed by nature, yet many rely on a team on a daily basis.

An important component of management is keeping employees informed about farm practices, expectations and policies, but these can easily get overlooked with the day-to-day operations of the farm.

For the first time, four generations are involved on the farm.

Working with attorneys and other labor professionals can help agricultural employers avoid fines and heightened liability, experts say.

The days might be shorter in the winter, but that doesn’t mean farmers spend less time tending to their operational duties.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Grand Rapids, accuses Johnston, Iowa-based DuPont Pioneer and two recruiters of violating federal wage and migrant labor laws.

Female farmers might never be the majority, but they will be formative players in the future of agriculture.