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After passing the House 224-200, the farm bill is headed to the Senate, where SNAP funding could be another problematic topic.
When a good employee’s behavior changes, knowing how to respond can be challenging, especially when the right answer is not clear.
Keeping good employees is not always about pay. Trust, communication and everyday interactions play a bigger role in whether employees stay engaged and committed to their work.
Learn how to protect yourself from ticks, alpha-gal syndrome and Lyme disease with expert tips on prevention, proper clothing and safe tick removal.
As the House Agriculture Committee prepares for a Feb. 23 review, Chairman GT Thompson emphasizes why 2018 policies are no match for today’s challenges and outlines a path forward for farmers and ranchers.
Putting off letting go of the wrong employee often makes problems harder to fix later.
Drawing on a multicultural upbringing, Fine Swine’s Melanie Langley shares how “people care” and an “outsider’s” perspective can transform barn culture and employee retention.
Supervising isn’t about doing more; it’s about getting results through others. Here are five easy ways to delegate instead of doing it yourself.
Moving from a “task-oriented” mindset to a “people-oriented” one doesn’t require a massive budget—it requires intentionality. Here are six small adjustments that can make your farm a place where employees truly want to be.
Prevent employee turnover by replacing “chaos” with clear expectations and hands-on mentorship from day one. Three industry leaders share how you can build a confident, engaged workforce that is motivated to stay for the long term.
Conflict on the farm is a normal part of working with people, and if it’s addressed early and handled respectfully, it can help teams work better together.
A new study is one of the first to describe TN-visa workers in the U.S. swine industry to help inform future recruitment, management and workforce development strategies across the industry.
Create a high-functioning team through accountability, selflessness and shared goals.
Labor costs continue to rise for California farmers, but skilled labor isn’t something growers are able to find with the current H-2A program. Labor experts, economists and farmers agree the current immigration system is “broken,” but a solution could be on the horizon.
Randy Kuker and Adam Annegers share tips that help them attract more employees into pork production, but more importantly, retain them.
At a time when the U.S. is experiencing the lowest levels of employee engagement in over a decade, cooperative organizations are bucking the trend. Here’s why.
Very low non-farm unemployment rates can make finding hog farm employees more challenging.
At least nine dairies in Texas were targets of I-9 audits over the weekend. Producers argue it’s a “broken” immigration system, and the recent audits prove the E-Verify program has flaws. Despite criticism, the dairy industry is pushing to be included in the H-2A guest worker program.
A shrinking labor pool is already having an impact, and ag experts say it’s only going to get tougher.
An Indianapolis-based agricultural cooperative has found a new way to recruit its next generation of employees.
Is the swine industry investing enough into the next generation of kids who simply love pigs?
The on-again, off-again reports regarding ICE raids is sowing confusion for those who rely on immigrant labor and causing labor shortages because employees aren’t showing up for work.
After a week of ICE seemingly targeting dairy farms, California produce farms and a meat packing plant in Nebraska, President Donald Trump is reportedly ordering the Department of Homeland Security to exclude farms from immigration raids.
If the next generation isn’t coming back, it’s not the end. But it is time for a new plan.
Hiring non-immigrant visa workers for the first time is a complex process, but it may be less difficult than you envision it to be.
“We must ensure that we make a way for young and beginning farmers to fill our boots,” said Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Top of the list: Reforming the FSA loan program, regulatory action to disincentivize federal funding for solar panels on productive farmland and expanding permitting of unused or underused federal land for long-term leases.