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  • Look at any message board, online chat or bring up finding an employee at any rural coffee shop, and you'll get the same response: Good help is hard to find. (JJ Gouin, Getty Images)

    Ag Help Wanted

    Good Help Is Hard To Find

    Changing demographics and generational shifts make attracting agriculture employees a challenge.

  • A farm worker outside of Brawley, California, rolls a tractor through a field as workers pull up drip irrigation water lines used for onion production. (Chris Clayton)

    Farms Find Value in Foreign Labor, But at What Costs?

    Guest Workers, Red Tape and a Broken System

    Look inside America's farm labor crisis and ag's increasing reliance on foreign labor.

  • Logan Pribbeno goes over paperwork with employees on his fifth-generation family ranch, Wine Glass Ranch, near Imperial, Nebraska. He adopted a laid-back, West Coast management style in hiring and retaining workers for the ranch. (Evan Semon)

    Strategies to Expand Your Ag Workforce

    Grow Your Team

    Cultivate the perfect strategy to attract and retain top talent.

  • Nic Stapel (left), of Cellanie Farms, Waunakee, Wisconsin, is learning about organic farming from Marbleseed mentor Harriet Behar. (Courtesy of Marbleseed)

    Mentorship Programs Connect Experienced Farmers with Beginners

    Mentorships Cultivate New Farmers

    Mentorship programs provide crucial knowledge transfer as agriculture faces an aging workforce.

  • Ron Heller (left), who has been part of Gaynor Cranberry Co. for more than five decades, goes over the daily schedule with business manager Heidi Slinkman. (Mark Moore)

    Hire the Right Employee for Your Operation

    Find the Right Fit

    Recruiting employees is more than just filling vacancies.

  • No longer holding his breath on autonomy, Taylor Nelson focuses today on hiring employees who add high-skill value to the farm. (Joel Reichenberger)

    High-End Technology Will Enhance, Not Replace, Ag Labor

    The Autonomy Riddle

    Farm labor won't be programmed away by the promises of intelligent technologies.

  • Kansas rancher Matt Perrier keeps good records on his herd to have the information needed when it is time to sell calves. (Joel Reichenberger)

    Cattle Prices Expected to Remain Strong

    The State of the Cattle Industry

    Cattle producers are enjoying a prolonged up cycle in the beef industry as a shrinking supply of animals keep prices strong. Lessons learned from previous cycles have producers taking steps to limit their risk while taking advantage of higher revenue. 

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